Monte Plata Province
Monte Plata (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmonte ˈplata]) is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. It was split from San Cristóbal in 1992.
Monte Plata | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Monte Plata Province | |
| Country |  |
| Province since | 1991 |
| Capital | Monte Plata |
| Government | |
| • Type | Subdivisions |
| • Body | 5 municipalities 6 municipal districts |
| • Congresspersons | 1 Senator 4 Deputies |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,632.14 km2 (1,016.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 222,641 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Area code | 1-809 1-829 1-849 |
| ISO 3166-2 | DO-29 |
| Postal Code | 92000 |
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:[1]
- Bayaguana
- Monte Plata
- Peralvillo (Esperalvillo)
- Sabana Grande de Boyá
- Gonzalo (D.M.)
- Majagual (D.M.)
- Yamasá
- Los Botados (D.M.)
Population
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.[2] For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
| Name | Total population | Urban population | Rural population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayaguana | 34,786 | 19,001 | 15,785 |
| Monte Plata | 57,553 | 26,898 | 30,655 |
| Peralvillo | 20,048 | 7,558 | 12,490 |
| Sabana Grande de Boyá | 30,085 | 20,430 | 9,655 |
| Yamasá | 57,982 | 30,544 | 27,438 |
| Monte Plata province | 200,454 | 104,431 | 96,023 |
References
- 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 14 March 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2007.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- 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