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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] and enacted by law. 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.




Contents






  • 1 The provinces as administrative divisions


  • 2 The provinces as constituencies


  • 3 Statistics


  • 4 Map


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





The provinces as administrative divisions


The provinces are the first–level administrative subdivisions of the country. The headquarters of the central government's regional offices are normally found in the capital cities of provinces. The president appoints an administrative governor (Gobernador Civil) for each province but not for the Distrito Nacional (Title IX of the constitution).[1]


The provinces are divided into municipalities (municipios), which are the third–level political and administrative subdivisions of the country.[1]


The Distrito Nacional was created in 1936. Prior to this, the Distrito National was the old Santo Domingo Province, in existence since the country's independence in 1844. It is not to be confused with the new Santo Domingo Province split off from it in 2001. While it is similar to a province in many ways, the Distrito Nacional differs in its lack of an administrative governor and consisting only of one municipality, Santo Domingo, the city council (ayuntamiento) and mayor (síndico) of which are in charge of its administration.[2]



The provinces as constituencies


The provinces are also constituencies for the elections to the bicameral National Congress (Congreso de la República). Each province elects one member of the Senate (Senado) and a guaranteed minimum of two members of the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados).[1][3]



Statistics


The following is a table of the provinces and their capital cities. The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate.[4]

















































































































































































































































Province
 Capital
Area (km²)
[5]
 Population[4]
 Density[5]

Azua
Azua
7003253177000000000♠2,531.77
7005298246000000000♠298,246
7002118000000000000♠118

Baoruco
Neiba
7003128223000000000♠1,282.23
7005111269000000000♠111,269
7001870000000000000♠87

Barahona
Barahona
7003173938000000000♠1,739.38
7005232818000000000♠232,818
7002134000000000000♠134

Dajabón
Dajabón
7003102073000000000♠1,020.73
7004872740000000000♠87,274
7001860000000000000♠86

Distrito Nacional
Santo Domingo
7002104440000000000♠104.44
7006140274900000000♠1,402,749
7004134310000000000♠13,431

Duarte
San Francisco de Macorís
7003160535000000000♠1,605.35
7005338649000000000♠338,649
7002211000000000000♠211

El Seibo
El Seibo
7003178680000000000♠1,786.80
7005110212000000000♠110,212
7001620000000000000♠62

Elías Piña
Comendador
7003142620000000000♠1,426.20
7004846320000000000♠84,632
7001590000000000000♠59

Espaillat
Moca
7002838620000000000♠838.62
7005333401000000000♠333,401
7002398000000000000♠398

Hato Mayor
Hato Mayor
7003132929000000000♠1,329.29
7005103032000000000♠103,032
7001780000000000000♠78

Hermanas Mirabal
Salcedo
7002440430000000000♠440.43
7005121887000000000♠121,887
7002277000000000000♠277

Independencia
Jimaní
7003200644000000000♠2,006.44
7004745830000000000♠74,583
7001370000000000000♠37

La Altagracia
Higüey
7003301034000000000♠3,010.34
7005372289000000000♠372,289
7002124000000000000♠124

La Romana
La Romana
7002653950000000000♠653.95
7005344580000000000♠344,580
7002527000000000000♠527

La Vega
Concepción de La Vega
7003228724000099999♠2,287.24
7005447905000000000♠447,905
7002196000000000000♠196

María Trinidad Sánchez
Nagua
7003127171000000000♠1,271.71
7005195886000000000♠195,886
7002154000000000000♠154

Monseñor Nouel
Bonao
7002992390000000000♠992.39
7005203183000000000♠203,183
7002205000000000000♠205

Monte Cristi
Monte Cristi
7003192435000000000♠1,924.35
7005150833000000000♠150,833
7001780000000000000♠78

Monte Plata
Monte Plata
7003263214000000000♠2,632.14
7005222641000000000♠222,641
7001850000000000000♠85

Pedernales
Pedernales
7003207453000000000♠2,074.53
7004521650000000000♠52,165
7001250000000000000♠25

Peravia
Baní
7002792330000000000♠792.33
7005217241000000000♠217,241
7002274000000000000♠274

Puerto Plata
Puerto Plata
7003185290000000000♠1,852.90
7005498232000000000♠498,232
7002269000000000000♠269

Samaná
Samaná
7002853740000000000♠853.74
7005139707000000000♠139,707
7002164000000000000♠164

San Cristóbal
San Cristóbal
7003126577000000000♠1,265.77
7005640066000000000♠640,066
7002506000000000000♠506

San José de Ocoa
San José de Ocoa
7002855400000000000♠855.40
7004976400000000000♠97,640
7002114000000000000♠114

San Juan
San Juan de la Maguana
7003356939000000000♠3,569.39
7005317293000000000♠317,293
7001890000000000000♠89

San Pedro de Macorís
San Pedro de Macorís
7003125546000000000♠1,255.46
7005392911000000000♠392,911
7002313000000000000♠313

Sánchez Ramírez
Cotuí
7003119613000000000♠1,196.13
7005248807000000000♠248,807
7002208000000000000♠208

Santiago
Santiago de los Caballeros
7003283651000000000♠2,836.51
7006154336200000000♠1,543,362
7002544000000000000♠544

Santiago Rodríguez
Sabaneta
7003111114000000000♠1,111.14
7004990440000000000♠99,044
7001890000000000000♠89

Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo Este
7003129635000099999♠1,296.35
7006326305300000000♠3,263,053
7003251700000000000♠2,517

Valverde
Mao
7002823380000000000♠823.38
7005217026000000000♠217,026
7002264000000000000♠264

Total

7004486668300000000♠48,666.83
7007129352230000000♠12,935,223
7002266000000000000♠266


Map








See also



  • Geography of the Dominican Republic

  • Demographics of Dominican Republic

  • ISO_3166-2:DO



References





  1. ^ abcd Asamblea Nacional. "CONSTITUCION DE LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-03-11..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ 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 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2007-03-08.


  3. ^ EL CONGRESO NACIONAL. "Ley Electoral, No. 275-97" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-03-11.


  4. ^ ab Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-02-02.


  5. ^ ab Oficina Nacional de Estadística. "República Dominicana en Cifras 2006" (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2007-03-27.




External links




  • (in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística (National Statistics Office). Official statistics portal of the Dominican Republic.


  • (in Spanish) Blog of the Dominican Republic, videos, news, culture and music













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