Nacional

Distrito Nacional is a subdivision of the enclosing the capital . It is not in any of the provinces, but in practice, it acts as a province on its own.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez and Alcázar de Colón.

Stadium
Photo: ThePapo309, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an open-air multi-purpose stadium in , . Opened in 1974 for the XII Central American & Caribbean Games and renovated for the 2003 Pan American Games, it is the largest stadium in the Dominican Republic.

Museum
Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the first fortified palace built in the Americas. Located in the colonial area of , , it forms part of the , a UNESCO World Heritage Site. is situated 5 km east of Nacional.

Theater building
Photo: Felix714, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a venue in , . The centerpiece of the Plaza de la Cultura complex, it regularly hosts opera, ballet, classical music performances, and Latin pop concerts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santo Domingo and Greater Santo Domingo.

Photo: Melvin feliz12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of the , the oldest European city in the Americas, and the most developed city on the island of Hispaniola.

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is an area of the containing the capital city of Santo Domingo and its surrounding towns and beaches.

Town
is a municipal district located in , , . Its population is 61,564 as of the year 2022. is situated 8 km northwest of Nacional.

Nacional

Latitude
18.4833° or 18° 29′ north
Longitude
-69.9333° or 69° 56′ west
Population
965,000
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
Open location code
77CGF3M8+8M
Geo­Names ID
3496024
Wiki­data ID
Q2499228
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Waray—“Nacional” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ብሔራዊ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Milli”
  • Basque: “Barruti Nazionala”
  • Belarusian: “Дыстрыта Насьёналь”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальная акруга”
  • Bengali: “জাতীয়”
  • Catalan: “Distrito Nacional”
  • Cebuano: “Distrito Nacional”
  • Chinese: “Distrito Nacional”
  • Chinese: “國家特區”
  • Dutch: “Distrito Nacional”
  • Esperanto: “distrikto nacia”
  • French: “Distrito Nacional”
  • Georgian: “დისტრიტო-ნასიონალი”
  • German: “Distrito Nacional”
  • Hausa: “Kasa”
  • Hebrew: “דיסטריטו נסיונאל”
  • Japanese: “ドミニカ共和国国家地区”
  • Javanese: “Nasional”
  • Kazakh: “Ұлттық”
  • Kirghiz: “Улуттук”
  • Korean: “국가 지구”
  • Malay: “Daerah Negara”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Distrito Nacional”
  • Oromo: “Mootummaa”
  • Panjabi: “ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ”
  • Persian: “دیستریتو ناسیونال”
  • Polish: “Distrito Nacional”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito Nacional”
  • Pushto: “ملي”
  • Russian: “Национальный округ”
  • Sinhala: “ඩිස්ට්‍රිටෝ නැසිනල් පළාත, ඩොමිනිකානු ජනරජය”
  • Slovenian: “Distrito Nacional”
  • Somali: “Qarama dhexe”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Santo Domingo”
  • Spanish: “Distrito Nacional”
  • Swahili: “Taifa”
  • Tajik: “Миллӣ”
  • Tatar: “Миллӣ”
  • Thai: “ดิสตริโตนาซิโอนัล”
  • Turkish: “Distrito Nacional”
  • Urdu: “وفاقی ضلع، جمہوریہ ڈومینیکن”
  • Uzbek: “Distrito Nacional”
  • Uzbek: “Milli”
  • Vietnamese: “Distrito Nacional”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Distrito Nacional, Republika Dominicana”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Distrito Nacional”

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