According to data from the Dominican Political Observatory (OPD), an initiative by the Global Democracy and Development Foundation (FUNGLODE), 952 protests took place in the Dominican Republic during 2013, an average of 79 a month or 2.6 a day.
The National District was the scene of 21% of all of the demonstrations, followed by Santo Domingo with 12% and Santiago with 9%.
Examining the number of protests with relation to population size, Pedernales had the most and the highest incidence was between October and December, with January to March being the lowest.
The main reasons for the protests included improvement in the electricity and water supply systems, infrastructure, salary increases, Barrick Gold, the proposed mining of Loma Miranda, fuel subsidies, immigration and the development of protected beach area of Bahia de las Aguilas.
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