Santiago Province (Dominican Republic)

Infobox Province Dominican Republic
Name = Santiago de los Caballeros


coat-of-arms = COA Of Santiago de los Caballeros.jpg
demonym = Santiaguence/Santiaguero

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established_date = 1844
Capital = Santiago de los Caballeros
capital_population = 993,629 [http://www.provinciasantiago.gov.do/la_provincia.aspx Provincia Santiago | Sitio Oficial de la Gobernación Provincial de Santiago | Santiago la provincia más provincia ] ]
capital_coor = 19_25_N_70_40_W_ 19° 25′ S 70° 40′ O
largest city = Santiago de los Caballeros
largest city population = 993,629
Area = 2,836.51
area_rank = 3
area_percentage = 5.8
Population = 1,258,141
population_rank = 3
population_date = 2008
population_percentage = 10.6
Density = 320.2
governor = José Augusto Izquierdo Reynoso
ISO = 25
deputies = 18
municipalities = 8
districts = 14
website = http://www.provinciasantiago.gov.do/

Santiago is a province of the Dominican Republic. Santiago is the heart of the country. It is an intellectual, educational, and cultural center. It is also a major industrial center with the rum, textile, cigarette and cigar industry, which are based there. Shoe manufacturing and leather goods furniture making are an important part of the city's economic life. It is also a major Free Zone center with four important industrial free zones, and an important cement factory. Santiago is home to one of the largest medical centers in the northern region of the country, Hospital Metropilitano De Santiago, which serves all 13 provinces of the El Cibao.Also within striking distance there are a good number of pleasant towns, many of which are quite prosperous. Santiago is in the center of the Cibao Valley, the wealthiest region in the DR per capita. Santiago has a sizable wealthy community composed mainly of "old money." It is surrounded by tall mountains which have for years protected it from hurricanes and allows for dense tropical forests to develop on the slopes of such mountains, which are among the highest in the region.

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: [cite web |url=http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=113|title=Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006|author=Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos|language=Spanish|accessdate=2007-01-24]
*Jánico
**El Caimito (D.M.)
**Juncalito (D.M.)
*Licey al Medio
**Las Palomas (D.M.)
*Puñal [http://www.provinciasantiago.gov.do/punal.aspx]
*Sabana Iglesia [http://www.provinciasantiago.gov.do/sabana_iglesia.aspx]
*Santiago de los Caballeros (Capital City)
**Baitoa (D.M.)
**Hato del Yaque (D.M.)
**La Canela (D.M.)
**Pedro García (D.M.)
**San Francisco de Jacagua (D.M.)
*San José de las Matas
**El Rubio (D.M.)
**La Cuesta (D.M.)
**Las Placetas (D.M.)
*Tamboril
*Villa Bisonó
*Villa González
**El Limón (D.M.)
**Palmar Arriba (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. [cite web |url=http://one.gob.do/censo/volumen_I_pdf.zip
format = PDF|title=VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda|author=Oficina Nacional de Estadística|language=Spanish|accessdate=2007-01-24]

For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

New Municipalities

The constitution made the provinces 2 new municipalities that were Sabana Iglesias [http://www.provinciasantiago.gov.do/sabana_iglesia.aspx] that reached an upper level and Puñal [http://www.provinciasantiago.gov.do/punal.aspx] that was created from the municipality of Santiago

Notable natives

*José Reyes - shortstop for the New York Mets
*José Lima - former Major League Baseball pitcher
*Luis Polonia - former Major League Baseball player
*El Jeffrey - Singer
*Julián Tavarez - relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
*Hipolito Mejía- former Dominican President
*Johnny Pacheco- Latin music star
*Joaquín Balaguer- former Dominican President
*Amelia Vega - Miss Universe 2003
*Oscar De La Renta - Fashion Designer
*Robinson Canó - NY Yankees
*Melky Cabrera - NY Yankees
*Tony Peña - NY Yankees

References

External links

* [http://www.one.gob.do/ Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic]
* [http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=114 Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic] , downloadable in PDF format