Villa González

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Villa González, Dominican Republic
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Villa González, Dominican Republic
Villa González in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 19°31′48″N70°46′48″W / 19.53000°N 70.78000°W / 19.53000; -70.78000
CountryFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Province Santiago
Townhood20 January 1915 [1]
Cityhood1991
Area
[2]
  Total101.50 km2 (39.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [3]
  Total72,365
  Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Municipal Districts
2

Villa Gonzalez is a municipality ( municipio ) of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are two municipal districts (distritos municipal): El Limón and Palmar Arriba. [4]

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Geography

The town is located 20 miles (32 km) from Santiago de los Caballeros.

Mural in La Placita del Mercado, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico featuring the trademark of Villa Gonzalez Santiago Mural en La Placita del Mercado, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.jpg
Mural in La Placita del Mercado, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico featuring the trademark of Villa Gonzalez Santiago

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References

  1. Espinal Hernández, Edwin Rafael (31 January 2015). "Manuelico González: Gestor de Villa González" (in Spanish). Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  4. Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "AF A FUENTE FABRICA DE TABACOS ELABORADO CON LAS MEJORES HOJAS DE VILLA GONZALEZ SANTIAGO Trademark of Fuente Marketing Ltd. Serial Number: 77509934 :: Trademarkia Trademarks". Free Trademark Search Tool. 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2021-01-23.

19°32′N70°47′W / 19.533°N 70.783°W / 19.533; -70.783