Provinces of the Dominican Republic

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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).

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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.

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 second–level political and administrative subdivisions of the country. [1]

The Distrito Nacional was created in 1936. Prior to this, the Distrito Nacional 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, which 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 ) 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 2021 population estimate. [4]

Coat Of ArmsProvince
National District
CapitalRegionDepartmentArea

(km2) [5]

Population

2021 [6]

DensityMapEstablishment year
Escudo de la provincia de Azua de Compostela.jpg Azua SouthValdesia2,531.77222,61086.59 Azua in Dominican Republic.svg 1844
Escudo Provincia Bahoruco.png Baoruco SouthEnriquillo1,282.23101,30677.40 Baoruco in Dominican Republic.svg 1943
Escudo de la Provincia Barahona.svg Barahona SouthEnriquillo1,739.38189,100108.49 Barahona in Dominican Republic.svg 1881
Escudo de la Provincia Dajabon.png Dajabón Cibao Cibao Noroeste1,020.7366,67563.95 Dajabon in Dominican Republic.svg 1938
Duarte Cibao Cibao Nordeste1,605.35299,583183.70 Duarte in Dominican Republic.svg 1896
Escudo de la Provincia El Seibo.svg El Seibo EastYuma1,786.8094,04963.58 El Seibo in Dominican Republic.svg 1844
Escudo de la Provincia Elias Pina.png Elías Piña SouthEl Valle1,426.2063,30335.51 Elias Pina in Dominican Republic.svg 1942
Escudo de la Provincia Espaillat.png Espaillat Cibao Cibao Norte838.62240,428281.97 Espaillat in Dominican Republic.svg 1885
Escudo de la Provincia Hato Mayor.png Hato Mayor EastHiguamo1,329.2985,74764.37 Hato Mayor in Dominican Republic.svg 1984
Escudo de la Provincia Hermanas Mirabal.png Hermanas Mirabal Cibao Cibao Nordeste440.4392,045209.78 Hermanas Mirabal in Dominican Republic.svg 1952
Escudo de la Provincia Independencia.png Independencia SouthEnriquillo2,006.4458,95127.73 Independencia in Dominican Republic.svg 1948
Escudo de la Provincia La Altagracia.png La Altagracia EastYuma3,010.34360,874104.61 La Altagracia in Dominican Republic.svg 1944
Escudo de la Provincia La Romana.svg La Romana EastYuma653.95274,894397.59 La Romana in Dominican Republic.svg 1944
Escudo de la Provincia La Vega.png La Vega Cibao Cibao Sur2,287.24412,469176.64 La Vega in Dominican Republic.svg 1844
Escudo de la Provincia Maria Trinidad Sanchez.png María Trinidad Sánchez Cibao Cibao Nordeste1,271.71140,954111.17 Maria Trinidad Sanchez in Dominican Republic.svg 1959
Escudo de la Provincia Monsenor Nouel.png Monseñor Nouel Cibao Cibao Sur992.39174,959171.51 Monsenor Nouel in Dominican Republic.svg 1991
Escudo de la Provincia Monte Cristi.png Monte Cristi Cibao Cibao Noroeste1,924.35117,73659.22 Monte Cristi in Dominican Republic.svg 1879
Escudo de la Provincia Monte Plata.png Monte Plata EastHiguamo2,632.14191,44771.68 Monte Plata in Dominican Republic.svg 1991
Escudo de la Provincia Pedernales.png Pedernales SouthEnriquillo2,074.5335,28016.12 Pedernales in Dominican Republic.svg 1957
Escudo de la Provincia Peravia.png Peravia SouthValdesia792.33198,499241.62 Peravia in Dominican Republic.svg 1944
Escudo de la Provincia Puerto Plata.svg Puerto Plata Cibao Cibao Norte1,852.90333,940177.29 Puerto Plata in Dominican Republic.svg 1850
Escudo de la Provincia Samana.svg Samaná Cibao Cibao Nordeste853.74113,036125.62 Samana in Dominican Republic.svg 1867
Escudo de la Provincia San Cristobal.png San Cristóbal SouthValdesia1,265.77643,595505.93 San Cristobal in Dominican Republic.svg 1932
Escudo de la Provincia San Jose de Ocoa.png San José de Ocoa SouthValdesia855.453,83345.11 San Jose de Ocoa in Dominican Republic.svg 2000
Escudo de la Provincia San Juan.svg San Juan SouthEl Valle3,569.39220,264266.12 San Juan in Dominican Republic.svg 1938
Escudo de San Pedro de Macoris (En cuadrilongo).svg San Pedro de Macorís EastHiguamo1,255.46306,00283.66 San Pedro de Macoris in Dominican Republic.svg 1907
Escudo de la Provincia Sanchez Ramirez.png Sánchez Ramírez Cibao Cibao Sur1,196.13151,888121.09 Sanchez Ramirez in Dominican Republic.svg 1952
Escudo de la Provincia Santiago.svg Santiago Cibao Cibao Norte2,836.511,052,088355.30 Santiago in Dominican Republic.svg 1844
Escudo de la Provincia Santiago Rodriguez.png Santiago Rodríguez Cibao Cibao Noroeste1,111.1457,20951.71 Santiago Rodriguez in Dominican Republic.svg 1948
Escudo de la Provincia Santo Domingo.png Santo Domingo SouthOzama1,301.842,955,3392036.08 Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic.svg 2001
Escudo del Municipio Mao.svg Valverde
Mao
Cibao Cibao Noroeste823.38177,865207.06 Valverde in Dominican Republic.svg 1959
Escudo del Municipio Santo Domingo.svg Distrito Nacional EastOzama104.441,049,5679,651.45 Distrito Nacional in Dominican Republic (special marker).svg 1932

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