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The provinces of the Dominican Republic are divided into two or more municipalities (municipios singular municipio) with the exception of the Distrito Nacional which consist of only one municipality – Santo Domingo. They are the second-level political and administrative subdivisions of the country.
The division of the provinces into municipalities is laid down in the constitution (Titulo I Seccion II Art. 5 2002 constitution).[1] and enacted by law. Currently by law 5220 about 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, municipalities and lower level administrative units.
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Administration
The municipalities are governed by municipal councils (ayuntamientos) and a mayor (Síndico) elected by their inhabitants as determined by the constitution (Titulo VIII Art. 82 2002 constitution)[1] and law 3455 about the administration of municipalities (Ley 3455 de Organización Municipal).[2]
When a municipality consists of more than one urban center those beside the municipality's seat can be elevated to the status of a municipal district (distrito municipal). A municipal council (Junta Municipal) for such a municipal district is nominated by the municipal council of the municipality to which it belongs (Ley 3455 Titulo I Capitulo IV).[2]
The rural parts of a municipality are divided into districts (Secciones literally sections) which are further divided into neighborhoods (Parajes literally places). The municipal councils appoint district mayors (Alcalde pedáneo) which represent the municipal administration at district level (Ley 3455 Titulo I Capitulo V).[2]
As the municipalities differ largely by population they or the urban centers of them may be cities (Ciudades), the capital of a province or with more than 10,000 inhabitants, towns (Villas), the seat of a municipality or with more than 1,000 inhabitants or villages (Poblados) with less than 1,000 inhabitants.
Municipalities and municipal districts
The following is a list of the 154 municipalities (municipios) and 202 municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) of the Dominican Republic as of June 20 2006.[3]
Name Province Total population Urban population Rural population Santo Domingo de Guzmán Distrito Nacional 2,987,013 2,987,013 0 Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago 1,329,091 863,255 465,836 Santo Domingo Este Santo Domingo 787,129 480,749 306,380 Santo Domingo Norte Santo Domingo 321,178 266,987 54,191 Santo Domingo Oeste Santo Domingo 280,912 226,310 54,602 San Cristóbal San Cristóbal 220,767 137,422 83,345 Concepción de la Vega La Vega 220,279 98,386 121,893 San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís 217,141 193,713 23,428 La Romana La Romana 202,488 191,303 11,185 Los Alcarrizos Santo Domingo 199,611 166,930 32,681 San Francisco de Macorís Duarte 198,068 163,980 34,088 San Felipe de Puerto Plata Puerto Plata 146,882 112,036 34,846 Salvaleón de Higüey La Altagracia 141,751 103,502 38,249 Moca Espaillat 131,733 59,174 72,559 San Juan de la Maguana San Juan de la Maguana 129,224 70,969 58,255 Bonao Monseñor Nouel 115,743 72,821 42,922 Baní Peravia 107,926 61,864 46,062 Boca Chica Santo Domingo 99,508 46,385 53,123 Azua de Compostela Azua 87,024 56,453 30,571 Bajos de Haina San Cristóbal 80,835 61,400 19,435 Villa Altagracia San Cristóbal 78,507 36,791 41,716 Santa Cruz de Barahona Barahona 77,698 74,958 2,740 Cotuí Sánchez Ramírez 74,056 42,115 31,941 Santa Cruz del Seibo El Seibo 63,684 22,489 41,195 Jarabacoa La Vega 56,931 27,370 29,561 Nagua María Trinidad Sánchez 56,268 32,035 24,233 Samana Samaná 51,501 10,692 40,809 Tamboril Santiago 49,810 21,939 27,871 Mao Valverde 49,475 47,828 1,647 La Victoria (D.M.) Santo Domingo 47,664 13,112 34,552 Esperanza Valverde 47,532 41,189 6,343 Pedro Brand Santo Domingo 47,199 22,695 24,504 Sosua Puerto Plata 44,938 9,032 35,906 Hato Mayor del Rey Hato Mayor 43,544 34,006 9,538 Constanza La Vega 42,416 27,090 15,326 Navarrete Santiago 42,210 29,723 12,487 Salcedo Hermanas Mirabal 40,510 11,994 28,516 Yaguate San Cristóbal 39,594 5,248 34,346 La Mata Sánchez Ramírez 39,459 10,034 29,425 Las Matas de Farfán San Juan de la Maguana 38,182 21,271 16,911 Monte Plata Monte Plata 37,614 14,850 22,764 Yamasá Monte Plata 37,453 11,400 26,053 San Ignacio de Sabaneta Santiago Rodríguez 35,654 16,270 19,384 San José de las Matas Santiago 35,428 9,194 26,234 San Antonio de Guerra Santo Domingo 34,553 11,553 23,000 San José de Ocoa San José de Ocoa 34,478 21,226 13,252 Bayaguana Monte Plata 33,122 19,351 13,771 El Carril (D.M.) San Cristóbal 33,049 2,473 30,576 Consuelo San Pedro de Macorís 31,405 25,034 6,371 Cambita Garabitos San Cristóbal 29,496 12,519 16,977 Villa Gonzalez Santiago 29,126 9,497 19,629 San Gregorio de Nigua San Cristóbal 27,447 10,798 16,649 Licey al Medio Santiago 26,735 6,005 20,730 Sánchez Samaná 26,505 11,058 15,447 Hato del Yaque (D.M.) Santiago 25,816 18,354 7,462 San Fernando de Monte Cristi Monte Cristi 25,776 15,629 10,147 Dajabón Dajabón 25,685 16,328 9,357 Comendador Elías Piña 25,475 11,391 14,084 Villa Tapia Hermanas Mirabal 25,460 3,189 22,271 Neyba Baoruco 25,420 18,305 7,115 Tenares Hermanas Mirabal 25,132 7,569 17,563 Sabana Grande de Boyá Monte Plata 24,357 16,291 8,066 El Cercado San Juan de la Maguana 24,173 5,432 18,741 Imbert Puerto Plata 24,075 7,641 16,434 Sabana Yegua Azua 24,015 10,395 13,620 Altamira Puerto Plata 22,983 4,345 18,638 Fantino Sánchez Ramírez 22,675 9,592 13,083 Río Verde Arriba (D.M.) La Vega 22,624 3,514 19,110 Padre Las Casas Azua 22,366 8,424 13,942 San Víctor (D.M.) Espaillat 21,564 5,477 16,087 Miches El Seibo 21,198 9,575 11,623 San Jose de los Llanos San Pedro de Macorís 20,937 4,990 15,947 Gaspar Hernández Espaillat 19,228 6,337 12,891 Quisqueya San Pedro de Macorís 18,528 15,912 2,616 Villa Riva Duarte 18,432 5,728 12,704 Pimentel Duarte 18,280 9,849 8,431 Villa Montellano (D.M.) Puerto Plata 18,280 8,967 9,313 Luperón Puerto Plata 17,649 4,183 13,466 Maimón Monseñor Nouel 17,439 14,514 2,925 Guaymate La Romana 17,324 5,747 11,577 Duvergé Independencia 17,320 12,053 5,267 Peralvillo Monte Plata 17,284 5,354 11,930 Las Matas de Santa Cruz Monte Cristi 17,145 9,822 7,323 La Canela (D.M.) Santiago 16,848 3,757 13,091 Vicente Noble Barahona 16,772 10,848 5,924 Castillo Duarte 16,452 6,359 10,093 Tireo (D.M.) La Vega 16,184 3,712 12,472 San Rafael del Yuma La Altagracia 16,076 4,621 11,455 Cenovi (D.M.) Duarte 16,056 602 15,454 Sabana Grande de Palenque San Cristóbal 15,691 4,499 11,192 Loma de Cabrera Dajabón 15,271 6,938 8,333 Río San Juan María Trinidad Sánchez 15,092 8,813 6,279 Jánico Santiago 14,919 1,852 13,067 Villa Vásquez Monte Cristi 14,784 11,353 3,431 Matanzas (D.M.) Peravia 14,783 3,908 10,875 Laguna Salada Valverde 14,724 7,561 7,163 Sabana de la Mar Hato Mayor 14,676 13,495 1,181 Jima Abajo La Vega 14,627 6,127 8,500 Galván Baoruco 14,356 6,096 8,260 Veragua (D.M.) Espaillat 14,220 5,706 8,514 El Factor María Trinidad Sánchez 13,978 6,882 7,096 Los Botados (D.M.) Monte Plata 13,950 3,986 9,964 Cabral Barahona 13,907 12,175 1,732 Las Terrenas Samaná 13,869 7,296 6,573 Villa Isabela Puerto Plata 13,831 3,701 10,130 Pedernales Pedernales 13,805 10,339 3,466 Castañuela Monte Cristi 13,748 4,046 9,702 Arenoso Duarte 13,615 2,911 10,704 Los Hidalgos Puerto Plata 13,569 2,671 10,898 Paya (D.M.) Peravia 13,537 6,554 6,983 Las Guaranas Duarte 13,460 9,858 3,602 Uvilla (D.M.) Baoruco 13,399 2,203 11,196 Paraíso Barahona 13,320 6,366 6,954 La Otra Banda (D.M.) La Altagracia 13,310 5,307 8,003 Juan López (D.M.) Espaillat 13,296 1,495 11,801 La Peña (D.M.) Duarte 13,295 981 12,314 Enriquillo Barahona 13,262 5,319 7,943 Cabrera María Trinidad Sánchez 12,994 4,854 8,140 Juan de Herrera San Juan de la Maguana 12,727 5,664 7,063 Tabara Arriba Azua 12,475 3,709 8,766 Villa Los Almácigos Santiago Rodríguez 12,312 2,952 9,360 Sabana Iglesia (D.M.) Santiago 12,232 4,792 7,440 Piedra Blanca Monseñor Nouel 12,174 8,285 3,889 Rincon (D.M.) La Vega 12,040 5,748 6,292 El Pozo (D.M.) María Trinidad Sánchez 11,970 2,334 9,636 Vallejuelo San Juan de la Maguana 11,798 5,331 6,467 San José de Matanzas (D.M.) María Trinidad Sánchez 11,764 3,276 8,488 Nizao Peravia 11,675 6,188 5,487 Monción Santiago Rodríguez 11,663 6,757 4,906 Rancho Arriba San José de Ocoa 11,565 3,133 8,432 Peralta Azua 11,462 7,185 4,277 Sabana Larga San José de Ocoa 11,443 7,114 4,329 Villa Jaragua Baoruco 11,437 9,353 2,084 Jimaní Independencia 11,414 5,842 5,572 Sabana del Puerto (D.M.) Monseñor Nouel 10,925 1,188 9,737 Las Yayas de Viajama Azua 10,883 5,629 5,254 Pueblo Viejo Azua 10,835 4,162 6,673 Hondo Valle Elías Piña 10,647 3,752 6,895 Tamayo Baoruco 9,895 6,609 3,286 Cevicos Sánchez Ramírez 9,475 4,191 5,284 Amina (D.M.) Valverde 9,396 1,900 7,496 Polo Barahona 9,367 2,080 7,287 Maizal (D.M.) Valverde 9,350 3,366 5,984 Matayaya (D.M.) San Juan de la Maguana 9,339 1,023 8,316 Ramon Santana San Pedro de Macorís 9,266 1,963 7,303 Pepillo Salcedo Monte Cristi 9,245 3,716 5,529 El Palmar (D.M.) Baoruco 9,142 2,473 6,669 El Rubio (D.M.) Santiago 9,047 707 8,340 Bohechío San Juan de la Maguana 8,963 2,331 6,632 Baitoa (D.M.) Santiago 8,929 1,878 7,051 Las Lagunas de Nisibon La Altagracia 8,870 4,563 4,307 Villa Fundación (D.M.) Peravia 8,550 4,250 4,300 Cana Chapetón (D.M.) Monte Cristi 8,378 1,690 6,688 Don Juan (D.M.) Monte Plata 8,267 2,356 5,911 Jaibón de Pueblo Nuevo (D.M.) Valverde 8,170 3,117 5,053 El Llano Elías Piña 8,151 2,464 5,687 Jamao al Norte Espaillat 8,018 2,158 5,860 Hatillo Palma (D.M.) Monte Cristi 7,975 3,435 4,540 El Valle Hato Mayor 7,966 5,546 2,420 Los Ríos Baoruco 7,831 4,491 3,340 Villa Sonador (D.M.) Monseñor Nouel 7,820 3,586 4,234 Estebania Azua 7,754 5,551 2,203 Guatapanal (D.M.) Valverde 7,719 1,648 6,071 La Ciénaga Barahona 7,715 2,820 4,895 Guayabo Dulce (D.M.) Hato Mayor 7,600 3,815 3,785 Cristo Rey de Guaraguao (D.M.) Duarte 7,566 3,349 4,217 Partido Dajabón 7,562 2,254 5,308 Los Cacaos San Cristóbal 7,494 1,868 5,626 Guayubín Monte Cristi 7,375 2,119 5,256 Banica Elías Piña 7,272 1,458 5,814 Arroyo Salado (D.M.) María Trinidad Sánchez 7,253 1,953 5,300 Mata Palacio (D.M.) Hato Mayor 7,197 244 6,953 Villarpando (D.M.) Azua 7,055 2,995 4,060 Cayetano Germosen Espaillat 6,993 2,460 4,533 La Descubierta Independencia 6,939 5,139 1,800 Restauración Dajabón 6,908 2,110 4,798 Las Charcas Azua 6,800 4,687 2,113 Pedro Corto (D.M.) San Juan de la Maguana 6,699 2,112 4,587 El Pino Dajabón 6,620 1,588 5,032 Villa Elisa (D.M.) Monte Cristi 6,588 1,099 5,489 Santana (D.M.) Peravia 6,426 3,437 2,989 La Entrada (D.M.) María Trinidad Sánchez 6,408 1,091 5,317 Guananico Puerto Plata 6,047 2,495 3,552 Juncalito (D.M.) Santiago 5,994 1,147 4,847 Cristóbal Independencia 5,898 2,546 3,352 Eugenio Maria de Hostos Duarte 5,856 1,822 4,034 José Contreras (D.M.) Espaillat 5,701 730 4,971 Gonzalo (D.M.) Monte Plata 5,577 1,993 3,584 Jaibón (D.M.) Valverde 5,569 4,828 741 La Cueva (D.M.) Sánchez Ramírez 5,514 3,286 2,228 Blanco (D.M.) Hermanas Mirabal 5,254 374 4,880 Las Salinas Barahona 5,229 4,427 802 Jicomé (D.M.) Valverde 5,021 1,716 3,305 La Ciénaga (D.M.) San José de Ocoa 4,882 1,447 3,435 Guayabal Azua 4,852 2,815 2,037 Pizarrete (D.M.) Peravia 4,751 2,554 2,197 Pedro García (D.M.) Santiago 4,608 1,360 3,248 Agua Santa del Yuma (D.M.) Duarte 4,526 1,839 2,687 Juan Santiago Elías Piña 4,491 1,565 2,926 El Puerto (D.M.) San Pedro de Macorís 4,467 2,959 1,508 Palmar Arriba (D.M.) Santiago 4,447 3,452 995 Pedro Sánchez (D.M.) El Seibo 4,379 1,674 2,705 Joba Arriba (D.M.) Espaillat 4,338 1,433 2,905 Pescadería (D.M.) Barahona 4,183 2,075 2,108 Pedro Santana Elías Piña 4,043 1,183 2,860 El Peñón Barahona 4,040 4,010 30 Jaquimeyes Barahona 3,984 2,980 1,004 Oviedo Pedernales 3,976 2,557 1,419 Fundación Barahona 3,937 2,463 1,474 Río Limpio (D.M.) Elías Piña 3,800 1,390 2,410 Postrer Río Independencia 3,740 2,865 875 Canoa (D.M.) Barahona 3,724 2,326 1,398 Juan Adrián (D.M.) Monseñor Nouel 3,517 1,331 2,186 Juancho (D.M.) Pedernales 3,426 1,554 1,872 Yerba Buena (D.M.) Hato Mayor 3,397 447 2,950 Palmar de Ocoa (D.M.) Azua 3,336 1,983 1,353 Elupina Cordero de las Cañitas (D.M.) Hato Mayor 3,251 1,216 2,035 Estero Hondo (D.M.) Puerto Plata 3,189 1,570 1,619 Guayabal (D.M.) Independencia 3,052 1,400 1,652 Majagual (D.M.) Monte Plata 2,752 1,406 1,346 Mella Independencia 2,470 1,884 586 Sabana Buey (D.M.) Peravia 2,217 2,146 71 El Cachón (D.M.) Barahona 2,101 1,867 234 Boca de Yuma (D.M.) La Altagracia 2,013 1,740 273 La Caya (D.M.) Valverde 1,337 1,000 337 La Isabela (D.M.) Puerto Plata 1,263 641 622 Map
Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
Statistics
For population figures as of the 2002 census for the urban centers and seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities and municipal districts with more than 10,000 inhabitants see the list of cities in the Dominican Republic.
References
- ^ a b Asamblea Nacional. "CONSTITUCION POLITICA DE LA REPBULICA DOMINICANA DE 2002" (in Spanish). http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/DomRep/domrep02.html. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
- ^ a b c Congreso Nacional. "Ley No. 3455, Organización Municipal, del 18 de diciembre del 1952" (in Spanish) (PDF). http://www.fedomu.org.do/docs/ley_3455.pdf. Retrieved 2007-03-02.
- ^ 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. http://web.archive.org/web/20070314215735/http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=113. Retrieved 24 January 2007.
External links
- (Spanish) Federación Dominicana de Municipios - FEDOMU, Dominican federation of municipalities
- (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
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