Santiago (Santiago de los Caballeros) is the second largest city in the Dominican Republic; Santiago, capital of the province, was built in 1495 the colonial era, in the Dominican War of recovery is an important strategic city. Metropolitan population of about 135 million people in 2008, the urban population of over 500,000. Outline North of Santiago in the Dominican Republic's Cibao Valley, the Mainland, the Dominican's second largest city and municipalities. River North cover (Yaque del Norte) flows through the city center next to the urban areas of the Zionist war monument (El Monumento) casual networking evening for the public place. Cibao Valley, Dominican food production powerhouse, the main growing tobacco, sugar, cocoa, coffee and rice crops. February each year south of La Vega in San Diego is a multi-country celebration of the most famous carnival locations. San Diego for the New World as the first name of the city.
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Current mayor (2006) Jerry Sanders (Jerry Sanders) (2005 年 12 月 5 inauguration on) Current City Council (2006) Constituency 1 - Scott Peters (Scott Peters) Speaker Constituency 2-- Kevin Fu Kou can (Kevin Faulconer) Constituency 3 - East Timor Niyi root (Toni Atkins) Constituency 4-- Tony Yang (Tony Young) Deputy Speaker Constituency 5-- Brian Enmai be ex (Brian Maienschein) Constituency 6-- Donna Fulai (Donna Frye) Constituency 7-- Jimmy Maida Buddha (Jim Madaffer) Constituency 8-- classes off cable (Ben Hueso)