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What to know before visiting Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, once known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán and Ciudad Trujillo, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. As of 2022, the city and immediate surrounding area (the Distrito Nacional) had a population of 1,973,664 while the total population is 4,579,536 when including Greater Santo Domingo (the "metropolitan area"). The city is coterminous with the boundaries of the Distrito Nacional ("D.N.," "National District"), itself bordered on three sides by Santo Domingo Province. Santo Domingo is the cultural, financial, political, commercial and industrial center of the Dominican Republic, with the vast majority of the country's most important industries being located within the city. Santo Domingo also serves as the chief seaport of the country. The city's harbor at the mouth of the Ozama River accommodates the largest vessels, and the port handles both heavy passenger and freight traffic. Temperatures are high year round, with cooler breezes during winter time. -Wikipedia
General Info
Time Zone
GMT -04:00
Currency
Dominican Peso
1USD = 59.90 DOP
Best time to visit
June
July
Local Weather
JAN
20.4°
20.4°
FEB
20.3°
27.9°
MAR
20.6°
28.5°
APR
21.6°
29.0°
MAY
22.5°
29.2°
JUN
23.1°
29.7°
JUL
23.4°
30.2°
AUG
23.6°
30.2°
SEP
23.5°
29.9°
OCT
23.1°
29.3°
NOV
22.2°
28.4°
DEC
21.2
27.7°
Popular Activities
Explore the popular activities
Columbus Park
Santo Domingo Malecon
Alcázar de Colón
Museum of the Royal Houses
Amber World Museum
Faro a Colón, Santo Domingo Este
Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación
Fortaleza Ozama
Pantheon of the Fatherland
Mirador Del Sur Joaquín Balaguer Park
Independence Park
The 3 Eyes National Park
Plaza de la Hispanidad or Spain
Museum of Rum
Chu Chu Colonial
Parque Zoológico Nacional
Plaza de la Bandera Republica Dominicana
Kahkow Experience
Parque Iberoamérica
AquaMundo
Parque Eugenio María de Hostos
Ceiba de Colón
Parque Mirador del Norte
National Botanical Garden Dr. Rafael María Moscoso
La Casa de Los Jesuítas
Caribbean Splash Water (Water Park)
Plaza María de Toledo
Plaza Juan Barón
Reloj de Sol
Duarte Park
Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance
Museo del Larimar
Dominican Republic National Aquarium
Trampoline Children's Museum
Museo Bellapart
Catedral Primada de las Americas
Colonial Zone Dominican Republic
National Museum of Natural History
Quinta Dominica
Santo Domingo Obelisk
Museo Fernando Peña Defilló
Altar de la Patria
National Palace of the Dominican Republic
Casa de Teatro
Dominican Convent
Enriquillo Park
Museum of the Dominican Man
Palacio Consistorial de Santo Domingo
The Three Eyes
Columna Conmemorativa Naufragio Balandra Aurora
The Church of Our Lady of Las Mercedes
Santo Domingo
Mercado Modelo
La Casa de los Dulces
Zipline Park
Diamante Casino
Guias De Alturas - Pico Duarte Guides
Ciudad Colonial
Ecologica Park
Zona Bici Bike Rental
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