Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Menor
The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo is dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation.
Latitude and longitude of Santo Domingo
Satellite map of Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo] meaning "Saint Dominic"), known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic and the largest city in the Caribbean by population. In 2010, its population was counted as 965,040, rising to 2,907,100 when its surrounding metropolitan area was included.
Population: 2,201,941
Latitude: 18° 30' 0.43" N
Longitude: -69° 59' 18.85" W
Articles of interest in Santo Domingo
30 Articles of interest near Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Show all articles in the mapAlcázar de Colón
The Alcázar de Colón, or Columbus Alcazar, located in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, is the oldest Viceregal residence in America, and forms part of the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo World Heritage Site. The building houses the Museo Alcázar de…
Columbus Lighthouse
Columbus Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro a Colón) is a monument located in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic, in tribute to Christopher Columbus.
San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
San Cristóbal is a municipality (municipio) and the capital of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic.
La Isabela International Airport
La Isabela International Airport (IATA: JBQ, ICAO: MDJB) airport opened in February 2006 to replace Herrera International Airport.
National Palace (Dominican Republic)
The Palacio Nacional (Spanish: Palacio Nacional) is a building in Santo Domingo, that houses the offices of the Executive Branch (Presidency and Vice Presidency) of the Dominican Republic.
Fortaleza Ozama
The Fortaleza Ozama (in Spanish; Ozama Fortress in English) is a sixteenth-century castle built by the Spanish at the entrance to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and overlooking the Ozama River. Named after this river, the castle, also referred t…
Battle of San Domingo
The Battle of San Domingo was a naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars fought on 6 February 1806 between squadrons of French and British ships of the line off the southern coast of the French-occupied Spanish colonial Captaincy General of Santo Domingo…
Puerta del Conde
La Puerta del Conde (The Count's Gate) is the site in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, one of the Dominican Founding Fathers, proclaimed Dominican independence and raised the first Dominican Flag, on February 27…
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez is a multi-purpose stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, built in 1974 for the XII Central American & Caribbean Games.
Bajos de Haina
Bajos de Haina (Standard Spanish pronunciation: ['ba.xos de 'ai.na]; locally: ['ba.ho de 'hai.na]), mostly known simply as Haina (Standard Spanish pronunciation: ['ai.na]; locally: ['hai.ŋa]), is a town and municipality in the San Cristóbal Province…
Museo de las Casas Reales
The Museo de las Casas Reales (English: Museum of the Royal Houses) is one of the important cultural monuments built during the colonial era in Hispaniola, now the Dominican Republic.
Estadio Quisqueya
Quisqueya stadium juan marichal is a baseball stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is often used as a multi-use stadium. The Quisqueya holds about 14,469 people after its renovation. The Dominican League Of Baseball Authority is in charg…
Port of Santo Domingo
The Port of Santo Domingo is located at the mouth of the marine entrance to the City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Pomier Caves
The Pomier Caves are a series of 55 caves located north of San Cristobal in the Dominican Republic. They contain the largest collection of 2,000-year-old rock art in the Caribbean primarily by the Taino, but also by the Carib and the Igneri, the pre…
Ozama River
The Ozama River (Spanish: Rio Ozama) in the Dominican Republic can trace its source to the Loma Siete Cabezas in the Sierra de Yamasá close to Villa Altagracia.
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto
The Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto is an 8,337-seat multi-purpose arena in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, built in 1974 for the XII Central American and Caribbean Games. It currently hosts local sporting events and concerts and h…
Altar de la Patria
El Altar de la Patria, or The Altar of the Homeland, is a white marble mausoleum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic that houses the remains of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic: Juan Pablo Duarte, Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, and Ra…