Santo Domingo, Cuba

Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Municipality
	The Carretera Central across Santo Domingo
	Santo Domingo municipality (red) within ; Villa Clara Province (yellow) and Cuba
	Coordinates: 22°35′0″N80°14′18″W / 22.58333°N 80.23833°W
Country	Cuba
Province	Villa Clara
Founded	1819
Established	1879 (Municipality)
Area
• Total	883 km2 (341 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	46,984
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
Area code	+53-422

Last updated February 04, 2024

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

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 2022, the municipality of Santo Domingo had a population of 46,984.^[3] With a total area of 883 km² (341 sq mi),^[2] it has a population density of 53/km² (140/sq mi).

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References

1 2 3 Guije.com. "Santo Domingo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-09.
1 2 Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba" . Retrieved 2007-10-09.
1 2 "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
↑ 5884805 (x a j h) Santo Domingo on OpenStreetMap
↑ "Sobre Nosotros". Somos Santo Domingo (in Spanish).

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[guije-1] 1 2 3 Guije.com. "Santo Domingo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-09.

[statoids-2] 1 2 Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba" . Retrieved 2007-10-09.

[citypopulation-3] 1 2 "Cuba: Administrative Division (Provinces and Municipalities) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

[4] 5884805 (x a j h) Santo Domingo on OpenStreetMap

[5] "Sobre Nosotros". Somos Santo Domingo (in Spanish).

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