Santo Domingo Este

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 districts (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 Nacional.

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.

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......
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