a city in the southern Dominican Republic. Population, 40,000 (1969). San Cristobal is a trade center for an agricultural region that grows sugarcane, coffee, rice, fruits, and vegetables and raises livestock. Food-processing enterprises are located in San Cristóbal.
a city in western Venezuela, capital of Táchira State. Population, 156,600 (1970). Located at the southwestern foot of the Cordillera Mérida, on the Caracas-Bogotá (Columbia) Highway, San Cristóbal is a trade center for an agricultural region that produces coffee, sugarcane, rice, and tobacco. Coffee and leathers are processed. Textiles, footwear, cigarettes, and cement are manufactured. Uranium ores are mined north of San Cristóbal.
a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, one of the southern Solomon Islands. Area, 3,048 sq km. Population, approximately 11,000 (1971). The island is mountainous, with elevations reaching 1,249 m, and is covered with a tropical forest. There are coconut palm and sweet potato plantations on San Cristobal.