Santo Domingo, Cuba

Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Municipality
	The Carretera Central across Santo Domingo
	Santo Domingo municipality (red) within ; Villa Clara Province (yellow) and Cuba
	Coordinates: 22°35′0″N 80°14′18″W / 22.58333°N 80.23833°W
Country	Cuba
Province	Villa Clara
Founded	1819
Established	1879 (Municipality)
Area
• Total	883 km2 (341 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	53,840
• Density	61.0/km2 (158/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-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]

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Santo Domingo had a population of 53,840.^[3] With a total area of 883 km² (341 sq mi),^[2] it has a population density of 61.0/km² (158/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 Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
^ 5884805 (x j a h) Santo Domingo on OpenStreetMap