Villa Gonzalez

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subdivision_name = Dominican Republic
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subdivision_name1 = Santiago
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Villa Gonzalez is a municipality ("municipio") of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are two municipal districts ("distritos municipal"): El Limón and Palmar Arriba. [cite web |url=http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=113|title=Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006|author=Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos|language=Spanish|accessdate=2007-01-24]

Geography

The town is located 20 miles away from Santiago de los Caballeros.

Demographics

As of the 2002 census the municipality had a total population of 33,573 inhabitants, 12,949 living in its urban settlements and 20,624 in its rural districts ("Secciones"). 29,126 did live in its seat ("cabecera" literally head), 9,497 in the town 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 itself and 995 in its rural districts. The municipal district El Limón was created after the 2002 census. [cite web |url=http://one.gob.do/censo/volumen_I_pdf.zip
format = PDF|title=VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda|author=Oficina Nacional de Estadística|language=Spanish|accessdate=2007-01-24] For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

Economy

The area produces some of the finest tobacco in the Dominican Republic.

Notable residents

*Jose Reyes, Major League Baseball shortstop for the New York Mets

Daniel Cruz

Manuel Belliard

Altagracia Muñoz

Oscar Cruz

Moses Cruz

"Mahina"

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