Las Matas de Santa Cruz

Las Matas de Santa Cruz
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Las Matas de Santa Cruz
Coordinates: 19°40′12″N 71°30′0″W
Country	Dominican Republic
Province	Monte Cristi
Municipality since	1985
Area [1]
• Total	109.51 km^2 (42.28 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[2]
• Total	18,756
• Density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
• Urban	9,822
Municipal Districts	0

Las Matas de Santa Cruz is a small city in the Monte Cristi province of the Dominican Republic.[3]

Notable people

• Nelson Cruz - (b 1980) is a Dominican-American professional baseball designated hitter and right fielder.
• Antony Santos - (b 1967) is a Dominican singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is one of the top-selling Bachata artists of all time.
• Raulín Rodríguez (born June 16, 1971) is a Dominican singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is one of the first major bachata artists to have international success and popularize this style of music in the Dominican Republic.

References

1. "Superficies a nivel de municipios". Oficina Nacional de Estadistica. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009.
2. "Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda". Oficina Nacional de Estadistica. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009.
3. "Dominican Republic: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazeteer. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2021 – via Archive Today.