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  2. La Vega, Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    Colonial architecture in La Vega Dominican Republic downtown streets. Commerce, agriculture, and industry gained new momentum in the late 1800s and early 1900s. An event that strengthened the area's economic development was the inauguration of the railway between the port of Sánchez and the city of La Vega.

  3. List of municipalities of the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    According to the Constitution [6] and the law, [7] the municipalities are administered by the municipality's Municipal Office (ayuntamiento), which is a legal entity in its own right consisting of two bodies: the alcadía (Mayor's Office), with the alcalde (), and the Municipal Council (concejo de regidores), with at least five members (regidores).

  4. La Vega Province - Wikipedia

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    Dominican Republic carnival of La Vega. An event that strengthened the economic development of the area was the inauguration of the railway between the port of Las Cañitas (Sánchez) and the city of La Vega, the product of the efforts of the worthy Gregorio Rivas. The transport by this means of fruits and merchandise led to new living conditions.

  5. Cibao - Wikipedia

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    Santiago de los Caballeros is the economic center of the Cibao region.. El Cibao occupies the central and northern part of the Dominican territory. To the north and east of the region lies the Atlantic Ocean; to its west lies the Republic of Haiti and to the south the Central Range, which separates El Cibao from the other natural regions.

  6. Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    lÓpez reyna de ceballos plr: plr: la altagracia - eduard alexis espiritusanto castillo fp: bis: la romana - plutarco pÉrez pld: pld: la romana - eugenio cedeÑo areche prm: prm: la romana - pedro tomÁs botello solimÁn prsc: prsc: la romana - rosa amalia pilarte lÓpez dxc: prm: la vega: 1 Ángel teÓfilo estÉvez estÉvez pld: pld: la vega ...

  7. Human rights in the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    Members of the regional feminist NGO 'Mujeres Latinoamericanas' gathering in the Dominican Republic. Officially, the law of the Dominican Republic punishes rape and other forms of gender-based violence, including incest and sexual aggression, with sentences for rape convictions extending to a fifteen-year prison sentence. [3]

  8. Pueblo Viejo National Park - Wikipedia

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    The city of La Concepción de la Vega was founded as a fortress by Christopher Columbus in 1495. The city was built up around the fortress and the gold mine of Pueblo Viejo, as the extraction of precious metals was the main objective of Columbus' missions to the new world. [ 2 ]

  9. Roman Catholic Diocese of La Vega - Wikipedia

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    Dominican Republic: Ecclesiastical province: Province of Santiago de los Caballeros: Metropolitan: Concepción de La Vega: Statistics; Area: 4,919 km 2 (1,899 sq mi) Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004) 880,254 610,881 (69.4%) Parishes: 60: Information; Denomination: Roman Catholic: Rite: Latin Rite: Established: 25 September 1953 (71 ...