Santo Domingo, Cuba

Municipality in Villa Clara, Cuba

22°35′0″N 80°14′18″W / 22.58333°N 80.23833°W / 22.58333; -80.23833CountryCubaProvinceVilla ClaraFounded1819^[1]Established1879 (Municipality)Area

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• Total883 km² (341 sq mi)Elevation

50 m (160 ft)Population

(2022)^[3]

• Total46,984 • Density53/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)Area code+53-422

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

It was founded in 1819^[1] and established as a municipality in 1879.

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).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Guije.com. "Santo Domingo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-10-09.
^ ^a ^b Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-09.
^ ^a ^b "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).