La Vega | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Conception of La Vega Real | |
View of La Vega city, Dominican Republic | |
 Coat of arms | |
  La Vega | |
| Coordinates: 19°13′12″N 70°31′48″W / 19.22000°N 70.53000°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | La Vega |
| Municipal Districts | 3 |
| Founded | 1494 |
| Municipality since | 1844 |
| Area | |
• Total | 410.9 km2 (158.6 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30.71 km2 (11.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 202,864 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 104,536 |
| Demonyms | Vegano (female, vegana) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Distance | 36 km (22 mi) to Santiago 125 km (78 mi) to Santo Domingo |
La Vega, is the fourth largest city and municipality of the Dominican Republic. It is in La Vega Province. The city is known as the Carnaval epicenter of the Dominican Republic for its tradition and culture, its large agricultural production methods throughout its province.[4]
- ^ a b Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "Expansión Urbana de las ciudades capitales de R.D. 1988-2010. Informe Básico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadística. April 2015. p. 48. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ^ "Publicaciones/Division-Territorial-2015.pdf" (PDF).