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Consuelo, Dominican Republic

Coordinates: 18°33′36″N 69°18′00″W / 18.56000°N 69.30000°W / 18.56000; -69.30000
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Consuelo
Official seal of Consuelo
Consuelo is located in the Dominican Republic
Consuelo
Consuelo
Consuelo in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18°33′36″N 69°18′00″W / 18.56000°N 69.30000°W / 18.56000; -69.30000
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceSan Pedro de Macorís
Established as a MunicipalityJuly 1, 1998
Area
 • Total131.52 km2 (50.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total60,000
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Municipal Districts
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Consuelo is a municipality (municipio) of the San Pedro de Macorís Province in the Dominican Republic.[3]

For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic. There are a few different so called barrios in Consuelo: among others: Pueblo Nuevo, La Habana, Guachupita, Libertad, El Cachipero, Sueño Real, Los Jardines, Enriquillo, Hato Mayor, El Invi, El Kilombo, Guamita, and La Loma.

Consuelo is the actual birthplace of Sammy Sosa, a famous baseball player.

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 2002 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  3. ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)