Villa Duarte

Villa Duarte is a sector in the city of Santo Domingo Este in the province of Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic. Villa Duarte was originally part of the capital city Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional. Santo Domingo Este was created as municipality in 2001 by law 163-01, splitting the Santo Domingo province from the Distrito Nacional, with Santo Domingo Este taking the other sectors of Alma Rosa I, Alma Rosa II, El Almirante, Hainamosa, Invivienda, Lucerna, Mendoza, Ozama, Ralma, San Isidro, Sans Sousi, Urbanización Italia, and others.[1]

Villa Duarte
Villa Duarte is located in the Dominican Republic
Villa Duarte
Villa Duarte
Coordinates: 18°28′N 69°52′W
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceSanto Domingo
MunicipalitiesSanto Domingo Este
Government
  MayorManuel Jiménez
Area
  Total105.41 km2 (40.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
  Total151,415
  Density5,981.46/km2 (15,491.9/sq mi)
Time zone-4 UTC
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20090107033827/http://www.asde.gov.do/

Famous residents

Salsa singer Raulín Rosendo was born and raised in Villa Duarte.

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