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Monseñor Nouel Province Country 
Dominican RepublicCapital Bonao - elevation 173 m (568 ft) - coordinates 18°57′0″N 70°24′36″W / 18.95°N 70.41°W Area 992.39 km2 (383 sq mi) Population 167,618 (2002) Density 168.9 / km2 (437 / sq mi) Province since 1982 Subdivisions 3 municipalities
7 municipal districtsCongresspersons 1 Senator
3 DeputiesTimezone EST (UTC-4) Area code 1-809 1-829 1-849 ISO 3166-2 DO-28 Postal Code 42000 
Location of the Monseñor Nouel ProvinceMonseñor Nouel (Spanish pronunciation: [monseˈɲor nuˈwel]) is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from La Vega in 1982.
It is named for Monseñor Dr. Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla (1862-1937), Archbishop of Santo Domingo and briefly President of the Republic in 1912-3.
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]
- Bonao
- Arroyo Toro-Masipedro (D.M.)
- Jayaco (D.M.)
- Juma Bejucal (D.M.)
- La Salvia-Los Quemados
- Sabana del Puerto (D.M.)
- Maimón
- Piedra Blanca
- Juan Adrián (D.M.)
- Villa Sonador (D.M.)
The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2008 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 Bonao 247,103 203,914 43,189 Maimón 65,749 31,588 34,161 Piedra Blanca 72,589 41,089 31,500 Monseñor Nouel province 385,441 276,591 108,850 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). http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=113. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. "VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda" (in Spanish) (PDF). http://one.gob.do/censo/volumen_I_pdf.zip. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
External links
- (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
- (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format
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Categories:- Monseñor Nouel Province
- Provinces of the Dominican Republic
- States and territories established in 1982
- Dominican Republic geography stubs
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