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Also known as El Caballo Mayor

municipality in La Vega, Dominican Republic

Key facts

Country
Dominican Republic
Province
La Vega
Total
410.9 km (158.6 sq mi)
Urban
30.71 km (11.86 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (330 ft)
Density
493.7/km (1,279/sq mi)
Demonyms
Vegano (female, vegana)
Time zone
UTC-4 ( AST )
Summer dst
UTC-4 ( AST )
Distance
36 km (22 mi) to Santiago , 125 km (78 mi) to Santo Domingo

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Encyclopedic overview

La Vega, officially Concepción de la Vega (Real), is the third most populous city and a municipality of the Dominican Republic. It is the provincial capital of the homonymous province. The city is known as the Carnival epicenter of the Dominican Republic for its tradition and culture, its large agricultural production methods throughout its province.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Vega” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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