Santiago de los Caballeros, often shortened to Santiago, is the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic and the fourth-largest city in the Caribbean by population. It is the capital of Santiago Province and the largest major metropolis in the Cibao region of the country. Santiago is the largest Caribbean city that is not a capital city, and it is also the largest non-coastal metropolis in the Caribbean islands. Santiago is located approximately 155 km northwest of the capital Santo Domingo with an average altitude of 178 m. The city has a total population of 771,748 inhabitants. Santiago's metropolitan area population composed by the municipalities of Santiago-Licey Al Medio-Baitoa-Tamboril-Puñal-Villa González is 959,498 as of 2022, making it the second largest of the Dominican Republic.
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