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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 provinces and lower-level administrative units.
This article provides a collection of the mottos of the provinces of the Dominican Republic. Province Motto Translated Azua "La Atenas del Sur" "The Athens of the South" Bahoruco "Tierra del Lago Enriquillo" "Land of the Lake Enriquillo " Barahona "La Perla del Sur" "The Pearl of the South" Dajabón "Puerta de la Española" "Gate of the Hispaniola " Distrito Nacional "la Ciudad Primada de las ...
La Entrada (D.M.) El Factor. El Pozo (D.M.) Nagua. Arroyo al Medio (D.M.) Las Gordas (D.M.) San José de Matanzas (D.M.) Río San Juan; Municipalities of María Trinidad Sánchez Province. The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2012 census.
La Cueva (D.M.) Cotuí. Quita Sueño (D.M.) Platanal (D.M.) Fantino; La Mata. Angelina (D.M.) La Bija (D.M.) The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2012 census. Urban population are those living in the seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal ...
San Cristóbal (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaŋ kɾisˈtoβal]) is a province in the southern region of Dominican Republic, located west of the capital Santo Domingo.With approximately 642,000 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated province in the country, only behind Santo Domingo, Santiago and the National District.
(in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic (in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format
The territory that the province of Monte Plata occupies today, was part of the Taino chiefdom of Higüey or Icayagua. The establishment of the population that today lives in the northern enclaves of the city of Santo Domingo and that bear the names Monte Plata and Bayaguana are a consequence of the so-called devastations of Ozorio (1605-1606), the Spanish authorities, in 1603 decided by means ...
Monte Cristi was founded by Nicolás de Ovando in 1506 and populated in 1533 by Juan de Bolaños and 63 families from the Canary Islands. These migrated to various parts of the country afterwards leaving the town behind. It was later repopulated and became a wealthy port in the mid-to-late 16th century. Montecristi town museum.