Mejoramiento Social
Mejoramiento Social, also known as Galindo, 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.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 Villa Mella.
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.
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 5 km north of Mejoramiento Social.
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. Los Mameyes is situated 4 km southeast of Mejoramiento Social.
Mejoramiento Social
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: place in 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
18.4898° or 18° 29′ 23″ northLongitude
-69.8935° or 69° 53′ 37″ westElevation
43 metres (141 feet)Open location code
77CGF4Q4+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2366801620OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Mejoramiento Social” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Mejoramiento Social”
- Spanish: “Mejoramiento Social”
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