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Most Urban Cities in Dominican Republic

Densely populated city centers with the largest urban footprints.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Density · 65% Population · 35%

Top 12 Most Urban Cities in Dominican Republic

Ranked by composite score across 2 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 76.1
Santo Domingo Oeste, 37
701,269 residents
Density 22,549
Population 701,269
#2
Score 47.6
Santo Domingo, 34
2,201,941 residents
Density 4,380
Population 2,201,941
#3
Score 35.5
Santo Domingo Este, 37
700,000 residents
Density 8,465
Population 700,000
#4
Score 30
Santiago de los Caballeros, 25
1,200,000 residents
Density 3,813
Population 1,200,000
#5
Score 13.5
San Pedro de Macorís, 24
217,899 residents
Density 3,490
Population 217,899
#6
Score 10.9
Bajos de Haina, 33
66,784 residents
Density 3,439
Population 66,784
#7
Score 9.4
La Romana, 12
208,437 residents
Density 2,125
Population 208,437
#8
Score 5.4
San Cristóbal, 33
154,040 residents
Density 1,037
Population 154,040
#9
Score 4.5
Santa Cruz de Barahona, 03
77,160 residents
Density 1,165
Population 77,160
#10
Score 4.4
Bella Vista, 34
175,683 residents
Density 582
Population 175,683
#11
Score 3.2
Puerto Plata, 18
146,000 residents
Density 330
Population 146,000
#12
Score 3.1
Punta Cana, 10
100,023 residents
Density 545
Population 100,023

Full Ranking

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1 Santo Domingo Oeste 37 76.1
2 Santo Domingo 34 47.6
3 Santo Domingo Este 37 35.5
4 Santiago de los Caballeros 25 30
5 San Pedro de Macorís 24 13.5
6 Bajos de Haina 33 10.9
7 La Romana 12 9.4
8 San Cristóbal 33 5.4
9 Santa Cruz de Barahona 03 4.5
10 Bella Vista 34 4.4
11 Puerto Plata 18 3.2
12 Punta Cana 10 3.1
13 San Francisco de Macorís 06 2.9
14 Boca Chica 37 2.8
15 La Vega 30 2.6
16 Villa Bisonó 25 2.5
17 Salvaleón de Higüey 10 2.4
18 Tamboril 25 2.2
19 Moca 08 2
20 Esperanza 27 2
21 Bonao 31 1.8
22 San Juan de la Maguana 23 1.8
23 Monte Llano 18 1.6
24 Baní 35 1.6
25 Azua 01 1.5
26 Licey al Medio 25 1.5
27 Cristo Rey 34 1.4
28 San Gregorio de Nigua 33 1.3
29 Villa Francisca 34 1.2
30 Sabana Grande de Palenque 33 1.2
31 Mao 27 1.2
32 Villa Altagracia 33 1.2
33 Salcedo 19 1.1
34 Nizao 35 1.1
35 Quisqueya 24 1
36 Río Grande 18 1
37 Las Matas de Santa Cruz 15 1
38 Cotuí 21 1
39 Cabral 03 0.9
40 Hato Mayor del Rey 29 0.9
41 Nagua 14 0.8
42 Villa González 25 0.8
43 Las Guáranas 06 0.8
44 Fantino 21 0.7
45 Pimentel 06 0.7
46 Jarabacoa 30 0.7
47 Villa Consuelo 34 0.7
48 Dajabón 04 0.7
49 Constanza 30 0.6
50 Cambita Garabitos 33 0.6

Santo Domingo Oeste, 37 tops the list with a composite score of 76.1 out of 100, followed by Santo Domingo and Santo Domingo Este. 37 dominates the top 12 with 2 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for most urban.

Rankings combine 2 independent metrics: Density, Population. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to most urban, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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