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San Pedro de Macorís is a municipality and the capital of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic. As of the 2002 census the municipality had 217,141 inhabitants, 193,713 living in the city itself and 23,428 in its rural districts . For comparison with other... municipalities and municipal districts, see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic. San Pedro de Macorís is home to the Universidad Central del Este. San Pedro de Macoris was founded in the late 19th century by Cubans who were fleeing their country's War of Independence. They brought their extensive sugar cane farming knowledge and contributed to making the sugar industry the most important economic activity in the area. San Pedro de Macorís reached its peak during the first quarter of the 20th century, when its sugar production enjoyed high prices on the international market as a result of the First World War. Many Europeans settled here, making it a very cosmopolitan urban center.
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