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The Dominican Republic is divided into thirty-one provincias (provinces; singular provincia), while the national capital, Santo Domingo, is contained within its own Distrito Nacional ("National District"; "D.N." on the map below). The division of the country into provinces is laid down in the constitution (Title I, Section II, Article 5) [1 ...
These are ranked lists of the Provinces of Dominican Republic. Population figures areas are taken from the report on the 2010 census. [1] The percentages (%) mean how much of the country the province has (population and area).
Province Date Created Preceding Entity Old Names Azua: March 12, 1844 One of the Original 5 Provinces Baoruco: March 10, 1943 Separated from Barahona Province: Barahona: May 16, 1909 Was first a Maritime District from 1870; originally was part of Azua Province before reform in 1845, became province on May 16, 1909 Distrito Marítimo del Sur ...
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.
Regional divisions and provinces in Dominican Republic Macro-regions Regions Provinces Norte/Cibao: Cibao Nordeste [4] Duarte: Hermanas Mirabal: María Trinidad Sánchez: Samaná: Cibao Noroeste [5] Dajabón: Monte Cristi: Santiago Rodríguez: Valverde: Cibao Norte [6] Espaillat: Puerto Plata: Santiago: Cibao Sur [7] La Vega: Monseñor Nouel ...
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 .
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Map of the Dominican Republic. Cities in the Dominican Republic, in accordance with the definition of urban population for purposes of the 2002 census, [1] are the urban centers and seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities (municipios singular municipio), the sec level political and administrative subdivisions of the country, or of municipal districts (distritos municipales) within ...