Santo Domingo Este
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Santo Domingo Este is a municipality
and the provincial capital of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic
. Within the municipality there is one municipal district
(distrito municipal): San Luis..
As of the 2008 census the municipality had 624,704 inhabitants, 435,510 living in the city itself and 189,194 in its rural district
s (Secciones).
For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
.
Santo Domingo Este is across the Ozama River
which divides the east and west sections of metropolitan Santo Domingo
.
This eastern side is more residential and less commercially developed, but it is undergoing change the same way as the Distrito Nacional.
Recently Santo Domingo Este has experienced growth even though not at the same rate as Santo Domingo de Guzman. Department stores and malls have been established lately, stimulating the economical growth of this section.
Agriculture
Culture
Santo Domingo Este, counts on a great variety of shopping centers, which are, some of the largest of the country include, Mega Centro and Coral Mall. In these places goes a lot to the movies and to eat variety of fast foods.
The municipality of Santo Domingo Este, such as it establishes the Law 163 that divided to the Dominican capital in provinces, municipalities and a district, is confirmed by Santo Domingo Este as municipality head of the Province of Santo Domingo, and the urban sectors they integrate it of, Los Mina-Cancino, Ozama-Mendoza y Villa Duarte. Also by the municipal district of War, that understands the rural zones of El Naranjo, El Toro, La Reforma, Hato Viejo y La Joya, for a total of 479.19 km².
Since 1975, that people of the oriental zone of Santo Domingo
came promoting the autonomous idea of become a zone in terms of local government. In 1984 it was introduced to the National Congress the first aiming government bill to create the province of Santo Domingo Oriental, but at that time was alleged that to be approved such project would be incurred in an act of unconstitutional character.
Business Sector
A simple inventory permits to verify that Santo Domingo Este counts on the duty-free zones Hainamosa (private), with 11 businesses and three thousand employees; San Isidro (private), with 26 businesses and 7,470 employees; Los Minas (public), a business and 6,000 employees, besides the New Industrial Park Isabela.
Likewise, the firms Barceló, Manufacturera Sociedad Industrial, Lácteos Dominicanos, Parmalat, Telever, Codetel, Tricom, industries of the construction, factories of blocks, energy parks and the old Dominican Mills. Besides, farms of chickens and producers of hogs, cane of sugar and cultivation of short cycles.
The commerce in this zone is extensive and various, Multicentro La Sirena Oriental, Próximamente para el mes de diciembre del año 2006 será abierto Plaza Lama, Mercado de Los Mina. Only in the area of the Avenida Charles de Gaulle they exist more than 400 commerce and a proliferation of record stores, bars and restaurants that generate more than 50 thousand direct and indirect jobs, chiefly throughout the avenue San Vicente of Paul.
They figure, besides, el Club Calero de Villa Duarte, Club Los Trinitarios, Parque Mirador Este, Marina de Sans Soucí, and the installations of the park destined for the Pan American Games
.
Touristic Sites
Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
The provinces of the Dominican Republic are divided into two or more municipalities with the exception of the Distrito Nacional which consist of only one municipality Santo Domingo...
and the provincial capital of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. Within the municipality there is one municipal district
Municipal district
A municipal district is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
(distrito municipal): San Luis..
As of the 2008 census the municipality had 624,704 inhabitants, 435,510 living in the city itself and 189,194 in its rural district
District
Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...
s (Secciones).
For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
History
Santo Domingo Este was created as municipality in 2001 by law 163-01 splitting the Santo Domingo province from the Distrito NacionalDistrito Nacional
The Distrito Nacional is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo. It is not within any of the provinces, but is itself counted as a province. Before October 16, 2001, the Distrito Nacional was much larger, including what is now known as Santo Domingo Province....
.
Santo Domingo Este is across the Ozama River
Ozama River
The Ozama River in the Dominican Republic can trace its source to the Loma Siete Cabezas in the Sierra de Yamasá close to Villa Altagracia....
which divides the east and west sections of metropolitan 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...
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This eastern side is more residential and less commercially developed, but it is undergoing change the same way as the Distrito Nacional.
Recently Santo Domingo Este has experienced growth even though not at the same rate as Santo Domingo de Guzman. Department stores and malls have been established lately, stimulating the economical growth of this section.
Sectors
The Sectors was divided when the city was created.- Alma Rosa I
- Alma Rosa II
- Ana Teresa Balaguer
- Arismar
- Barrio Ámbar
- Barrio La Isla
- Brisas del Este
- Cansino Adentro
- Corales del Este
- El Almirante
- El Almirante
- El Brisal
- El Paredón
- El Rosal
- Hainamosa
- Invimosa
- Invivienda
- Jardínes de Alma Rosa
- Las Américas
- La Isabelita
- Los Coquitos
- Los Farallones
- Los Frailes I
- Los Frailes II
- Los Mameyes
- Los MinasLos MinasLos Mina is a Sector in the city of Santo Domingo Este in the province of Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic. Los Mina was part of Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional...
- Los Minas Sur
- Los Molinos
- Los Tres Ojos
- Lotificación del Este
- Lucerna
- Maquitería
- Matías Ramón Mella
- Mendoza
- Milagrosa
- Mirador del Este
- Ozama
- Paraíso Oriental
- Ralma
- Reparto Alma Rosa
- Residencial del Este
- Residencial Don Oscar
- Residencial Doña Hilaria
- Residencial Tito IV
- San Isidro
- Sans Sousi
- Tropical del Este
- Urbanización Italia
- Urbanización San Cirilo
- Urbanizacion Mi Hogar
- Valle del Este
- Villa Cumbre
- Villa DuarteVilla DuarteVilla Duarte is a Sector in the city of Santo Domingo Este in the province of Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic. Villa Duarte was part of Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional...
- Villa Eloisa
- Villa Olímpica
- Villa Faro
- Vista Hermosa
Agriculture
One of its main activities is the sale of agricultural products as: riceRiceRice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, beans, pigeon peas, meats and other more.
CultureSanto Domingo Este, counts on a great variety of shopping centers, which are, some of the largest of the country include, Mega Centro and Coral Mall. In these places goes a lot to the movies and to eat variety of fast foods.
The municipality of Santo Domingo Este, such as it establishes the Law 163 that divided to the Dominican capital in provinces, municipalities and a district, is confirmed by Santo Domingo Este as municipality head of the Province of Santo Domingo, and the urban sectors they integrate it of, Los Mina-Cancino, Ozama-Mendoza y Villa Duarte. Also by the municipal district of War, that understands the rural zones of El Naranjo, El Toro, La Reforma, Hato Viejo y La Joya, for a total of 479.19 km².
Since 1975, that people of the oriental zone of 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...
came promoting the autonomous idea of become a zone in terms of local government. In 1984 it was introduced to the National Congress the first aiming government bill to create the province of Santo Domingo Oriental, but at that time was alleged that to be approved such project would be incurred in an act of unconstitutional character.
Business Sector
A simple inventory permits to verify that Santo Domingo Este counts on the duty-free zones Hainamosa (private), with 11 businesses and three thousand employees; San Isidro (private), with 26 businesses and 7,470 employees; Los Minas (public), a business and 6,000 employees, besides the New Industrial Park Isabela.
Likewise, the firms Barceló, Manufacturera Sociedad Industrial, Lácteos Dominicanos, Parmalat, Telever, Codetel, Tricom, industries of the construction, factories of blocks, energy parks and the old Dominican Mills. Besides, farms of chickens and producers of hogs, cane of sugar and cultivation of short cycles.
The commerce in this zone is extensive and various, Multicentro La Sirena Oriental, Próximamente para el mes de diciembre del año 2006 será abierto Plaza Lama, Mercado de Los Mina. Only in the area of the Avenida Charles de Gaulle they exist more than 400 commerce and a proliferation of record stores, bars and restaurants that generate more than 50 thousand direct and indirect jobs, chiefly throughout the avenue San Vicente of Paul.
They figure, besides, el Club Calero de Villa Duarte, Club Los Trinitarios, Parque Mirador Este, Marina de Sans Soucí, and the installations of the park destined for the Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
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Touristic Sites
- Faro a Colón
- Parque Mirador Este
- Acuario
- Los Tres OjosLos Tres OjosLos Tres Ojos is the name given to a 50-foot open-air limestone cave located in the Mirador del Este park, in the Santo Domingo Este municipality of the Dominican Republic. A series of three lakes, or ojos, the site is currently one of the most visited tourist attractions in the country...
- Hipódromo V Centenario
- el paseo de la Avenida España
- Agua Splash