Provinces of the Dominican Republic
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- See also: Ranked list of Dominican Provinces
- See also: Geographic Regions of the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is divided into thirty-one provincias (provinces; singular provincia), while the national capital, Santo Domingo de Guzmán, 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 (Titulo I Seccion II Art. 5 2002 constitution)[1] and enacted by law. Currently by law 5220 about 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.
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[edit] The provinces as administrative divisions
The provinces are the first-level administrative subdivision of the country. The headquarters of the central governments regional offices are normally in the capital city of a province. The president appoints an administrative governor (Gobernador Civil) for each province but not for the Distrito Nacional (Titulo IX 2002 constitution).[1]
The provinces are divided into municipalities (municipios) which are the second level political and administrative subdivisions of the country (Titulo I Seccion II Art. 5 2002 constitution).[1]
The Distrito Nacional was created in 1936. Prior to this creation the Distrito National was the old Santo Domingo province, not to be confused with the new Santo Domingo province split from it in 2001, existing since the country's independence in 1844. While it is similar to a province in many ways it differs in not having 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]
[edit] The provinces as constituencies
The provinces are also constituencies for the elections to the bicameral National Congress (Congreso de la República). Each electing one member of the Senate (Senado) and members of the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) with one deputy per 50,000 inhabitants or fraction in excess of 25,000, and a guaranteed minimum of two per province (Titulo IV 2002 constitution).[1] [3]
[edit] Statistics
The following is a table of the provinces and their capital cities.[4] Population figures in the following table are from the 2002 census.[5]
| Province | Capital | Area (km²)[6] | Population | Density[6] | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azua | Azua de Compostela | 2,531.77 | 208,857 | 82 | 1 |
| Baoruco | Neyba | 1,282.23 | 91,480 | 71 | 2 |
| Barahona | Santa Cruz de Barahona | 1,739.38 | 179,239 | 103 | 3 |
| Dajabón | Dajabón | 1,020.73 | 62,046 | 61 | 4 |
| Distrito Nacional | Santo Domingo De Guzman | 104.44 | 913,540 | 8,747 | D.N. |
| Duarte | San Francisco de Macorís | 1,605.35 | 283,805 | 177 | 5 |
| Elías Piña | Comendador | 1,426.20 | 63,879 | 45 | 6 |
| El Seibo | Santa Cruz del Seibo | 1,786.80 | 89,261 | 50 | 7 |
| Espaillat | Moca | 838.62 | 225,091 | 268 | 8 |
| Hato Mayor | Hato Mayor del Rey | 1,329.29 | 87,631 | 66 | 9 |
| Hermanas Mirabal | Salcedo | 440.43 | 96,356 | 219 | 21 |
| Independencia | Jimaní | 2,006.44 | 50,833 | 25 | 10 |
| La Altagracia | Salvaleón de Higüey | 3,010.34 | 182,020 | 60 | 11 |
| La Romana | La Romana | 653.95 | 219,812 | 336 | 12 |
| La Vega | Concepción de la Vega | 2,287.24 | 385,101 | 168 | 13 |
| María Trinidad Sánchez | Trinidad Sánchez Nagua | 1,271.71 | 135,727 | 107 | 14 |
| Monseñor Nouel | Bonao | 992.39 | 167,618 | 169 | 15 |
| Monte Cristi | San Fernando de Monte Cristi | 1,924.35 | 111,014 | 58 | 16 |
| Monte Plata | Monte Plata | 2,632.14 | 180,376 | 69 | 17 |
| Pedernales | Pedernales | 2,074.53 | 21,207 | 10 | 18 |
| Peravia | Baní | 792.33 | 169,865 | 214 | 19 |
| Puerto Plata | San Felipe de Puerto Plata | 1,852.90 | 312,706 | 168 | 20 |
| Samaná | Santa Bárbara de Samaná | 853.74 | 91,875 | 108 | 22 |
| Sánchez Ramírez | Cotuí | 1,196.13 | 151,179 | 126 | 23 |
| San Cristóbal | San Cristóbal | 1,265.77 | 532,880 | 421 | 24 |
| San José de Ocoa | San José de Ocoa | 855.40 | 62,368 | 73 | 25 |
| San Juan | San Juan de la Maguana | 3,569.39 | 241,105 | 68 | 26 |
| San Pedro de Macorís | San Pedro de Macorís | 1,255.46 | 301,744 | 240 | 27 |
| Santiago | Santiago de los Caballeros | 2,836.51 | 908,250 | 320 | 28 |
| Santiago Rodríguez | San Ignacio de Sabaneta | 1,111.14 | 59,629 | 54 | 29 |
| Santo Domingo | Santo Domingo Este | 1,296.35 | 1,817,754 | 1,402 | 30 |
| Valverde | Mao | 823.38 | 158,293 | 192 | 31 |
| Total | 48,666.83 | 8,562,541 | 176 | - |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Asamblea Nacional. CONSTITUCION POLITICA DE LA REPBULICA DOMINICANA DE 2002 (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
- ^ 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. (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
- ^ EL CONGRESO NACIONAL. Ley Electoral, No. 275-97 (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
- ^ Gwillim Law – Statoids. Provinces of the Dominican Republic. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
- ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda (PDF) (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
- ^ a b Oficina Nacional de Estadística. República Dominicana en Cifras 2006 (PDF) (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Political Database of the Americas – Dominican 2002 Constitution
- (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
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