Don Gregorio is a town in
Nizao
Nizao is a city in the province of Peravia in the Dominican Republic.
General information
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County, located in the southeastern corner of
Dominican Republic
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, at . It is the second most populated town in the Nizao County of the
Peravia
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Province, in the estuary of the Nizao River. Don Gregorio was elevated to municipal section on January 1, 1945, when Nizao was elevated from Municipal District to the category of County by the Dominican Congress.
Don Gregorio is an agricultural town rich in cultivable lands and a huge producer of baseball players.
Wilton Guerrero
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, Jesus Sánchez, and
Vladimir Guerrero
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are dongregorienses who have played in
Major League Baseball
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in the
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.
Don Gregorio is also the home of the first congressman representing Nizao County on the Dominican Republic
Chamber of Deputies (representatives), Lic.
Glovis Reyes Aglón. Don Gregorio also has provided two of the four mayors that have been elected in the young county of Nizao.
References
Don Gregorio Punto ORG
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Populated places in Peravia Province