Las Matas de Santa Cruz
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Las Matas de Santa Cruz
Coordinates: 19°40′12″N 71°30′0″W / 19.67000°N 71.50000°W / 19.67000; -71.50000
Country	Dominican Republic
Province	Monte Cristi
Municipality since	1985
Area [1]
• Total	109.51 km2 (42.28 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[2]
• Total	18,756
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
• Urban	9,822
Municipal Districts	0

Las Matas de Santa Cruz is a small city in the Monte Cristi province of the Dominican Republic.^[3]

Notable people

• Nelson Cruz - (b 1980) is a Dominican-American professional baseball designated hitter and right fielder.
• Antony Santos - (b 1967) is a Dominican singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is one of the top-selling Bachata artists of all time.
• Raulín Rodríguez (born June 16, 1971) is a Dominican singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is one of the first major bachata artists to have international success and popularize this style of music in the Dominican Republic.