Villa Gonzalez is a municipality

Municipalities of the Dominican Republic

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 (municipio

Municipio

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) of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic

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. Within the municipality there are two municipal district

Municipal district

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s (distritos municipal): El Limón and Palmar Arriba

Palmar Arriba

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.

Demographics

As of the 2002 census the municipality had a total population of 33,573 inhabitants, 12,949 living in its urban settlements

Urban area

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 and 20,624 in its rural

Rural

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 district

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s (Secciones). 29,126 did live in its seat (cabecera literally head), 9,497 in the town

Town

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 of Villa Gonzalez itself and 19,629 in its rural districts. The municipal district Palmar Arriba had 4,447 inhabitants, 3,452 living in the town

Town

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 itself and 995 in its rural districts. The municipal district El Limón was created after the 2002 census.
For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

Notable residents

• José Reyes, Major League Baseball
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   shortstop
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   for the New York Mets
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Manuel Belliard (Sept. 1, 1933 - Jul. 3, 2008)
Founder of the Cooperativa de Tabaco del la Section las Lavas