Las Matas de Santa Cruz

Place in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic

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19°40′12″N 71°30′0″W / 19.67000°N 71.50000°W / 19.67000; -71.50000Country

Dominican RepublicProvinceMonte CristiMunicipality since1985Area

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• Total109.51 km² (42.28 sq mi)Population

(2012)^[2]

• Total18,756 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi) • Urban

Las Matas de Santa Cruz is a small city in the Monte Cristi province of the Dominican Republic.^[3]

Notable people

Nelson Cruz - (b 1980) is a Dominican-American professional baseball designated hitter and right fielder.
Antony Santos - (b 1967) is a Dominican singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is one of the top-selling Bachata artists of all time.
Raulín Rodríguez (born June 16, 1971) is a Dominican singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is one of the first major bachata artists to have international success and popularize this style of music in the Dominican Republic.

^ "Superficies a nivel de municipios". Oficina Nacional de Estadistica. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009.
^ "Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda". Oficina Nacional de Estadistica. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009.
^ "Dominican Republic: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazeteer. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2021 – via Archive Today.