San Luis, Dominican Republic

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San Luis
San Luis in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18°33′0″N69°42′0″W / 18.55000°N 69.70000°W / 18.55000; -69.70000 Coordinates: 18°33′0″N69°42′0″W / 18.55000°N 69.70000°W / 18.55000; -69.70000
CountryFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Province Santo Domingo
EstablishmentMarch 5, 2004 [1]
Area
[2]
  Total45.9 km2 (17.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2010) [2]
  Total56,933
  Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)

San Luis is a Municipal District (Distrito municipal) of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. [2]

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As of the 2010 census, San Luis had 56,933 inhabitants. [2]

History

The origins of San Luis are linked to the development of the sugar industry and date back to the end of the 1850s, with the arrival of the Cambiazo brothers (one of whom was named Luis) to this community which they named San Luis. 1881, the Cambiazo brothers installed a sugar mill. Later, the Catholic Church attributed the name to Saint Louis, King of France. 1895, the sugar mill passed to the Michelene family and remained so until the first years of the Trujillo era when it was transferred to The Royal Bank of Canada. By 1953, Trujillo bought the sugar mill. With the death of the dictator in 1961, all his enterprises and companies became State property.

In 2004, San Luis was elevated to the category of Municipal District, made up of the sections San Isidro and El Naranjo and the villages of Cabreto and El Bonito.

With a population of around 70,000 inhabitants, San Luis currently has 18 neighbourhoods, 11 public and private educational centres, and a Community College. San Luis also is the seat of the Batalla de las Carreras Military Academy and of the Dominican Air Force. [3]

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References

  1. "División territorial 2015" (PDF). Oficina Nacional de Estadistica (ONE). p. 512.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "IX Censo Nacional de Poblacíon y Vivienda 2010". Oficina Nacional de Estadistica (ONE). p. 35. Archived from the original on 2014-07-08.
  3. "Historia". Junta municipal de San Luis.