Santo Domingo Province
| Santo Domingo | |
| Province | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
|---|---|
| Capital | Santo Domingo Este |
| - coordinates | 18°29′36″N 69°52′00″W / 18.49333°N 69.86667°WCoordinates: 18°29′36″N 69°52′00″W / 18.49333°N 69.86667°W |
| Area | 1,296.35 km2 (501 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,263,053 (2014) [1] |
| Density | 2,517/km2 (6,519/sq mi) |
| Province since | 2001 |
| Subdivisions | 8 municipalities 7 municipal districts |
| Congresspersons | 1 Senator 36 Deputies |
| Timezone | AST (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 1–809 1–829 1–849 |
| ISO 3166-2 | DO-32 |
| Postal Code | 10700 to 11999 |
 Location of the 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.[2]
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:[3]
- Boca Chica
- La Caleta (D.M.)
- Los Alcarrizos
- Palmarejo-Villa Linda (D.M.)
- Pantoja (D.M.)
- Pedro Brand
- La Cuaba (D.M.)
- La Guáyiga (D.M.)
- San Antonio de Guerra
- Hato Viejo (D.M.)
- Santo Domingo Este
- San Luis (D.M.)
- Santo Domingo Norte
- La Victoria (D.M.)
- Santo Domingo Oeste
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.[4]
| Name | Total population | Urban population | Rural population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Alcarrizos | 263,861 | 181,175 | 82,686 |
| Boca Chica | 123,510 | 53,326 | 70,184 |
| Pedro Brand | 103,685 | 72,366 | 31,319 |
| San Antonio de Guerra | 102,586 | 59,631 | 42,955 |
| San Luis | 301,062 | 203,209 | 97,853 |
| Santo Domingo Este | 701,269 | 402,901 | 298,368 |
| Santo Domingo Norte | 705,983 | 589,047 | 116,936 |
| Santo Domingo Oeste | 693,255 | 557,999 | 135,256 |
| Santo Domingo province | 2,995,211 | 2,119,654 | 875,557 |
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
References
- ↑ Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ↑ 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 2007-03-08.
- ↑ 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 2007-01-24.
- ↑ 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 2012-01-11.
External links
- (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
- (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format