in 2001, the santo domingo province was created with much of the area of the old distrito nacional ("national district"). with that division, many parts of the old city are now part of the santo domingo province and not of the city of santo domingo de guzmán. but they are still part of the metropolitan area of the city (the greater santo domingo). the people that live in this greater santo domingo are "capitaleños" (women are "capitaleñas"), even if they do not live in the national district.