Azua de Compostela, also known simply as Azua, is a municipality

Municipalities of the Dominican Republic

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 (municipio

Municipio

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) of the Azua

Azua Province

Azua is a province of the Dominican Republic.-Municipalities and municipal districts:The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:...

 province

Provinces of the Dominican Republic

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 in the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

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. It is the capital of Azua province

Azua Province

Azua is a province of the Dominican Republic.-Municipalities and municipal districts:The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:...

, and is located 100 kilometres west of the national capital, Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...

.

As of the Dominican Republic's 2002 census

Census

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, the municipality had a total population of 87,024 inhabitants, of which 56,453 resided in urban areas and 30,571 in rural areas.

It includes the municipal districts (distritos municipal) of Barreras, Barro Arriba, Clavellina, Emma Balaguer Viuda Vallejo, Las Barias-La Estancia, Las Lomas, Los Jovillos, and Puerto Viejo.

External links

• Azua de Compostela (unofficial website)