Place:San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic

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NameSan Cristóbal
Alt namesSan Cristóbalsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
San Cristóbalsource: Wikipedia
San Cristóbal provincesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeProvince
Coordinates18.55°N 70.2°W
Located inDominican Republic
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bajos de Haina
San Cristóbal ( 1575 - )
Unknown
Cambita Garabitos
Los Cacaos
Nigua
Sabana Grande de Palenque
Villa Altagracia
Yaguate
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

San Cristóbal is a province in the southern region of Dominican Republic, located west of the capital Santo Domingo. With approximately 642,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated province in the country, only behind Santo Domingo, Santiago and the National District. It borders the provinces Monseñor Nouel (north), Monte Plata (northeast), Santo Domingo (east), Peravia (west) and San José de Ocoa (northwest). The Caribbean Sea borders the province to the south. The provincial capital is the city of San Cristóbal.

It was originally named Trujillo after the dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, taking its present name after his assassination in 1961. It included what is now Monte Plata Province until 1992. The provincial capital is San Cristóbal.

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