City Details: Santo Domingo
A few alternate names for Santo Domingo are: Ciudad Trujillo, SDQ, Saint Domingue, Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo City, Santo Domingo de Guzman, Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Santo Ntomin'nko, Santo-Domingo, santodoming-go
Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. As of 2022, the city center had a population of 1,029,110 while its metropolitan area, Greater Santo Domingo, had a population of 4,274,651. The city is coterminous with the boundaries of the Distrito Nacional (D.N.), itself bordered on three sides by Santo Domingo Province.
General Information
- Official Name: Dominican Republic
- Common Name: Dominican Republic
- Population: 2201941
- Timezone: America/Santo_Domingo
- Coordinates: 18.47186, -69.89232
- Country Code: DOM
- Continent: North America
Closest Airports to Santo Domingo
- 1. Herrera Airport (HEX), distance from city center: 8.13 km
- 2. La Isabela International Airport (JBQ), distance from city center: 14.90 km
- 3. Las Américas International Airport (SDQ), distance from city center: 24.03 km
Location of Santo Domingo
Country Details
- Country: Dominican Republic
- Official Name: Dominican Republic
- Capital: Santo Domingo
- Region: Americas
- Subregion: Caribbean
- Population: 10,847,904
- Area: 48,671 km²
- Languages: Spanish
- Currency: Dominican peso ($)
- Timezones: UTC-04:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Haiti
Holidays in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Día de Año Nuevo - 2026-01-01
- Día de Reyes - 2026-01-06
- Día de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia - 2026-01-21
- Día del Natalicio de Juan Pablo Duarte - 2026-01-26
- Día de la Independencia de la República Dominicana - 2026-02-27
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- Día del Trabajador - 2026-05-01
- Día de las Madres - 2026-05-28
- Corpus Christi - 2026-06-04
- Día de la Restauración Dominicana - 2026-08-16
- Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes - 2026-09-24
- Día de la Constitución - 2026-11-06
- Navidad - 2026-12-25
Museums in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Museo del Hombre Dominicano
Avenida Pedro Henríquez Ureña, Santo Domingo, DN, 10204, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4723° N, 69.9080° W
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
Museo Memorial de la Resistencia Dominicana
Calle Arzobispo Nouel 210, Santo Domingo, DN, 10210, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4717° N, 69.8880° W
Hours: Tu-Su 09:30-18:00
Muso Numismático y Filatélico
Avenida Pedro Henríquez Ureña, Santo Domingo, DN, 10204, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4737° N, 69.9061° W
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00
Faro a Colón
Avenida Estados Unidos, Santo Domingo Este, Santo Domingo, 03006, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4786° N, 69.8680° W
Museo de Historia Natural
Avenida César Nicolás Penson, Santo Domingo, DN, 10204, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4706° N, 69.9089° W
Alcázar de Colón
Plaza de la Hispanidad, Santo Domingo, DN, 10212, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4774° N, 69.8827° W
Museo de las Casas Reales
Calle Las Mercedes, Santo Domingo, DN, 10212, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4758° N, 69.8832° W
Pabellón de la Fama del Deporte Dominicano
Avenida José Ortega y Gasset, Santo Domingo, DN, 10122, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4755° N, 69.9198° W
Museo De Las Atarazanas Reales
Calle Vicente Celestino Duarte, Santo Domingo, DN, 10212, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4782° N, 69.8831° W
Centro Cultural de las Telecomunicaciones
Calle Isabel La Católica, Santo Domingo, DN, 10212, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4764° N, 69.8839° W
Museo de Arte Moderno
Avenida Pedro Henríquez Ureña, Santo Domingo, DN, 10204, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4716° N, 69.9097° W
Museo de Historia y Geografía
Avenida Pedro Henríquez Ureña, Santo Domingo, DN, 10204, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4721° N, 69.9091° W
Museo del Deporte Dominicano
Avenida José Ortega y Gasset, Santo Domingo, DN, 10122, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4750° N, 69.9199° W
Museo de La Catedral
Calle Isabel La Católica, Santo Domingo, DN, 10210, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4734° N, 69.8832° W
Panteón Nacional
Calle Las Damas, Santo Domingo, DN, 10210, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4751° N, 69.8832° W
Museo Ron Caña
Calle Isabel La Católica, Santo Domingo, DN, 10212, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4773° N, 69.8840° W
Museo Fernando Peña Deallo
Calle Padre Billini 251, Santo Domingo, DN, 10210, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4709° N, 69.8872° W
Larimar
Calle Isabel La Católica, Santo Domingo, DN, 10210, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4725° N, 69.8834° W
Museo Policial Domicano
Calle Isabel La Católica, Santo Domingo, DN, 10212, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4768° N, 69.8842° W
Museo de Duarte
Calle Isabel La Católica 308, Santo Domingo, DN, 10212, Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18.4777° N, 69.8843° W