Azua Province

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Azua
Flag Coat of Arm
Location
Map of Domincan Republic, Azua is indicated
Information
Country Flag of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Establishment date 1844
Capital city
 • Population
 • Coordinates		 Azua de Compostela
87,024
18° 27′ S 70° 44′ O
Area
 • Total
 • % of the country		 Ranked 5th
2,531.77 km²
5.2%
Population
 • Total
 • % of the country
 • Density		 Ranked 12th
208,857 (2002)
2.4%
82.5 inhab./km²
Time zone UTC-4
ISO 3166-2 DO-02
Politics and administration
Members in
Congress
 1 Senator
4 Deputies
Municipalities
Municipal Districts		 10
13
Provinces of the Dominican Republic


Azua is a province of the Dominican Republic.

[edit] Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:[1]

  • Azua de Compostela
    • Barreras (D.M.)
    • Barro Arriba (D.M.)
    • Clavellina (D.M.)
    • Emma Balaguer Viuda Vallejo (D.M.)
    • Las Barias-La Estancia (D.M.)
    • Las Lomas (D.M.)
    • Los Jovillos (D.M.)
    • Puerto Viejo (D.M.)
  • Estebania
  • Guayabal
  • Las Charcas

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2002 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.[2]

Name Total population Urban population Rural population
Azua de Compostela &0000000000087024.00000087,024 &0000000000056453.00000056,453 &0000000000030571.00000030,571
Estebania &0000000000007754.0000007,754 &0000000000005551.0000005,551 &0000000000002203.0000002,203
Guayabal &0000000000004852.0000004,852 &0000000000002815.0000002,815 &0000000000002037.0000002,037
Las Charcas &0000000000006800.0000006,800 &0000000000004687.0000004,687 &0000000000002113.0000002,113
Palmar de Ocoa (D.M.) &0000000000003336.0000003,336 &0000000000001983.0000001,983 &0000000000001353.0000001,353
Las Yayas de Viajama &0000000000010883.00000010,883 &0000000000005629.0000005,629 &0000000000005254.0000005,254
Villarpando (D.M.) &0000000000007055.0000007,055 &0000000000002995.0000002,995 &0000000000004060.0000004,060
Padre Las Casas &0000000000022366.00000022,366 &0000000000008424.0000008,424 &0000000000013942.00000013,942
Peralta &0000000000011462.00000011,462 &0000000000007185.0000007,185 &0000000000004277.0000004,277
Pueblo Viejo &0000000000010835.00000010,835 &0000000000004162.0000004,162 &0000000000006673.0000006,673
Sabana Yegua &0000000000024015.00000024,015 &0000000000010395.00000010,395 &0000000000013620.00000013,620
Tabara Arriba &0000000000012475.00000012,475 &0000000000003709.0000003,709 &0000000000008766.0000008,766
Azua province &0000000000208857.000000208,857 &0000000000113988.000000113,988 &0000000000094869.00000094,869

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ 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 (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
  2. ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda (PDF) (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.

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