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The provinces as the second level of political and administrative division contain at least two municipalities. The Distrito Nacional, which is neither a municipality nor a province, consists of only one municipality, Santo Domingo (Constitution: "the city of Santo Domingo de Guzmán is the Distrito Nacional" [5]).
The Distrito Nacional (Spanish pronunciation: [disˈtɾito nasjoˈnal]; D.N.) is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo. It is not in any of the provinces , but in practice, it acts as a province on its own.
Santo Domingo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo] meaning "Saint Dominic" but verbatim "Holy Sunday"), once known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, known as Ciudad Trujillo between 1936 and 1961, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. [7]
The Distrito Nacional was created in 1936. Prior to this, the Distrito Nacional was the old Santo Domingo Province, in existence since the country's independence in 1844. It is not to be confused with the new Santo Domingo Province, which split off from it in 2001.
Buenos Aires or Independencia is a sector in the city of Santo Domingo in the Distrito Nacional of the Dominican Republic.. It is characterized by its peaceful environment, as a contrast to the tumultuous and hectic pace found at its entrance.
Pantoja is situated on the eastern part of Los Alcarrizos. It borders Palmarejo-Villa Linda and Santo Domingo Norte to the north, Santo Domingo de Guzmán to the east, and Santo Domingo Oeste to the south. The Dominican Republic highway DR-1 forms the southern and western boundary of the district.
Dominican Republic: Province: Distrito Nacional: ... Los Jardínes is a Sector in the city of Santo Domingo in the Distrito Nacional of the Dominican Republic.
Los Ríos is a sector in the city of Santo Domingo in the Distrito Nacional of the Dominican Republic. It was founded by ex-president Joaquin Balaguer. Los Ríos is in particular populated by individuals from the middle class and upper class. This sector is made up of several districts such as Barrio Azul, Jarro Sucio, Los Multi, Las 8Cienta ...