Back Santo Domingo AF ሳንቶ ዶሚንጎ AM Santo Domingo AN Sanct Dominicesburg ANG سانتو دومينغو Arabic سانطو دومينݣو ARY سانتو دومينجو ARZ Santu Domingu AST Santo Domingo (Dominikana) AVK Santo Domingo (Republika Duminikana) AY
Santo Domingo | |
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Capital city of Dominican Republic | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): "Ciudad Primada de América" (in Spanish) ("First City of America") | |
  Santo Domingo Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.  Santo Domingo Santo Domingo (Caribbean)  Santo Domingo Santo Domingo (North America) | |
| Coordinates: 18°28′N 69°57′W / 18.467°N 69.950°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | National District |
| Founded | 5 August 1496 (528 years ago) |
| Founder | Bartholomew Columbus |
| Named for | Saint Dominic |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carolina Mejía |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104.44 km2 (40.32 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,696.69 km2 (1,041.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 965,040[1] |
| Demonym | Spanish: Capitaleño (fem. Capitaleña) |
| Time zone | AST (UTC -4) |
| Postal codes | 10100–10699 (Distrito Nacional) |
| Area codes | 809, 829, 849 |
| Website | Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional |
| Official name | Colonial City of Santo Domingo |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv, vi |
| Designated | 1990 (14th session) |
| Reference no. | 526 |
| State Party | Dominican Republic |
| Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Santo Domingo de Guzmán, or just Santo Domingo, is the capital of the Dominican Republic and is its largest city. It is the oldest European city in the Americas where people have been living since it was founded at the end of the 15th century.
- ↑ IX Census
- ↑ (in Spanish) Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadística Archived 17 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.