Back سانتياغو دي لوس كاباليروس Arabic سانتياجو دى لوس كاباليروس ARZ Сантяго де лос Кабайерос Bulgarian Santiago de los Caballeros Catalan Santiago de los Caballeros (munisipyo) CEB Santiago de los Caballeros Czech Santiago de los Caballeros German Σαντιάγο δε λος Καμπαγιέρος Greek Santiago de los Caballeros Esperanto Santiago (República Dominicana) Spanish
Santiago de los Caballeros | |
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City | |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | |
 Seal | |
| Nickname: Ciudad Corazón | |
| Motto(s): "La Ciudad Corazón", "Primer Santiago de América" (in Spanish) ("The Heartland City", "First Santiago of the Americas") | |
  Santiago de los Caballeros Location in the Dominican Republic | |
| Coordinates: 19°27′26″N 70°41′20″W / 19.45722°N 70.68889°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Santiago |
| Municipality | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| Founded | 1495 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ulises Rodriguez |
| Area | |
• Total | 524.01 km2 (202.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Population (2022 census)[2] | |
• Total | 771,748 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Spanish: Santiaguero; Santiagueño |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total | $16.0 billion[3] |
| • Per capita | $23,200 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic Standard Time) |
| Climate | Am |
| Municipal districts | 5 |
| Website | [1] |
Santiago de los Caballeros (English: Saint James of the Knights), often shortened to Santiago, is the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic and the fourth-largest city in the Caribbean by population.[4] It is the capital of Santiago Province and the largest major metropolis in the Cibao region of the country. Santiago is the largest Caribbean city that is not a capital city, and it is also the largest non-coastal metropolis in the Caribbean islands. The city has a total population of 771,748 inhabitants (2022).[2] Santiago is located approximately 155 km (96 mi) northwest of the capital Santo Domingo with an average altitude of 178 m (584 ft).
Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European settlement in the New World, the city is the "first Santiago of the Americas".[5] Today it is one of the Dominican Republic's cultural, political, industrial and financial centers. Due to its location in the fertile Cibao Valley, it has a robust agricultural sector and is a leading exporter of rum, textiles, and cigars.[6] Santiago is known as "La Ciudad Corazón" (the "Heartland City").[7]
Santiago de los Caballeros has historically been an important strategic city in the Dominican War of Independence. The city's name, Saint James of the Knights, refers to the Hidalgos de la Isabela, a group of knights who had come from La Isabela city to stay in Santiago. Sometimes, the city is called Santiago de los 30 Caballeros (English: Saint James of the 30 Knights).
- ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ^ a b "Santiago (Municipality, Dominican Republic) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "TelluBase—Dominican Rep. Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Caribbean Cities by Population 2022".
- ^ Shimp, Tanna (2014-10-05). Ultimate Handbook Guide to Santiago De Los Caballeros.
- ^ "Dominican Dominance". Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ^ "Santiago de los Caballeros - Ciudad Corazón de la República Dominicana". El Veedor Digital (in Spanish). 2019-03-01. Archived from the original on 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-04-24.