List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean

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This is a list of the largest metropolitan areas in the Caribbean , based on official population estimates or projections as of mid-2015-2023.

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RankMetropolitan areaPopulationYearCountry
1 Santo Domingo 4,579,536 [1] 2022Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
2 Havana 3,349,290 [2] 2023Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
3 Port-au-Prince 2,618,894 [3] 2015Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
4 San Juan 2,196,538 [4] 2015Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
5 Kingston 1,190,763 [lower-alpha 1] [6] 2015Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
6 Santiago de los Caballeros 891,674 [lower-alpha 2] [8] 2015Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The National Works Agency of Jamaica defines the Kingston Metropolitan Region as comprising the parishes of Kingston, Saint Catherine and Saint Andrew. [5]
  2. ↑ In 2015, Reynaldo Peguero, the director of the Santiago Development Council (Consejo de Desarrollo de Santiago, CDES), defined the metropolitan area of Santiago as comprising the municipalities of Santiago proper, Baitoa, Licey al Medio, Puñal, Tamboril and Villa González. [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ POPULATION TOTALE, DE 18 ANS ET PLUS MENAGES ET DENSITES ESTIMES EN 2015 (PDF) (Report). Institut Haïtien de Statistique et d'Informatique (IHSI). March 2015. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-06. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  3. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2016. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  4. ↑ "3. Población Proyectada al 30 de junio, por edades simples y años simples. AMBOS SEXOS. Período 2015–2050" (PDF). Proyecciones de la Población de Cuba 2015–2050. Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  5. ↑ Spatial boundaries of Jamaica (PDF) (Report). Planning Institute of Jamaica. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  6. ↑ Demographic Statistics 2015 (PDF) (Report). Statistical Institute of Jamaica. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  7. ↑ Peguero, Reynaldo (2015-10-31). "Atención al Ordenamiento del Área Metropolitana de Santiago" (in Spanish). Acento. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  8. ↑ Población total estimadas y proyectadas por año calendario, región, provincia y municipio según sexo y grupos quinquenales de edad, 2015–2020 (Report). Oficina Nacional de Estadística. 2015-05-09. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
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