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Place Name
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Azua
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Pronunciation
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AH-zoo-ah
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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46,420 (1993)
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Location
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Azua prov., Dominican Republic, Caribbean
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Latitude
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18°27'N
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Longitude
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70°43'W
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Azua
(AH-zoo-ah), officially Azua de Compostela, city
(1993 pop. 46,420),  Azua prov., SW Dominican Republic,
3 mi/4.8 km from its port on the Caribbean Sea
(Ocoa Bay), at S foot of the Sierra de Ocoa,
55 mi/89 km W of Santo Domingo; 18°27'N
70°43'W. Leading town of the SW; trades in agr. prods. (sugarcane,
coffee, rice, beans, corn, resin, fruit, medicinal plants;
timber). Has internatl. airport. Ruins of anc. convent. Founded nearby
in 1504; later destroyed by earthquake and moved to present site.
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