Los Cacicazgos Explained

Los Cacicazgos
Pushpin Map:Dominican Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Dominican Republic
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Distrito Nacional
Population Demonym:capitaleño/capitaleña
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Carolina Mejía
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:15,725
Utc Offset:-4 UTC
Utc Offset Dst:None
Coordinates:18.5°N -128°W
Website:http://www.adn.gov.do/

Los Cacicazgos is a district or neighborhood in the city of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. It is one of the richest neighborhoods in Dominican Republic and the wealthiest in the city of Santo Domingo. The district is named after the Native Taino Chiefdoms of Hispaniola. Los Cacicazgos is in particular populated by individuals from the upper class.

The district has the lowest poverty rate in the city surpassing the neighborhood of Piantini. It is the city's most opulent borough; the Anacaona Avenue has the most expensive price per m2 in the country. Its limits are: to the north, Renacimiento; to the east, Mirador Sur park; to the south, South Vantage Point Park and beyond it, Buenos Aires; to the west, Herrera (in the Province of Santo Domingo).[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soldevila. María Isabel. María Isabel Soldevila. El país de los extremos. Listín Diario. 25 July 2014. Spanish. 15 July 2007.
  2. News: Santana. Wendy. Los inmuebles más cotizados están en la avenida Anacaona. 28 June 2015. Listín Diario. 25 January 2008. Spanish.