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Villa Duarte

Coordinates: 18°28′N 69°52′W / 18.467°N 69.867°W / 18.467; -69.867
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Villa Duarte
Villa Duarte is located in the Dominican Republic
Villa Duarte
Villa Duarte
Coordinates: 18°28′N 69°52′W / 18.467°N 69.867°W / 18.467; -69.867
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceSanto Domingo
MunicipalitiesSanto Domingo Este
Government
 • MayorDío Astacio
Area
 • Total105.41 km2 (40.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total151,415
 • Density5,981.46/km2 (15,491.9/sq mi)
Time zone-4 UTC
Websitehttps://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][2]

Famous residents

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Salsa singer Raulín Rosendo was born and raised in Villa Duarte.

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Sierra, Juana F. Rodríguez (2018-02-24). "Villa Duarte es cuna de la historia de los dominicanos - Periódico elCaribe". 129.153.163.72 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-13.