El Seibo | |
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Municipality | |
Santa Cruz del Seibo | |
Coordinates: 18°46′12″N 69°2′24″W / 18.77000°N 69.04000°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | El Seibo |
Founded | 1502 |
Municipality since | 1844 |
Municipal Districts | Pedro Sánchez, San Francisco-Vicentillo, Santa Lucía |
Area | |
• Total | 886.3 km2 (342.2 sq mi) |
• Urban | 3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 117 m (384 ft) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 46,285 |
• Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (AST) |
Distance: | 65 km (40 mi) to San Pedro de Macorís 135 km (84 mi) to Santo Domingo |
Santa Cruz del Seibo, or simply El Seibo, is a Dominican city and the head municipality of the El Seibo province, in the eastern part of the country. El Seibo is also written sometimes as El Seybo.
It is one of the oldest city of the Hispaniola island, founded during colonial times.