Duvergé
Duvergé | |
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Duvergé | |
| Coordinates: 18°22′48″N 71°21′48″W / 18.38000°N 71.36333°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Independencia |
| Founded | 1772 |
| Municipality since | 1891 |
| Area | |
• Total | 521.64 km2 (201.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 19,598 |
| • Density | 37.570/km2 (97.306/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 13,668 |
| • Demonym | Damero(a) |
| Distance to – Jimaní – Santo Domingo | 41 km 245 km |
| Municipal Districts | 1 |
| Climate | BSh |
Duvergé, also known locally as Las Damas (Spanish: "the ladies", after the local Las Damas River) is the largest city in the province of Independencia in the Dominican Republic. The first settlers of this community were the gentlemen Christopher Pérez and María del Pulgar, originating from San Juan de la Maguana.