Santo Domingo
capital of the Dominican Republic
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Santo Domingo is a city located in the Dominican Republic . It was established in 1496 .
The population of Santo Domingo is projected to be 2.2 million in 2025 [1]. The city sits at an elevation of 14 .
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Distrito Nacional[4]
- Country: Dominican Republic[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Caribbean Sea[6], Ozama River[7], Isabela River[8], Haina River[9]
- Instance of: big city[10]
- Founder: Bartholomew Columbus[11]
- Named after: Saint Dominic[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Miami-Dade County[13], New York City[14], La Muela[15], Madrid[16], Santa Cruz de Tenerife[17], Taipei[18], Curitiba[19], Manaus[20], Fiuggi[21], Asunción[22], Buenos Aires[23], Barcelona[24], Berlin[25], Bern[26]
- Postal code: 10100[27]
- Part of: Greater Santo Domingo[28]
- Commons category: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[29]
- Located in time zone: UTC−04:00[30]
- Local dialing code: 809[31], 829[32], 849[33]
- Inception: 1496[34]
- Significant event: Siege of Santo Domingo[35]
- Official website: https://adn.gob.do/[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Santo Domingo[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Santo Domingo include Dominican Republic[38], a sovereign state[39], in Dominican Republic[40], founded in 1844[41].
Why It Matters
Santo Domingo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include Dominican Republic[38], a sovereign state[39], in Dominican Republic[40], founded in 1844[41].