Villa Duarte

Villa Duarte
Villa Duarte
Coordinates: 18°28′N69°52′W / 18.467°N 69.867°W / 18.467; -69.867
Country	Dominican Republic
Province	Santo Domingo
Municipalities	Santo Domingo Este
Government
• Mayor	Dío Astacio
Area
• Total	105.41 km2 (40.70 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	151,415
• Density	5,981.46/km2 (15,491.9/sq mi)
Time zone	-4 UTC
Website	Archived 2009-01-07 at the Wayback Machine

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] [2]}

Famous residents

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

Sources

• Santo Dominfo Este sectors

References

1. EL CONGRESO NACIONAL. "Ley No. 163-01 que crea la provincia de Santo Domingo, y modifica los Artículos 1 y 2 de la Ley No. 5220, sobre División Territorial de la República Dominicana" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
2. Sierra, Juana F. Rodríguez (2018-02-24). "Villa Duarte es cuna de la historia de los dominicanos - Periódico elCaribe". 129.153.163.72 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-13.