Villa González

Place in Santiago, Dominican Republic
19°31′48″N 70°46′48″W / 19.53000°N 70.78000°W / 19.53000; -70.78000Country Dominican RepublicProvinceSantiagoTownhood20 January 1915[1]Cityhood1991Area • Total101.50 km2 (39.19 sq mi)Population
 (2012)[3]
 • Total72,365 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)Municipal Districts
2

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.[4]

Geography

The town is located 20 miles (32 km) from Santiago de los Caballeros.

Mural in La Placita del Mercado, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico featuring the trademark of Villa Gonzalez Santiago[5]

Economy

The area produces some of the finest tobacco in the Dominican Republic.[according to whom?]

Notable residents

  • José Armando Castillo, baseball and fastpitch softball player for Dominican national teams
  • Raynel Espinal, professional baseball player
  • Asela Mera de Jorge, politician and activist
  • Ramón Morel, professional baseball player
  • José Reyes, professional baseball player
  • Antonio Santos, professional baseball player

References

  1. ^ Espinal Hernández, Edwin Rafael (31 January 2015). "Manuelico González: Gestor de Villa González" (in Spanish). Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  4. ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "AF A FUENTE FABRICA DE TABACOS ELABORADO CON LAS MEJORES HOJAS DE VILLA GONZALEZ SANTIAGO Trademark of Fuente Marketing Ltd. Serial Number: 77509934 :: Trademarkia Trademarks". Free Trademark Search Tool. 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2021-01-23.

19°32′N 70°47′W / 19.533°N 70.783°W / 19.533; -70.783

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