Distrito Nacional

Subdivision of the Dominican Republic

District in Dominican Republic

Distrito Nacional

District

Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Dominican Republic capital

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Seal

Coat of arms

Motto:

Ciudad Primada de América

Location of the Distrito Nacional

Country|  Dominican Republic
District since| 1932
Capital| Santo Domingo
Government

• Type| Subdivisions
• Body| 1 municipalities
0 municipal districts
• Congresspersons| 1 Senator
18 Deputies
Area

• Total

| 104.44 km2 (40.32 sq mi)
Population

(2022)

• Total

| 1,029,110[1]
Time zone| UTC-4 (AST)
Area code| 1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2| DM-01
Postal Code| 10100 to 10699
Website| http://www.adn.gob.do

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. Before October 16, 2001, the Distrito Nacional was much larger, including what is now known as Santo Domingo Province. Published statistics and maps generally show the former, larger, Distrito Nacional. The Distrito Nacional has no rural or underdeveloped areas.

## Points of interest

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### Poligono Central

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The Poligono Central is the central area of Santo Domingo. Upscale neighborhoods of Naco, Piantini, and Paraiso are located within this central polygon. Most of the financial activity in Santo Domingo is also located in the Poligono.

### Central Government

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The Distrito Nacional houses the central government's executive branch Presidential Office (Palacio Nacional), the national congressional building (Congreso Nacional) and the top judicial court building (Suprema Corte de Justicia). It also houses all the nationwide public office's main buildings, called Ministerios (formerly Secretarías de Estado).

### Ciudad Colonial

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For the main article, please select Ciudad Colonial.

The Ciudad Colonial (lit. "Colonial City") is the oldest continually occupied European settlement in the Western hemisphere, established by Bartholomew Columbus and the Spanish explorers in the New World. It has several historic landmarks and is declared as World Heritage Site by the UNESCO.

### Nightlife

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There are various nightlife activities available inside the Distrito Nacional. Upscale nightclubs, casinos, hotels, restaurants with international bars are widely available. Discothèque DJs and live performances caters both local sounds (merengue, salsa or bachata) and dance music (house, techno, trance, reggaeton, drum and bass, etc.) Most nightclubs alternate between the two main genres; some other clubs stick almost exclusively to either one. Several chain restaurants are available serving dinner up to midnight. Most restaurants within hotels don't close at all, and the majority of casinos serve complimentary snacks all night. Most restaurants are specialized on the following cuisines: Local, Italian, French, Steakhouse, Mexican, Spanish, Seafood, Chinese and Japanese). There are several movie cinemas that play movies in English (with subtitles) and are on par with worldwide premiers. Jazz music outlets, live theater, live concerts and sports events are available throghtout the whole week.

### Parks

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Distrito Nacional has several urban parks, the largest one, Parque Mirador Sur, overlooking the Caribbean Sea from a high cliff from the Avenida Mirador Sur (also called Avenida de la Salud \- Health Avenue). It has several miles of open road designed for picnic, jogging and cycling. Roller skating and even Kendo are regularly practiced in areas of the park.

Other places in the area include:

* Plaza de la Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte \- which houses several national museums and is host of the International Book Fair. It houses the Teatro Nacional. The Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional holds concerts under the direction of Maestro José Antonio Molina.
* Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte \- Olympic facility in the center of the city. It includes the Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez.
* Estadio Quisqueya \- baseball stadium, home of two national teams: Tigres del Licey and Leones del Escogido. The former is the winningest team of the Caribbean Series.

### Shopping

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There are several shopping malls that represent international brands of clothing, electronic goods, gifts and the like. Banks, barber shops, internet cafés, travel agencies, dental offices and supermarkets can all be found under a single roof.

### Schools

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There are plenty of public (government funded) and private schools that offer teaching in both Spanish and English. Among the public universities is the first university of the Americas, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, located near the center-south of the city. The first private university, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, has a campus nearby.

## Transportation

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### Metro de Santo Domingo

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Main article: Metro de Santo Domingo

The Distrito Nacional boasts the first and only underground public transportation system in the country. The first line connects the Distrito Nacional with Santo Domingo Norte.

### Public transportation

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Other means of public transportation include: taxi services, public bus routes, urban transportation by bus, local airports and rent cars. International flights are handled by the nearby Las Américas International Airport and La Isabela airport. It can be reached from the city center through some 20 miles of recently expanded expressway and new suspension bridge (Puente Presidente Juan Bosch).

## Politics

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The Distrito Nacional is represented in the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies on the same scale as a Province (a single Senator (Senador), plus one Deputy (Diputado) per 50,000 inhabitants). Its local government is the same as the provincial municipios, without the equivalent of a provincial tier of government.

Sectors of the District.

## Sectores (neighborhoods)

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The Distrito Nacional is subdivided in incorporated areas (neighborhoods) called sectores which could be considered as small urban towns. All sectores are serviced directly by the municipal mayor's office (Alcalde).

Some sectores prefixes:

* Ciudad (city) \- applies to the original older parts of town, some dating back to colonial times of Dominican Republic.
* Ensanche (lit. "widening") - usually, but not always, applied to the more "modern" parts of the city.
* Villa \- the urban outskirts of both the old city of Santo Domingo and the current (smaller) Distrito Nacional.

Bella Vista, Dominican Republic skyline. Centro de los Héroes neighborhood. Gazcue neighborhood, Dominican Republic. Parque Mirador Sur, Santo Domingo Sector | Population[2]

|

Altos de Arroyo Hondo | 27,692
Arroyo Manzano | 19,151
Atala | 17,617
Bella Vista | 28,253
Buenos Aires-Independencia | 14,759
Cacique | 14,384
Centro de los Héroes | 2,045
Centro Olímpico Duarte | 36
Cerros de Arroyo Hondo | 24,486
Ciudad Colonial | 1,339
Ciudad Nueva | 1,423
Ciudad Universitaria | 33,812
Cristo Rey | 42,140
Domingo Sabio | 7,359
El Millón | 10,401
Ensanche Capotillo | 27,613
Ensanche Espaillat | 25,045
Ensanche La Fé | 43,765
Ensanche Luperón | 14,167
Ensanche Naco | 9,227
Gazcue | 14,308
General Antonio Duvergé | 11,981
Gualey | 13,539
Honduras del Norte | 9,820
Honduras del Oeste | 9,679
Jardín Botánico | 21
Jardín Zoológico | 177
Jardines del Sur | 4,004
Julieta Morales | 14,729
La Agustina | 14,028
La Esperilla | 14,807
La Hondonada | 18,795
La Isabela | 17,653
La Julia | 17,254
La Zurza | 11,982
Los Cacicazgos | 15,633
Los Jardines | 17,599
Los Peralejos | 6,651
Los Prados | 12,454
Los Restauradores | 6,236
Los Ríos | 13,886
María Auxiliadora | 31,639
Mata Hambre | 12,823
Mejoramiento Social | 39,889
Mirador Norte | 40,104
Mirador Sur | 41,927
Miraflores | 38,449
Miramar | 11,051
Nuestra Señora de la Paz | 8,729
Nuevo Arroyo Hondo | 20,259
Palma Real | 7,803
Paraíso | 26,021
Paseo de los Indios | 6,697
Piantini | 52,483
Puerto Isabela | 38,449
Quisqueya | 24,933
Renacimiento | 21,912
San Carlos | 26,008
San Diego | 14,063
San Gerónimo | 13,987
San Juan Bosco | 21,198
Simón Bolívar | 39,069
Treinta de Mayo | 30,159
Tropical Metaldom | 2,601
Veinticuatro de Abril | 21,181
Viejo Arroyo Hondo | 49,495
Villa Consuelo | 54,065
Villa Francisca | 49,397
Villa Juana | 46,268
Villas Agricolas | 2,140
Distrito Nacional | 1,402,749

## See also

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Portals:

* Dominican Republic
* Caribbean
* Geography

## References

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1. ^ "Provincias Dominicanas" (PDF). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
2. ^ 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.[permanent dead link‍]

## External links

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* (in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
* (in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format
* (in Spanish) "Barrios y sub-barrios del Distrito Nacional" Archived 2018-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, City Council of the National District

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Distrito Nacional - Santo Domingo

* 24 de Abril
* 30 de Mayo
* Altos de Arroyo Hondo
* Arroyo Manzano
* Atala
* Bella Vista
* Buenos Aires (Independencia)
* Cacique
* Centro de Los Heroes
* Centro Olímpico Duarte
* Cerros de Arroyo Hondo
* Ciudad Colonial
* Ciudad Nueva
* Ciudad Universitaria
* Cristo Rey
* Domingo Sabio
* El Millón
* Ensanche Capotillo
* Ensanche Espaillat
* Ensanche Isabelita
* Ensanche La Fé
* Ensanche Luperón
* Ensanche Naco
* Ensanche Simón Bolívar
* Gazcue
* General Antonio Duvergé
* Gualey
* Honduras del Norte
* Honduras del Oeste
* Jardín Botánico
* Jardín Zoologico
* Jardínes del Sur
* Julieta Morales
* La Agustina
* La Esperilla
* La Hondonada
* La Isabela
* La Julia
* La Zurza
* Los Cacicazgos
* Los Jardines
* Los Mameyes
* Los Peralejos
* Los Prados
* Los Restauradores
* Los Ríos
* María Auxiliadora
* Mejoramiento Social
* Mirador Norte
* Mirador Sur
* Miraflores
* Miramar
* Nuestra Señora de la Paz
* Nuevo Arroyo Hondo
* Palma Real
* Paraíso
* Paseo de los Indíos
* Piantini
* Puerto Isabela
* Punta Caucedo
* Quisqueya
* Renacimiento
* San Carlos
* San Diego
* San Gerónimo
* San Juan Bosco
* Tropical Metaldom
* Viejo Arroyo Hondo
* Villa Consuelo
* Villa Francisca
* Villa Juana

See also
Dominican Republic
Provinces
Municipalities

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Provinces of the Dominican Republic

* Azua
* Baoruco
* Barahona
* Dajabón
* Distrito Nacional
* Duarte
* Elías Piña
* El Seibo
* Espaillat
* Hato Mayor
* Hermanas Mirabal
* Independencia
* La Altagracia
* La Romana
* La Vega
* María Trinidad Sánchez
* Monseñor Nouel
* Monte Cristi
* Monte Plata
* Pedernales
* Peravia
* Puerto Plata
* Samaná
* San Cristóbal
* San José de Ocoa
* San Juan
* San Pedro de Macorís
* Sánchez Ramírez
* Santiago
* Santiago Rodríguez
* Santo Domingo
* Valverde

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Municipalities of the Dominican Republic

Azua|

* Azua de Compostela
* Estebanía
* Guayabal
* Las Charcas
* Padre Las Casas
* Peralta
* Pueblo Viejo
* Nueva Sabana Yegua
* Sabana Yegua
* Tábara Arriba
* Las Yayas de Viajama

Baoruco|

* Galván
* Los Ríos
* Neiba
* Tamayo
* Villa Jaragua

Barahona|

* Cabral
* El Peñón
* Enriquillo
* Fundación
* Jaquimeyes
* La Ciénaga
* Las Salinas
* Paraíso
* Polo
* Santa Cruz de Barahona
* Vicente Noble

Dajabón|

* Dajabón
* El Pino
* Loma de Cabrera
* Partido
* Restauración

Distrito Nacional|

See: Sectors

Duarte|

* Arenoso
* Castillo
* Eugenio María de Hostos
* Las Guáranas
* Pimentel
* San Francisco de Macorís
* Villa Riva

Elías Piña|

* Bánica
* Comendador
* El Llano
* Hondo Valle
* Juan Santiago
* Pedro Santana

El Seibo|

* Miches
* Santa Cruz de El Seibo

Espaillat|

* Cayetano Germosén
* Gaspar Hernández
* Jamao al Norte
* Moca
* San Víctor

Hato Mayor|

* El Valle
* Hato Mayor del Rey
* Sabana de la Mar

Hermanas Mirabal|

* Salcedo
* Tenares
* Villa Tapia

Independencia|

* Cristóbal
* Duvergé
* Jimaní
* La Descubierta
* Mella
* Postrer Río

La Altagracia|

* Higüey
* San Rafael del Yuma

La Romana|

* Guaymate
* La Romana
* Villa Hermosa

La Vega|

* Concepción de la Vega
* Constanza
* Jarabacoa
* Jima Abajo

María Trinidad Sánchez|

* Cabrera
* El Factor
* Río San Juan
* Nagua

Monseñor Nouel|

* Bonao
* Maimón
* Piedra Blanca

Monte Cristi|

* Castañuelas
* Guayubín
* Las Matas de Santa Cruz
* Pepillo Salcedo
* San Fernando de Monte Cristi
* Villa Vásquez

Monte Plata|

* Peralvillo
* Sabana Grande de Boyá
* Yamasá
* Bayaguana
* Monte Plata

Pedernales|

* Oviedo
* Pedernales

Puerto Plata|

* Altamira
* Guananico
* Imbert
* Los Hidalgos
* Luperón
* San Felipe de Puerto Plata
* Sosúa
* Villa Isabela
* Villa Montellano

Peravia|

* Baní
* Matanzas
* Nizao

Samaná|

* Las Terrenas
* Santa Bárbara de Samaná
* Sánchez

San Cristóbal|

* Bajos de Haina
* San Cristóbal
* Cambita Garabitos
* Los Cacaos
* Sabana Grande de Palenque
* San Gregorio de Nigua
* San Gregorio de Yaguate
* Villa Altagracia

San José de Ocoa|

* Rancho Arriba
* Sabana Larga
* San José de Ocoa

San Juan|

* Bohechío
* El Cercado
* Juan de Herrera
* Las Matas de Farfán
* San Juan de la Maguana
* Vallejuelo

San Pedro de Macorís|

* Consuelo
* Guayacanes
* Quisqueya
* Ramón Santana
* San José de los Llanos
* San Pedro de Macorís

Sánchez Ramírez|

* Cevicos
* Cotuí
* Fantino
* La Mata

Santiago|

* Baitoa
* Jánico
* Licey al Medio
* Puñal
* Sabana Iglesia
* San José de las Matas
* Santiago de los Caballeros
* Tamboril
* Bisonó
* Villa González

Santiago Rodríguez|

* San Ignacio de Sabaneta
* Monción
* Villa Los Almácigos

Santo Domingo|

* Los Alcarrizos
* Boca Chica
* Pedro Brand
* San Antonio de Guerra
* Santo Domingo Este
* Santo Domingo Norte
* Santo Domingo Oeste

Valverde|

* Esperanza
* Laguna Salada
* Santa Cruz de Mao

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Santo Domingo

Topics|

* Airport
* Downtown
* Ciudad Colonial
* Education
* List of Colonial buildings
* Port
* Rapid transit

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States
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