Villa Francisca

Villa Francisca
Villa Francisca
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 David Collado
Population (2008)
  Total 50,185
Time zone UTC-4 UTC
  Summer (DST) UTCNone
Website http://www.adn.gov.do/

Villa Francisca is a Sector in the city of Santo Domingo in the Distrito Nacional of the Dominican Republic. This neighborhood is populated in particular by individuals from the lower middle class.

En la época colonial, Villa Francisca era conocida como Galindo. En la obra literaria dominicana Cosas Añejas, de César Nicolás Penson, se mencionan unas jóvenes vírgenes que fueron brutalmente asesinadas, las cuales vivían en Galindo.

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