Santiago de los Caballeros

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Santiago de los Caballeros is the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic, known as a major cultural, economic, and historical center in the Cibao region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
climate tropical savanna climate
continent North America
country Dominican Republic
demographics one of the most populous cities in the Caribbean
foundedBy Bartholomew Columbus
surface form: Bartolomé Colón
governingBody Ayuntamiento de Santiago
hasAirport Cibao International Airport
hasCathedral Cathedral of Santiago Apóstol
hasCulturalInstitution Centro León
Gran Teatro del Cibao
hasIndustrialZone Zona Franca de Santiago
hasMonument Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration
hasMuseum Centro León Museum
hasNickname La Ciudad Corazón
hasSportsTeam Águilas Cibaeñas
hasSportsVenue Estadio Cibao
hasUniversity Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago
historicalSignificance center of the Dominican Restoration War commemorations
isCapitalOf Santiago Province
isLargestCityRankInDominicanRepublic 2
isMajorUrbanCenterOf Cibao Valley
isRegionalCapitalOf Cibao region
surface form: Cibao
languageMajority Spanish
locatedIn northern Dominican Republic
locatedOnRiver Yaque del Norte River
namedAfter Apostle James the Greater
surface form: Saint James the Greater
officialName Santiago de los Caballeros self-link
popularSport baseball
primaryEconomicActivities agro-industry
commerce
free trade zone manufacturing
services
tobacco industry
province Santiago Province
region Cibao
religionMajority Roman Catholicism
roadConnection Autopista Duarte
role cultural center of the Cibao region
economic center of the Cibao region
historical center of the Cibao region
settlementType urban center
shortName Santiago
subcontinent Caribbean
timezone Atlantic Time Zone
surface form: Atlantic Standard Time
utcOffset −4

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Dominican Civil War location Santiago de los Caballeros
Pico Duarte nearestMajorCity Santiago de los Caballeros
Afro-Dominicans (Dominican Republic) majorUrbanCenter Santiago de los Caballeros
Cordillera Central nearbyCity Santiago de los Caballeros
Águilas Cibaeñas location Santiago de los Caballeros
Águilas Cibaeñas homeCity Santiago de los Caballeros
Águilas Cibaeñas stadiumLocation Santiago de los Caballeros
Águilas Cibaeñas basedIn Santiago de los Caballeros
Natti Natasha placeOfBirth Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros officialName Santiago de los Caballeros self-link
Yaque del Norte River flowsThrough Santiago de los Caballeros
Yaque del Norte River passesNear Santiago de los Caballeros
this entity surface form: Santiago de los Caballeros metropolitan area
La Pelona nearestMajorCity Santiago de los Caballeros