| Santo Domingo Oeste | |
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  Santo Domingo Oeste
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| Coordinates: 18°30′0″N 70°0′0″W / 18.5°N 70°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Santo Domingo |
| Municipality since | 2001 |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 57.47 km2 (22.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2002)[2] | |
| - Total | 701,847 |
| - Urban | 432,112 |
| Municipal Districts | 0 |
| Website | http://www.asdo.gov.do/web/ |
Santo Domingo Oeste is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic.[3]
As of the 2008 census the municipality had 701,847 inhabitants, 432,112 living in the city itself and 269,735 in its rural districts (Secciones).[2]
For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
Santo Domingo Oeste was created as municiplaty in 2001 by law 163-01 splitting the Santo Domingo province from the Distrito Nacional including parts of metropolitan Santo Domingo west of the DR-1 (Autopista Duarte).[4]
References
- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ^ a b Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=113. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- ^ 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). http://www.informejudicial.com/leyes/Division%20Territorial/Ley%20163-01,%20crea%20Provincia%20Santo%20Domingo%20y%20Modifica%20Articulos%201%20y%202%20Ley%205220.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
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