San Juan Province (Dominican Republic)

	San Juan
	Province
Flag	Symbol
Country	Dominican Republic
Capital	San Juan de la Maguana
- elevation	415 m (1,362 ft)
- coordinates	18°48′36″N 71°13′48″W / 18.81000°N 71.23000°WCoordinates: 18°48′36″N 71°13′48″W / 18.81000°N 71.23000°W
Area	3,569.39 km2 (1,378 sq mi)
Population	317,293 (2014) [1]
Density	89/km2 (231/sq mi)
Province since	1938
Subdivisions	6 municipalities; 17 municipal districts
Congresspersons	1 Senator ; 5 Deputies
Timezone	AST (UTC-4)
Area code	1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2	DO-22
Postal Code	72000
	Location of the San Juan Province

San Juan (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaŋ ˈxwan]) is a province of the Dominican Republic.^[2] Before 1961 it was known as Benefactor. San Juan is the Republic's largest province, bearing a size of 3,569 square kilometers (1,378 miles), and it is landlocked.

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:^[3]

Bohechío
- Arroyo Cano (D.M.)
- Yaque (D.M.)
El Cercado
- Batista (D.M.)
- Derrumbadero (D.M.)
Juan de Herrera
- Jinova (D.M.)
- La Rubia (D.M)
San Juan de la Maguana
- El Rosario (D.M.)
- Guanito (D.M.)
- Hato del Padre (D.M.)
- La Jagua (D.M.)
- Las Maguanas (D.M.)
- Las Charcas de Maria Nova (D.M.)
- Pedro Corto (D.M.)
- Sabana Alta (D.M.)
- Sabaneta (D.M.)
Las Matas de Farfán
- Carrera de Yegua (D.M.)
- Matayaya (D.M.)
Vallejuelo
- Jorjillo (D.M.)

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2012 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.^[4]

Name	Total population	Urban population	Rural population
Bohechío	7003965200000000000♠9,652	7003420800000000000♠4,208	7003544400000000000♠5,444
El Cercado	7004256880000000000♠25,688	7003258500000000000♠2,585	7004231030000000000♠23,103
Juan de Herrera	7004129630000000000♠12,963	7003695200000000000♠6,952	7003601100000000000♠6,011
Las Matas de Farfán	7004705860000000000♠70,586	7004350540000000000♠35,054	7004355320000000000♠35,532
San Juan de la Maguana	7005169032000000000♠169,032	7005119581000000000♠119,581	7004494510000000000♠49,451
Vallejuelo	7004125550000000000♠12,555	7003100600000000000♠1,006	7004115490000000000♠11,549
San Juan province	7005300476000000000♠300,476	7005154386000000000♠154,386	7005146090000000000♠146,090

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

References

↑ Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-02.
↑ Gwillim Law - Statoids. "Provinces of the Dominican Republic". Retrieved 2007-05-26.
↑ 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" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
↑ Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Censos y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-01-11.

External links

(in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
(in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format

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[r-pop-1] Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-02.

[2] Gwillim Law - Statoids. "Provinces of the Dominican Republic". Retrieved 2007-05-26.

[3] 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" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-01-24.

[censusvol1-4] Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Censos y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-01-11.