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Dominican Republic Physiography
Map of the Dominican Republic.

The cities in the Dominican Republic are the main urban areas and important towns. These cities are usually the "heads" or main centers of areas called municipalities. Municipalities are like local government areas, and they are the second level of how the country is divided up for administration. Some cities are also part of smaller areas called municipal districts.

Santo Domingo: The Capital City

Ciudad de Santo Domingo de Guzmán - Distrito Nacional
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic skyline.

Santo Domingo is the capital city of the Dominican Republic. When people talk about Santo Domingo, they might mean a few things.

It can refer to Santo Domingo de Guzmán, which is the main city area within the Distrito Nacional (National District). Or, it can mean the larger metropolitan area of Santo Domingo. This big area includes several nearby municipalities like Santo Domingo Este, Santo Domingo Norte, and Santo Domingo Oeste.

The metropolitan area is not a single official political area. However, if you add up the populations of Santo Domingo de Guzmán and these other municipalities, you get a good idea of how many people live in the greater Santo Domingo area.

Major Cities and Their Populations

Here is a list of important cities in the Dominican Republic. These cities have more than 20,000 people living in them. The numbers shown are from the 2010 census.

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City Province Population
Santo Domingo de Guzmán Distrito Nacional 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".2,987,013
Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".1,329,091
Santo Domingo Este Santo Domingo 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".624,704
Santo Domingo Oeste Santo Domingo 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".701,847
Santo Domingo Norte Santo Domingo 0Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ","..Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character ",".286,912
San Felipe de Puerto Plata Puerto Plata &&&&&&&&&0277981.&&&&&0277,981
Concepción de la Vega La Vega &&&&&&&&&0220279.&&&&&0220,279
San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís &&&&&&&&&0193713.&&&&&0193,713
La Romana La Romana &&&&&&&&&0191303.&&&&&0191,303
Los Alcarrizos (D.M.) Santo Domingo &&&&&&&&&0166930.&&&&&0166,930
San Francisco de Macoris Duarte &&&&&&&&&0163980.&&&&&0163,980
San Cristóbal San Cristóbal &&&&&&&&&0137422.&&&&&0137,422
Salvaleón de Higüey La Altagracia &&&&&&&&&0103502.&&&&&0103,502
Santa Cruz de Barahona Barahona &&&&&&&&&&074958.&&&&&074,958
Bonao Monseñor Nouel &&&&&&&&&&072821.&&&&&072,821
San Juan de la Maguana San Juan &&&&&&&&&&070969.&&&&&070,969
Baní Peravia &&&&&&&&&&061864.&&&&&061,864
Bajos de Haina San Cristóbal &&&&&&&&&&061400.&&&&&061,400
Moca Espaillat &&&&&&&&&&059174.&&&&&059,174
Azua de Compostela Azua &&&&&&&&&&056453.&&&&&056,453
Mao Valverde &&&&&&&&&&047828.&&&&&047,828
Boca Chica Santo Domingo &&&&&&&&&&046385.&&&&&046,385
Punta Cana La Altagracia &&&&&&&&&&043982.&&&&&043,982
Cotuí Sánchez Ramírez &&&&&&&&&&042115.&&&&&042,115
Esperanza Valverde &&&&&&&&&&041189.&&&&&041,189
Villa Altagracia San Cristóbal &&&&&&&&&&036791.&&&&&036,791
Hato Mayor del Rey Hato Mayor &&&&&&&&&&034006.&&&&&034,006
Nagua María Trinidad Sánchez &&&&&&&&&&032035.&&&&&032,035
Villa Bisonó Santiago &&&&&&&&&&029723.&&&&&029,723
Jarabacoa La Vega &&&&&&&&&&027370.&&&&&027,370
Constanza La Vega &&&&&&&&&&027090.&&&&&027,090
Consuelo San Pedro de Macorís &&&&&&&&&&025034.&&&&&025,034
Pedro Brand (D.M.) Santo Domingo &&&&&&&&&&022695.&&&&&022,695
Santa Cruz del Seibo El Seibo &&&&&&&&&&022489.&&&&&022,489
Tamboril Santiago &&&&&&&&&&021939.&&&&&021,939
Las Matas de Farfán San Juan &&&&&&&&&&021271.&&&&&021,271
San José de Ocoa San José de Ocoa &&&&&&&&&&021226.&&&&&021,226

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Ciudades de República Dominicana por población para niños

  • Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
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