Villa Francisca
Villa Francisca is a Sector in the city of Santo Domingo in the Distrito Nacional of the Dominican Republic. This neighborhood is populated in particular by individuals from the lower middle class.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fortaleza Ozama and Alcázar de Colón.
Fortaleza Ozama
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ozama Fortress, also formerly known as the city wall's Homage tower, is one of the surviving sections of the Walls of Santo Domingo, which is recognized by UNESCO as being the oldest military construction of European origin in the Americas.
Alcázar de Colón
Museum
Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Alcázar de Colón is the first fortified European palace built in the Americas. Located in the colonial area of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, it forms part of the Ciudad Colonial, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cathedral of Santo Domingo
Church
Photo: Georg Karl Ell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo is dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation. It is the oldest existing cathedral in the Americas, begun in 1504 and was completed in 1550, and the second constructed after the Garðar Cathedral in Greenland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Colonial and Los Mameyes.
Ciudad Colonial
Village
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ciudad Colonial is the historic central neighborhood of the Dominican Republic's capital Santo Domingo. It is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the Americas.
Los Mameyes
Neighborhood
Los Mameyes is a neighbourhood in the city of Santo Domingo Este in the province of Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic. This neighbourhood is populated in particular by individuals from the middle classes.
Villa Mella
Town
Villa Mella, or San Felipe de Villa Mella, is a municipality in Santo Domingo Norte, Dominican Republic. Villa Mella is located north of the Isabela River, about 6 miles to the north of the center of Santo Domingo, and is considered an additional neighborhood of the capital. Villa Mella is situated 6 km north of Villa Francisca.
Villa Francisca
- Type: Neighborhood with 50,200 residents
- Description: human settlement in the Dominican Republic
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Santo Domingo De Guzmán (Zona Urbana), Santo Domingo De Guzmán, Santo Domingo, Nacional, Greater Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.4829° or 18° 28′ 59″ northLongitude
-69.8884° or 69° 53′ 18″ westPopulation
50,200Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
77CGF4M6+5JOpenStreetMap ID
node 1736374169OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
3491941Wikidata ID
Q7930325
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Villa Francisca” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Villa Francisca”
- Dutch: “Villa Francisca”
- Spanish: “Villa Francisca”
- Swedish: “Villa Francisca”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Villa Francisca”. Photo: Melvin feliz12, CC BY-SA 3.0.