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Santo Domingo

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Santo Domingo de Guzmán is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic, and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. Founded by Bartholomew Columbus on 5 August 1496, it is the country's cultural, financial, political, commercial and industrial center, with a population of 1,029,110 as of November 2022. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,029,110 1
2022 figure, from Santo Domingo's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
1502 1
Founding Year
1496 1
5 August 1496 is Santo Domingo's founding date, by Bartholomew Columbus, per the city's own Wikipedia infobox, making it the oldest continuously inhabited European-founded settlement in the Americas.
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
14 1
Latitude
18.4625 degrees north 1
Longitude
69.9361 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-04:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Dominican Republic, Countries

Santo Domingo is the capital of Dominican Republic.

Source Santo Domingo (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Dominican Republic, Countries

Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic.

Source Santo Domingo (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Luis Desangles

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Site Of

Arajet

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Source Wikidata: Arajettier 2
Cervecería Nacional Dominicana

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Sources
1. Santo Domingo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    As of 2022, the city center had a population of 1,029,110 while its metropolitan area, Greater Santo Domingo, had a population of 4,274,651.
  • Infobox, area
    • Total 1,502 km2 (580 sq mi)
  • Infobox, elevation
    14 m (46 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    18°27′45″N 69°56′10″W
  • Infobox, founded
    Founded 5 August 1496 (530 years ago)
  • Introduction
    Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population.
  • Capital Of: Dominican Republic, Lead section, capital fact
    Santo Domingo, officially known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population.
  • In Group: Cities of Caribbean (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Santo Domingo - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3492908
    18.47186 -69.89232 P PPLC DO 34 0101 010101 01010101 2201941 24 America/Santo_Domingo
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 24 m
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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 18.25, -69.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 18.25, -69.75
18.25 -69.75 Aw
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Wikidata: Santo Domingo
Wikidata Q34820, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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