Villa Duarte
Villa Duarte | |
|---|---|
  Villa Duarte | |
| Coordinates: 18°28′N 69°52′W / 18.467°N 69.867°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Santo Domingo |
| Municipalities | Santo Domingo Este |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manuel Jiménez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 105.41 km2 (40.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 151,415 |
| • Density | 5,981.46/km2 (15,491.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | -4 UTC |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20090107033827/http://www.asde.gov.do/ |
Villa Duarte is a sector in the city of Santo Domingo Este in the province of Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic. Villa Duarte was originally part of the capital city Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional. Santo Domingo Este was created as municipality in 2001 by law 163-01, splitting the Santo Domingo province from the Distrito Nacional, with Santo Domingo Este taking the other sectors of Alma Rosa I, Alma Rosa II, El Almirante, Hainamosa, Invivienda, Lucerna, Mendoza, Ozama, Ralma, San Isidro, Sans Sousi, Urbanización Italia, and others.[1]
Famous residents
Salsa singer Raulín Rosendo was born and raised in Villa Duarte.
Sources
References
- ^ EL CONGRESO NACIONAL. "Ley No. 163-01 que crea la provincia de Santo Domingo, y modifica los Artículos 1 y 2 de la Ley No. 5220, sobre División Territorial de la República Dominicana" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-03-08.