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The division of the country into provinces is laid down in the constitution (Title I, Section II, Article 5) [1] and enacted by law. The latter is currently Law 5220 on the Territorial Division of the Dominican Republic (Ley No. 5220 sobre División Territorial de la República Dominicana), issued 1959 and frequently amended to create new ...
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The division of provinces into municipalities is established in the Constitution [1] and further regulated by Law 5220 on the Territorial Division of the Dominican Republic. [2] It was enacted in 1959 and has been frequently amended to create new provinces, municipalities and lower-level administrative units.
The first mass immigration from the Dominican Republic to New York City began in the 1960s. [10] At around 2013, Dominicans surpassed the older and previously larger Puerto Rican population to become the largest Hispanic group in New York City, however Dominicans are still second in the overall New York metropolitan area.
The sovereignty of the Portuguese Republic is represented in Madeira by the Representative of the Republic, appointed by the President of the Republic on the advice of the Government of the Republic. The tasks of the Representative of the Republic are to sign and order the publication of regional legislative decrees and regional regulatory ...
Pages in category "Provinces of the Dominican Republic" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Dominican Republic (average) 0.766 2 Region VIII (La Vega, Monsenor Nouel, Sanchez Ramirez) 0.765 3 Region I (Peravia, San Cristobal, San José de Ocoa, Azua) 0.762 Region III (Duarte, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Hermanas Mirabal, Samana) 5 Region II (Espaillat, Puerto Plata, Santiago) 0.759 6
The Dominican Republic (Spanish: República Dominicana) is a country in the West Indies that occupies the eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola. It has an area of 48,670 km 2, including offshore islands. The land border shared with Haiti, which occupies the western three-eighths of the island, [1] [2] is 376 km long. [3]