Santo Domingo

Summary

Santo Domingo is a city^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Santo Domingo was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Santo Domingo is located in Distrito Nacional^[4].
• Santo Domingo is in the country of Dominican Republic^[5].
• Santo Domingo is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[6].
• Santo Domingo is on the body of water Ozama River^[7].
• Santo Domingo is on the body of water Isabela River^[8].
• Santo Domingo is on the body of water Haina River^[9].
• Santo Domingo's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Santo Domingo's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Santo Domingo's founder is recorded as Bartholomew Columbus^[12].
• Saint Dominic is named after Santo Domingo^[13].
• Santo Domingo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miami-Dade County^[14].
• Santo Domingo's twinned administrative body is recorded as New York City^[15].
• Santo Domingo's twinned administrative body is recorded as La Muela^[16].
• Santo Domingo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Madrid^[17].
• Santo Domingo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santa Cruz de Tenerife^[18].
• Santo Domingo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taipei^[19].
• Santo Domingo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Curitiba^[20].
• Santo Domingo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Manaus^[21].
• Santo Domingo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fiuggi^[22].
• Santo Domingo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Asunción^[23].
• Santo Domingo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Buenos Aires^[24].
• Santo Domingo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barcelona^[25].
• Santo Domingo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Berlin^[26].
• Santo Domingo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bern^[27].

Body

Geography

Santo Domingo is in the country of Dominican Republic^[5]. It is located in Distrito Nacional^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Caribbean Sea^[6], a sea^[28], in Mexico^[29]; Ozama River^[7], a river^[30], in Dominican Republic^[31]; Isabela River^[8], a river^[32], in Dominican Republic^[33]; and Haina River^[9], a river^[34], in Dominican Republic^[35]. It is part of Greater Santo Domingo^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[10] and big city^[11].

History and Context

1496 marks the founding of Santo Domingo^[37]. Saint Dominic is named after it^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Santo Domingo include Dominican Republic^[38], a sovereign state^[39], in Dominican Republic^[40], founded in 1844^[41].

Why It Matters

Santo Domingo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include Dominican Republic^[38], a sovereign state^[39], in Dominican Republic^[40], founded in 1844^[41].