Santo Domingo Este is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and the provincial capital of the

Santo Domingo province Santo Domingo () is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from the Distrito Nacional on October 16, 2001. Municipalities and municipal districts As of June 20, 2006, the province is divided into the following municipalities (''m ...

in the

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. It has one

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(''distrito municipal''), San Luis. Santo Domingo Este is across the Ozama River which divides the east and west sections of metropolitan

Santo Domingo , total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 ( Distrito Nacional) , webs ...

. This eastern side is more residential and less commercially developed, but it too has experienced growth, though at a slower pace than Santo Domingo itself, with new malls and department stores.

History

Santo Domingo Este was created as a separate municipality in 2001 by Law 163-01, which split the Santo Domingo province from the

Distrito Nacional The Distrito Nacional (; D.N.) is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo. It is not in any of the provinces, but in practice, it acts as a province on its own. Before October 16, 2001, the Distrito Nacional was ...

. Plans for local government separate from the National District were first floated in the 1970s. Congress considered a bill in 1984 that would have created the province of Santo Domingo Oriental, which was rejected on grounds that the creation of a new province would be unconstitutional.

Culture

Santo Domingo Este has a variety of shopping centers, some of them among the largest in the country, such as Mega Centro and Coral Mall. There are also commercial districts in the Venezuela Avenue and St. Vincent de Paul areas, which feature active nightlife and restaurants. The municipality also includes the Villa Panamericana, a housing complex built for the athletes of the

2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America. Al ...

Economy

Santo Domingo Este has three duty-free zones. Hainamosa is home to 11 businesses and 3,000 employees; San Isidro houses 26 businesses and 7,470 employees; and Los Mina has just one business and 6,000 employees. The New Isabela Industrial Park is also located in the municipality. Companies with a presence in the area include Barceló, Manufacturera Sociedad Industrial, Lácteos Dominicanos, Parmalat, Telever, Codetel, Tricom, as well as construction, energy, and agricultural businesses.

Sectors

When the city was created, these sectors were also divided: *Alma Rosa I *Alma Rosa II *Ana Teresa Balaguer *Arismar *Barrio Ámbar *Barrio La Isla *Brisas del Este *Brisas del Edén *Cansino Adentro *Corales del Este *El Almirante *El Brisal *El Paredón *El Rosal * Ensanche Isabelita *Hainamosa *Invimosa *Invivienda *Jardínes de Alma Rosa *Las Américas *Los Coquitos *Los Farallones *Los Frailes I *Los Frailes II * Los Mameyes * Los Minas *Los Minas Sur *Los Molinos *Los Tres Ojos *Los Trinitarios *Lotificación del Este *Lucerna *Maquitería *Matías Ramón Mella *Mendoza *Milagrosa *Mirador del Este *Ozama *Paraíso Oriental *Ralma *Reparto Alma Rosa *Residencial del Este *Residencial Don Oscar *Residencial Doña Hilaria *Residencial Tito IV *San Isidro *San Luis *Sans Souci *Tropical del Este *Urbanización Italia *Urbanización San Cirilo *Urbanizacion Mi Hogar *Valle del Este *Villa Carmen *Villa Cumbre * Villa Duarte *Villa Eloisa *Villa Olímpica *Villa Faro *Vista Hermosa

Tourist attractions

* Faro a Colón *Parque Mirador Este *Acuario * Los Tres Ojos *Hipódromo V Centenario *Agua Splash

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Santo Domingo Este Populated places in Santo Domingo Province Municipalities of the Dominican Republic