Azua de Compostela | |
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 Church of Azua | |
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  Azua de Compostela | |
| Coordinates: 18°27′36″N 70°44′24″W / 18.46000°N 70.74000°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Azua |
| Founded | 1504 |
| Municipality since | 1844 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 416.30 km2 (160.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Population (2012)[3] | |
| • Total | 128,264 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 92,585 |
| • Rural | 35,679 |
| • Demonym | Azuano(a) |
| Municipal Districts[4] | 8 |
| Climate | BSh |
Azua de Compostela, also known simply as Azua, is a city, municipality (municipio) and capital of Azua Province in the southern region of Dominican Republic. Founded in 1504, Azua is one of the oldest European settlements in the Americas. The town is located 100 kilometres west of the national capital, Santo Domingo.[5]
- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ^ 2012 Census
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Distritos Municipaleswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Relation: Azua (7391027)". OpenStreetMap. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-29.