Ciudad Universitaria, Distrito Nacional

Ciudad Universitaria
Ciudad Universitaria
Coordinates: 18°30′N 69°59′W / 18.500°N 69.983°W / 18.500; -69.983Coordinates: 18°30′N 69°59′W / 18.500°N 69.983°W / 18.500; -69.983
Country Dominican Republic
Province Distrito Nacional
Government
  Mayor Roberto Salcedo
Population (2008)
  Total 345,457
Website http://www.adn.gov.do/

Ciudad Universitaria is a Sector in the city of Santo Domingo in the Distrito Nacional of the Dominican Republic. There are eighteen universities in Ciudad Universitaria in the city of Santo Domingo, the highest number of any city in the Dominican Republic. Established in 1538, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) is the oldest university in the Americas and is also the only public university in the city. Santo Domingo holds the nation's highest percentage of residents with a higher education degree.

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