Jánico is a small mountain town and municipality of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. A part of the Central Mountain Range, it sits east of San Jose de las Matas; west of Sabana Iglesia; and southwest of Santiago de los Caballeros. The municipality is spread over two municipal districts: Juncalito and El Caimito Jánico acquired the status of municipality of the province of Santiago on March 29th, 1881.