Duvergé

Duvergé
Duvergé
Coordinates: 18°22′48″N 71°21′48″W / 18.38000°N 71.36333°W / 18.38000; -71.36333
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceIndependencia
Founded1772
Municipality since1891
Area
  Total
521.64 km2 (201.41 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
19,598
  Density38/km2 (97/sq mi)
  Urban
13,668
  Demonym
Damero(a)
Distance to
 Jimaní
 Santo Domingo

41 km
245 km
Municipal Districts
1
ClimateBSh

Duvergé, also known locally as Las Damas (Spanish: "the ladies", after the local Las Damas River) is the largest city in the province of Independencia in the Dominican Republic. The first settlers of this community were the gentlemen Christopher Pérez and María del Pulgar, originating from San Juan de la Maguana.