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San Pedro de Macorís
City in Dominican Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Macoris" and "Macorís" redirect here. For the city in northern Dominican Republic, see San Francisco de Macorís. For the Neo-Taino people, see Macorix people.
San Pedro de Macorís is a city and municipality (municipio) in the Dominican Republic. The capital of its eponymous province in the east region of the country, it is among the ten largest cities of the Dominican Republic.[4] The city has approximately 217,000 inhabitants, when including the whole municipality.[5] As a provincial capital, it houses the Universidad Central del Este. San Pedro de Macorís is also well known for producing professional baseball players at an exceptionally high per capita rate.
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San Pedro de Macorís | |
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City | |
Front and rear view of St. Peter's Cathedral, Old building, American chamber of commerce, Tetelo Vargas stadium and Oriental sector | |
Nickname(s): Sultan del Este, Macoris del Mar | |
Coordinates: 18°27′36″N 69°18′36″W | |
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Province | San Pedro de Macorís |
Area | |
• Total | 152.33 km2 (58.81 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population (2022 census)[3] | |
• Total | 217,523 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
• Demonym | Petromacorisano(a) |
Distance to – Santo Domingo | 70 km |
Municipal Districts | 0 |
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