Moca is the capital of Espaillat province in the Cibao region of the Dominican Republic, and is the tenth-largest city of the country with a population of 164,022 inhabitants.

The city is known as "La Villa Heroica" (Village of Heroes) due to the number of men and women from Moca who have played a major role in the Dominican Republic's history in bringing down two dictators, Ulises Heureaux and Rafael Trujillo, and bringing democracy back to the country.

All its pane glass windows were originally brought from Italy depicting the apostles and Jesus' path to the crucifixion.

[5] In 1845, Moca is designated common of the department of La Vega, then in its political division it becomes the head municipality of the Espaillat province.

A strong business in shops, furniture, supermarkets, warehouses, factories of footwear, food, construction, and hardware.