Santo Domingo From the Top

Santo Domingo, once known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, known as Ciudad Trujillo between 1936 and 1961, is the capital and largest cit…
Santo Domingo, once known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, known as Ciudad Trujillo between 1936 and 1961, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. As of 2022, the city center had a population of 1,029,110 while its Metropolitan area, the Greater Santo Domingo, had a population of 4,274,651. The city is coterminous with the boundaries of the Distrito Nacional, itself bordered on three sides by Santo Domingo Province.
  • Country: Dominican Republic
  • Founded: 5 August 1496 (529 years ago)
  • Elevation: 14 m (46 ft)
  • Area codes: 809, 829, 849
  • Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
  • District: National District
  • Founder: Bartholomew Columbus

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