Esperanza, Dominican Republic

Esperanza is a municipality (municipio) of the Valverde province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are four municipal districts (distritos municipal): Boca de Mao, Jicomé, Maizal and Paradero.[3]

Esperanza
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Esperanza
Esperanza in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 19°34′48″N 70°59′24″W
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceValverde
FoundSeptember 9 1907
Area
  Total215.24 km2 (83.10 sq mi)
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
  Total70,588
  Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
  Urban
52,732
Distance to
 Mao

16 km
Municipal Districts
4

As of the 2002 census the municipality had a total population of 70,588 inhabitants, 52,732 living in its urban settlements and 17,856 in its rural districts (Secciones). For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

Notable people

References

  1. Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  3. Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-01-24.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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