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Villa Isabela

Villa Isabela
Coat of arms of Villa Isabela
Villa Isabela is located in the Dominican Republic
Villa Isabela
Villa Isabela
Villa Isabela in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 19°49′12″N 71°3′0″W / 19.82000°N 71.05000°W / 19.82000; -71.05000
Country Dominican Republic
ProvincePuerto Plata
Area
 • Total
212.60 km2 (82.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total
14,889
 • Density70.033/km2 (181.38/sq mi)
Municipal Districts
3

Villa Isabela is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic. It lies 9 km south of the site of La Isabela, where Christopher Columbus founded a settlement in 1493.

The archeological site of this town was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on February 5, 2018 in the Cultural category.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  3. ↑ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Sitio Arqueológico de la Villa La Isabela". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2026-03-09.

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