Hermanas Mirabal Province

Hermanas Mirabal (Spanish pronunciation: [eɾˈmanas miɾaˈβal], Mirabal Sisters) is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from Espaillat Province in 1952 and was originally called Salcedo, the name of its capital city; it is still referred to by this name sometimes. The name change came on November 21, 2007.[1][2] It commemorates the Mirabal sisters, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country by giving up a privileged life to fight against the powerful Dominican leader, Rafael Trujillo. The Mirabal sisters came from Salcedo and were buried there after their murder.[3][4]

Hermanas Mirabal
Province
Coat of arms
Location of the Hermanas Mirabal Province
Country Dominican Republic
Province since1952
CapitalSalcedo
Government
 • TypeSubdivisions
 • Body3 municipalities
2 municipal districts
 • Congresspersons1 Senator
2 Deputies
Area
 • Total440.43 km2 (170.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total121,887
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
Area code1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2DO-19
Postal Code34000

The province is very fertile and its main agricultural product is plantain.[5][6]

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distritos municipales - D.M.) within them:[7]

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of 2012. Urban populations are those living in the seats (cabeceras, literally "heads") of municipalities or of municipal districts; Rural populations are those living in the districts (secciones, literally "sections") and neighborhoods (parajes, literally "places") outside of them.[8]

Name Total populationUrban populationRural population
Salcedo 62,64334,08028,563
Tenares 30,11019,92610,184
Villa Tapia 30,02114,52115,500
Hermanas Mirabal province 121,88767,64054,247

See also
  • List of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic

References
  1. Camara de Diputados. "Proyecto de Ley mediante el cual se modifica el nombre de la provincia Salcedo a provincia Hermanas Mirabal" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  2. Diario Libre. "Provincia Salcedo pasa a llamarse "Hermanas Mirabal"" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  3. El Tiempo. "La historia de las hermanas Mirabal" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  4. Educando. "Las hermanas Mirabal en otra dimensión" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  5. Hoy.com.do. "Consumo de plátanos en RD 160 millones por mes" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  6. La Informacion. "Sobreproducción yuca y plátanos dificulta venta en los mercados" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  7. 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. 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.
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