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Villa González

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Country
  
Dominican Republic

Cityhood
  
1991

Area
  
101.5 km²

Population
  
72,365 (2012)

Townhood
  
20 January 1915

Municipal Districts
  
2

Local time
  
Monday 7:32 AM

Province
  
Santiago Province

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Weather
  
23°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 96% Humidity

Villa Gonzalez is a municipality (municipio) of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are two municipal districts (distritos municipal): El Limón and Palmar Arriba.

Contents

Map of Villa Gonzalez 51000, Dominican Republic

Geography

The town is located 20 miles away from Santiago de los Caballeros.

Economy

The area produces some of the finest tobacco in the Dominican Republic.

Notable residents

  • José Reyes, Major League Baseball shortstop for the New York Mets
  • Manuel Eduardo Belliard (Sept. 1, 1933 - Jul. 3, 2008) Founder of the Cooperativa de Tabaco del la Section las Lavas

    References

    Villa González Wikipedia