Villa Isabela

Villa Isabela
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Villa Isabela
Villa Isabela in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 19°49′12″N 71°3′0″W / 19.82000°N 71.05000°W / 19.82000; -71.05000
Country Dominican Republic
ProvincePuerto Plata
Area
 • Total
212.60 km2 (82.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
14,889
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Municipal Districts
3

Villa Isabela is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic. It lies 9 km south of the site of La Isabela, where Christopher Columbus founded a settlement in 1493.

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