Villa Gonzalez is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
(''
municipio
' (, ) and ' () are country subdivisions in Italy and several Hispanophone and Lusophone nations, respectively. They are often translated as "municipality". In the English language, a municipality often is defined as relating to a single city or ...
'') of the
Santiago province in the
Dominican Republic
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. Within the municipality there are two
municipal district
A municipal district is an administrative entity comprising a clearly-defined territory and its population. It can refer to a city, a town, a village, a small grouping of them, or a rural area.
Brazil
In Brazil, municipal districts are, in genera ...
s (''distritos municipal''):
El Limón and
Palmar Arriba
Palmar Arriba is a town in the Santiago province of the Dominican Republic
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.
Geography
The town is located from
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros (; '' en, 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. It is the capital of Santiago Prov ...
.
Economy
The area produces some of the finest
tobacco
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in the Dominican Republic.
Notable residents
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José Armando Castillo, baseball and fastpitch softball player for Dominican national teams
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Raynel Espinal, professional baseball player
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Asela Mera de Jorge, politician and activist
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Ramón Morel, professional baseball player
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José Reyes, professional baseball player
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Antonio Santos, professional baseball player
References
Populated places in Santiago Province (Dominican Republic)
Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
{{Municipalities of the Dominican Republic