La Vega, Dominican Republic
La Vega | |
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Municipality | |
| Concepción de la Vega (Real) | |
View of La Vega city, Dominican Republic | |
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Coat of arms | |
La Vega | |
| Coordinates: 19°13′12″N 70°31′48″W / 19.22000°N 70.53000°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | La Vega |
| Municipal Districts | 3 |
| Founded | 1494 |
| Municipality since | 1844 |
| Area | |
• Total | 410.9 km2 (158.6 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30.71 km2 (11.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 202,864 |
| • Density | 493.7/km2 (1,279/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 104,536 |
| Demonyms | Vegano (female, vegana) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Distance | 36 km (22 mi) to Santiago 125 km (78 mi) to Santo Domingo |
La Vega, officially Concepción de la Vega (Real), is the third most populous city and a municipality of the Dominican Republic. It is the provincial capital of the homonymous province. The city is known as the Carnival epicenter of the Dominican Republic for its tradition and culture, its large agricultural production methods throughout its province.