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La Descubierta

Independenciatown

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Total population

23,383

Coordinates18.57°, -71.73°

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City facts

Overview

Within Independencia, Dominican Republic, La Descubierta stands as a town. Around 23,383 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Located at 18.571°, -71.731°, La Descubierta occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. Spanning an area of about 215.5 km², La Descubierta lies very close to sea level (31 m). Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. That works out to roughly 109 residents per square kilometre — a sparse settlement pattern. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
18.5708
Longitude
-71.7309
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Sources

  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image