Santo Domingo, Cuba

Santo Domingo is a municipality and town in the Villa Clara Province of Cuba.

Santo Domingo
Municipality
The Carretera Central across Santo Domingo
The Carretera Central across Santo Domingo
Official seal of Santo Domingo
Seal
Santo Domingo municipality (red) within Villa Clara Province (yellow) and Cuba
Santo Domingo municipality (red) within
Villa Clara Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 22°35′0″N 80°14′18″W
CountryCuba
ProvinceVilla Clara
Founded1819[1]
Established1879 (Municipality)
Area
[2]
 • Total883 km2 (341 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2004)[3]
 • Total53,840
 • Density61.0/km2 (158/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-422

It was founded in 1819[1] and established as a municipality in 1879.

Geography

The town is divided into the wards (barrios) of Este (east) and Oeste (west). The municipality includes the villages of Álvarez, Amaro, Arenas, Baracaldo, Bermejal, Cascajal, Cayo Bejuco, Cerrito, George Washington, Jiquiabo, La Criolla, Las Casimbas, Manacas, Mordazo, Puerto Escondido, Río, Rodrigo, Sabino Hernández, San Bartolomé, San Juan de Amaro, San Marcos, Ulacia (Carlos Baliño), Ventiseis de Julio, Yabucito. Until the 1977 municipal reform, Santo Domingo included Jicotea too, nowadays part of Ranchuelo municipality.[1][4]

The wards ("consejos populares" in spanish) of the municipality are Cascajal, Mordazo, Sabino Hernández, Manacas, Washington, La Palma y El Jardín (main town of Santo Domingo), 26 de Julio, and Baliño y Rodrigo-Amaro.[5]

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Santo Domingo had a population of 53,840.[3] With a total area of 883 km2 (341 sq mi),[2] it has a population density of 61.0/km2 (158/sq mi).

See also

References
  1. Guije.com. "Santo Domingo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-09.
  2. Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-09.
  3. Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
  4. 5884805 Santo Domingo on OpenStreetMap
  5. "Sobre Nosotros". Somos Santo Domingo (in Spanish).

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