Santo Domingo Este
Santo Domingo Este is a Dominican municipality and the provincial capital of the Santo Domingo province. It is on the eastern (left) side of the Ozama River.
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| Coordinates: 18°29′36″N 69°52′0″W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Santo Domingo |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Municipality since | 2001 |
| Municipal District | San Luis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 123.3 km2 (47.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 891,952 |
| • Density | 7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 851,853 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Website | Ayuntamiento de Santo Domingo Este |
History
Santo Domingo Este was part of the Distrito Nacional and of the Santo Domingo city until 2001 when the Santo Domingo province was created. The Santo Domingo Este was made the head municipality of this new province.
Population
The municipality had, in 2014, a total population of 891,952: 429,853 men and 462,099 women. The urban population was 95.5% of the total population.[1]
Geography
Santo Domingo Este is in the "Llano Costero del Caribe" ("Caribbean Coastal Plain"), a large plain in southeastern Dominican Republic where there are many savannas with grasses. There are not mountains in the province, only some very low hills.
The Ozama river forms the eastern and northern limits of the municipality; it is the only important river in the municipality.
The municipality has a total area of 123.3 km2 (47.6 sq mi) and has only one municipal district (a subdivision of a municipality): San Luis.[3]
The altitude of Santo Domingo Este is 35 m (115 ft) above sea level.[2]
The municipality of Santo Domingo Este has the municipality of Santo Domingo Norte and the Monte Plata Province to the north, the municipality of San Antonio de Guerra to the northeast, the municipality of Boca Chica to the east, the Caribbean Sea to the south and the Distrito Nacional to the west.
Climate
Santo Domingo Este, and the Santo Domingo province, has a tropical monsoonal climate (Köppen-Geiger classification: Am).[4]
The average amount of rainfall for the year in the Santo Domingo province is 1,447.1 mm (57.0 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is May with 187.7 mm (7.4 in) of rainfall, followed by October with 186.8 mm (7.4 in).
The driest season is winter. The month with the least rainfall on average is March with an average of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) followed by February with an average of 56.8 mm (2.2 in).
Santo Domingo Este is in a hot region; the average temperature for the year is 25.9 °C (79 °F). The warmest month, on average, is August with an average temperature of 27.1 °C (80.8 °F). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 24.4 °C (75.92 °F).
| Climate data for Santo Domingo province (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.2 (84.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27 (81) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27 (81) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26 (79) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.9 (78.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19.6 (67.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 63 (2.5) |
56.8 (2.24) |
53.8 (2.12) |
71.9 (2.83) |
187.7 (7.39) |
140.1 (5.52) |
144.6 (5.69) |
177.4 (6.98) |
180.9 (7.12) |
186.8 (7.35) |
99.8 (3.93) |
84.3 (3.32) |
1,447.1 (56.99) |
| Source: Climatemps.com[4] | |||||||||||||
Administrative division
The municipality of Santo Domingo Este has only one municipal district:[3]
| Code | Municipal district | Population (2010) |
|---|---|---|
| 320102 | San Luis | 56,933 |
Tourism
Some places to visit in Santo Domingo Este are:
- Columbus' Lighthouse
- Mirador Este Park
- National Aquarium
- Los Tres Ojos Caves
References
- Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- "Provincia de Santo Domingo". Geonames.org. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- "División Territorial 2015" (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE). October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- "Santo Domingo Climate & Temperature". Climatemps.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
| Provincial capitals of the Dominican Republic |  |
|---|---|
| Azua • Baní • Barahona • Bonao • Comendador • Cotuí • Dajabón • El Seibo • Hato Mayor • Higüey • Jimaní • La Romana • La Vega • Mao • Moca • Monte Cristi • Monte Plata • Nagua • Neiba • Pedernales • Puerto Plata • Sabaneta • Salcedo • Samaná • San Cristóbal • San Francisco de Macorís • San José de Ocoa • San Juan de la Maguana • San Pedro de Macorís • Santiago de los Caballeros • Santo Domingo • Santo Domingo Este | |