Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Also known as Colonial zone, Zone coloniale
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Dominican Republic
Inscribed
1990
Area
106 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Colonial City of Santo Domingo is in Santo Domingo. The nearest other World Heritage site is National History Park, about 280 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Santo Domingo · about 2,154,000 peopleat the site
- San Cristóbal · about 154,000 peopleabout 25 km west
- Baní · about 67,000 peopleabout 50 km south-west
- San Pedro de Macorís · about 218,000 peopleabout 60 km east
- Cotuí · about 42,000 peopleabout 70 km north-west
- Hato Mayor · about 36,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
HaitiCultural277 km away
United StatesCultural397 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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