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Santiago de los Caballeros

Caribbean

Santiago de los Caballeros is the Dominican Republic's second-largest city, in the Cibao region about 155 kilometers northwest of the capital Santo Domingo, with a population of 771,748 in 2022 and a metropolitan area of about 1.26 million, making it the fourth-largest city in the Caribbean. Founded in 1495, it claims to be the first Santiago established in the Americas; an earthquake destroyed the original settlement, and the city was rebuilt at its current site in 1506, later playing a strategic role in the Dominican War of Independence. It anchors the Cibao region's economy, which produced 33 percent of the country's GDP in 2022, with industries built on free-trade-zone manufacturing, rum, textiles and cigars.

Facts
Population
771,748 1
Area (sq km)
524.01 1
Founding Year
1495 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
175 1
Latitude
19.457222 degrees north 1
Longitude
70.688889 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-04:00 4
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Yaroa

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Source Yaroa (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
Yaroa is a Dominican street food that originated from Santiago de los Caballeros.
Sources
1. Santiago de los Caballeros (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population_total field
    771,748
  • Lead section
    The city has a population of 771,748 inhabitants (2022).
  • Infobox, area_total_km2 field
    524.01
  • Infobox, elevation_m field
    175
  • Infobox, established_date field (Founded)
    1495
  • Infobox, coordinates field
    19°27′26″N 70°41′20″W
  • In Group: Cities of Caribbean (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 19.4572,-70.6889
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 206.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 19.25, -70.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 19.25, -70.75
19.25 -70.75 Af
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4. GeoNames: Santiago de los Caballeros - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3492914
Quote, cities500 record 3492914
19.45036 -70.69085 P PPLA DO 25 2501 250101 25010101 1200000 209 America/Santo_Domingo
Wikidata: Santiago de los Caballeros
Wikidata Q42763, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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