Las Matas de Santa Cruz

Las Matas de Santa Cruz is the largest city in the Monte Cristi province of the Dominican Republic.[3]

Las Matas de Santa Cruz
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Las Matas de Santa Cruz
Coordinates: 19°40′12″N 71°30′0″W
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceMonte Cristi
Municipality since1985
Area
[1]
 • Total109.51 km2 (42.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total18,756
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
 • Urban
9,822
Municipal Districts0

Notable people
  • Nelson Cruz - (b 1980) is a Dominican-American professional baseball player for the Washington Nationals.
  • Antony Santos - (b 1967) is a Dominican singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is one of the top-selling Bachata artists of all time.
  • Raulín Marte Rodríguez (born June 16, 1971) is a bachata artist,[1] one of the first major bachata artists to have international success and popularize this style of music in the Dominican Republic.

References
  1. "Superficies a nivel de municipios". Oficina Nacional de Estadistica. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009.
  2. "Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda". Oficina Nacional de Estadistica. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009.
  3. "Dominican Republic: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazeteer. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2021 – via Archive Today.



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