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Santo Domingo Este

Santo Domingo Province · Dominican Republic
City population
700,000
#4
in Dominican Republic
#2
in Santo Domingo Province
#784
worldwide
Santo DomingoSanto Domingo Este
18.485, -69.848 · 5 km from Santo Domingo
City population
700,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Dominican Republic
#4
of 45 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#784
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Dominican Republic
6.1%
of the national population

About Santo Domingo Este

Situated 5 km from the national capital, this city holds 700,000 residents and accounts for 6.1% of the Dominican Republic's population. It ranks fourth among the country's listed cities and second within Santo Domingo Province. The nearest substantial cities include Santo Domingo to the west and Santo Domingo Oeste 16 km away, both larger in population.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Dominican Republic
#4of 45
LargestSmallest
Position in Santo Domingo Province
#2of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Dominican Republic
Region
Santo Domingo Province
Rank in region
#2of 3
Distance to capital
5 km
to Santo Domingo
Elevation
41 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Santo_Domingo
Coordinates
18.485, -69.848
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 45 in Dominican Republic

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

5KMSanto Domingo2.2M people16KMSanto Domingo Oeste701K people21KMBajos de Haina67K people26KMBoca Chica46K people28KMSan Cristóbal154K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Santo Domingo Este700K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Santo Domingo Este compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Santo Domingo Este700K

Santo Domingo Este Population FAQ

What is the population of Santo Domingo Este?

Santo Domingo Este has a city population of 700,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Santo Domingo Este?

Santo Domingo Este is in Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic, 5 km from the capital, Santo Domingo. Its coordinates are 18.485, -69.848.

How big is Santo Domingo Este compared with other cities in Dominican Republic?

It is the 4th largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Dominican Republic, holding 6.1% of the national population.

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