Santo Domingo Province

	Santo Domingo
	Province
Flag	Symbol
Country	Dominican Republic
Largest City	Santo Domingo Norte
Capital	Santo Domingo Este
- coordinates	18°29′36″N 69°52′00″W / 18.49333°N 69.86667°WCoordinates: 18°29′36″N 69°52′00″W / 18.49333°N 69.86667°W
Area	1,296.35 km2 (501 sq mi)
Population	3,263,053 (2014) [1]
Density	2,517/km2 (6,519/sq mi)
Province since	2001
Subdivisions	8 municipalities; 7 municipal districts
Congresspersons	1 Senator ; 36 Deputies
Timezone	AST (UTC-4)
Area code	1–809 1–829 1–849
ISO 3166-2	DO-32
Postal Code	10700 to 11999
	Location of the Santo Domingo Province

Santo Domingo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo]) is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from the Distrito Nacional on October 16, 2001.^[2]

Municipalities and municipal districts

As of June 20, 2006, the province is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal – D. M.) within them:^[3]

Boca Chica
- La Caleta (D.M.)
Los Alcarrizos
- Palmarejo-Villa Linda (D.M.)
- Pantoja (D.M.)
Pedro Brand
- La Cuaba (D.M.)
- La Guáyiga (D.M.)
San Antonio de Guerra
- Hato Viejo (D.M.)
San Luis
Santo Domingo Este
Santo Domingo Norte
- La Victoria (D.M.)
Santo Domingo Oeste

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
Los Alcarrizos	7005263861000000000♠263,861	7005181175000000000♠181,175	7004826860000000000♠82,686
Boca Chica	7005123510000000000♠123,510	7004533260000000000♠53,326	7004701840000000000♠70,184
Pedro Brand	7005103685000000000♠103,685	7004723660000000000♠72,366	7004313190000000000♠31,319
San Antonio de Guerra	7005102586000000000♠102,586	7004596310000000000♠59,631	7004429550000000000♠42,955
San Luis	7005301062000000000♠301,062	7005203209000000000♠203,209	7004978530000000000♠97,853
Santo Domingo Este	7005701269000000000♠701,269	7005402901000000000♠402,901	7005298368000000000♠298,368
Santo Domingo Norte	7005705983000000000♠705,983	7005589047000000000♠589,047	7005116936000000000♠116,936
Santo Domingo Oeste	7005693255000000000♠693,255	7005557999000000000♠557,999	7005135256000000000♠135,256
Santo Domingo province	7006299521100000000♠2,995,211	7006211965400000000♠2,119,654	7005875557000000000♠875,557

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.
↑ 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" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
↑ 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). 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] 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" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-08.

[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). 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.