Los Cacicazgos () is a district or neighborhood in the city of

Santo Domingo , total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 (Distrito Nacional) , websi ...

, the capital of the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

. It is one of the richest neighborhoods in

and the wealthiest in the city of

. The district is named after the Native Taino

Chiefdoms of Hispaniola The chiefdoms of Hispaniola (''cacicazgo'' in Spanish) were the primary political units employed by the Taíno inhabitants of Hispaniola (Taíno: ''Ayiti'', ''Quisqueya'', or ''Bohio'') in the early historical era. At the time of European conta ...

. Los Cacicazgos is in particular populated by individuals from the

upper class Upper class in modern societies is the social class composed of people who hold the highest social status, usually are the wealthiest members of class society, and wield the greatest political power. According to this view, the upper class is gen ...

. The district has the lowest poverty rate in the city surpassing the neighborhood of

Piantini Ensanche Piantini is a district or neighborhood within the city of Santo Domingo in the National District of the Dominican Republic. Piantini is in particular populated by individuals from the upper class, and has the second most expensive pric ...

. It is the city's most opulent borough; the Anacaona Avenue has the most expensive price per m² in the country. Its limits are: to the north,

Renacimiento Renacimiento is a sector or neighborhood in the city of Santo Domingo in the Distrito Nacional of the Dominican Republic. Renacimiento is in particular populated by individuals from the upper and upper middle class In sociology, the upper mi ...

; to the east,

Mirador Sur Mirador Sur () is a sector or neighborhood in the city of Santo Domingo in the Distrito Nacional of the Dominican Republic. Mirador Sur is in particular populated by individuals from the upper and upper middle class In sociology, the upper mi ...

park; to the south, South Vantage Point Park and beyond it,

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

; to the west, Herrera (in the Province of Santo Domingo). The Carol Morgan School is one of the best school in DR

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Populated places in Santo Domingo {{DominicanRepublic-geo-stub