Cristo Rey is a sector in the city of Santo Domingo in the Distrito Nacional of the Dominican Republic. The neighbourhood is populated by the lower middle class. This heavily populated area was formed in the last major resettlement for industrious peasants mostly coming from the North of the country, especially around 1970–1974, when the National Zoo was built on the Arroyo Riverside. Cristo Rey, antes llamado Arroyo Salado, es uno de los barrios con más clubes deportivos, escuelas e iglesias, y unas 60 organizaciones comunitarias que luchan por el desarrollo de ese sector. Historia