Editing Santo Domingo (section)

==Government and politics==
[[File:Palacio Nacional SD RD 02 2017 2005.jpg|thumb|232x232px|The [[National Palace (Dominican Republic)|National Palace]], in Santo Domingo]]
Santo Domingo is the center of the national government of the Dominican Republic. The President's office and ministries, National Congress, Supreme Court of Justice, and other main government institutions are located in the metropolitan area.

The city is administered by the ''Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional'' (City Hall), which is responsible for municipal functions.<ref name="MoréBergdoll2010">{{cite book |last1=Moré |first1=Gustavo Luis |last2=Bergdoll |first2=Barry |title=Caribbean Modernist Architecture |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CgI9cMHsSPIC&pg=RA1-PA8 |access-date=4 June 2012 |date=30 June 2010 |publisher=The Museum of Modern Art |isbn=978-0-87070-775-9 |page=8 }}</ref> The current mayor of Santo Domingo is Carolina Mejía de Garrigó.

The "Policía Nacional" (National Police) and "Policia Turística" (Tourist Police) (POLITUR) are tasked with enforcing city safety.