Back سانتياغو دي لوس كاباليروس Arabic سانتياجو دى لوس كاباليروس ARZ Сантяго де лос Кабайерос Bulgarian Santiago de los Caballeros Catalan Santiago de los Caballeros (munisipyo) CEB Santiago de los Caballeros Czech Santiago de los Caballeros German Σαντιάγο δε λος Καμπαγιέρος Greek Santiago de los Caballeros English Santiago de los Caballeros Esperanto
Santiago | |
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Municipality | |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | |
 Monument to the Restoration War Heroes | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Santiago | |
| Coordinates: 19°28′48″N 70°41′24″W / 19.48000°N 70.69000°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Santiago |
| Founded | 1495 |
| Municipality since | 1844 |
| Municipal Districts | Pedro García, Baitoa, La Canela, Jacagua, Hato del Yaque |
| Area | |
| • Total | 165.0 km2 (63.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 591,985 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 550,753 |
| Demonym | Santiaguense |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Distance | 155 km (96 mi) to Santo Domingo |
| Website | Ayuntamiento de Santiago |
Santiago de los Caballeros, or Santiago for short, is a Dominican city and the head municipality of the Santiago, in the north central region of the country. By its population and economic activity, it is the second-most important city in the country, after Santo Domingo.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ↑ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.