Santo Domingo Province

Santo Domingo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo]) is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from the Distrito Nacional on October 16, 2001.[1]

For other uses, see Santo Domingo (disambiguation).

Santo Domingo
Province
Coat of arms
Location of the Santo Domingo Province
Coordinates: 18°32′48″N 69°49′31″W
Country Dominican Republic
Province since2001
CapitalSanto Domingo Este
Government
 • TypeSubdivisions
 • Body8 municipalities
7 municipal districts
 • Congresspersons1 Senator
36 Deputies
Area
 • Total1,296.35 km2 (500.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total3,263,053
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
Area code1–809 1–829 1–849
ISO 3166-2DO-32
Postal Code10700 to 11999

Municipalities and municipal districts

As of June 20, 2006, the province is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal – D. M.) within them:[2]

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 districts. Rural population are those living in the districts (Secciones literally sections) and neighborhoods (Parajes literally places) outside of them.[3]

Name Total populationUrban populationRural population
Los Alcarrizos 263,861181,17582,686
Boca Chica 123,51053,32670,184
Pedro Brand 103,68572,36631,319
San Antonio de Guerra 102,58659,63142,955
San Luis 301,062203,20997,853
Santo Domingo Este 701,269402,901298,368
Santo Domingo Norte 705,983589,047116,936
Santo Domingo Oeste 693,255557,999135,256
Santo Domingo province 2,995,2112,119,654875,557

For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

References
  1. EL CONGRESO NACIONAL. "Ley No. 163-01 que crea la provincia de Santo Domingo, y modifica los Artículos 1 y 2 de la Ley No. 5220, sobre División Territorial de la República Dominicana" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2007.
  2. 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). Retrieved January 24, 2007.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Censos y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved January 11, 2012.
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