Development regions of the Dominican Republic
Three macro-regions; ten regions total
The development regions of the Dominican Republic are groups of provinces made only for planning purposes and without any administrative function. They were created on 30 June 2004.[1]
There are 10 development regions in three groups:
Cibao
|
Suroeste
|
Sureste
|
The population data in the following tables are from the last national census (2014).[2]
Cibao change
The Cibao is one of the tradicional division of the country; it corresponds with the northern half of the country.
Region I: Cibao Norte change
Code | Province | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density |
---|---|---|---|---|
090000 | Espaillat | 333,401 | 843.0 | 395.5 |
180000 | Puerto Plata | 470,839 | 1,805.6 | 260.8 |
250000 | Santiago | 1,503,362 | 2,806.3 | 535.7 |
Total of the Region | 1,516,957 | 5,454.9 | 278.1 |
Region II: Cibao Sur change
Code | Province | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density |
---|---|---|---|---|
130000 | La Vega | 447,905 | 2,292.5 | 195.4 |
240000 | Sánchez Ramírez | 248,807 | 1,185.8 | 209.8 |
280000 | Monseñor Nouel | 203,183 | 992.0 | 204.8 |
Total of the Region | 710,821 | 4,470.3 | 159.0 |
Region III: Cibao Nordeste change
Code | Province | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density |
---|---|---|---|---|
060000 | Duarte | 338,649 | 1,649.5 | 205.3 |
140000 | María Trinidad Sánchez | 195,886 | 1,206.5 | 162.4 |
190000 | Hermanas Mirabal | 121,887 | 427.4 | 285.2 |
200000 | Samaná | 139,707 | 862.8 | 161.9 |
Total of the Region | 624,186 | 4,125.5 | 151.3 |
Region IV: Cibao Noroeste change
Code | Province | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density |
---|---|---|---|---|
050000 | Dajabón | 87,274 | 1,021.3 | 85.5 |
150000 | Monte Cristi | 150,833 | 1,885.8 | 80.0 |
260000 | Santiago Rodríguez | 99,044 | 1,147.5 | 86.3 |
270000 | Valverde | 217,026 | 823.0 | 263.7 |
Total of the Region | 394,068 | 4,877.6 | 80.8 |
Suroeste change
Region V: Valdesia change
Code | Province | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density |
---|---|---|---|---|
020000 | Azua | 298,246 | 2,682.5 | 111.2 |
170000 | Peravia | 217,241 | 785.2 | 276.7 |
210000 | San Cristóbal | 640,066 | 1,240.6 | 515.9 |
310000 | San José de Ocoa | 97,640 | 853.4 | 114.4 |
Total of the Region | 1,028,129 | 5,561.7 | 184.9 |
Region VI: Enriquillo change
Code | Province | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density |
---|---|---|---|---|
030000 | Baoruco | 111,269 | 1,284.9 | 86.6 |
040000 | Barahona | 232,818 | 1,660.2 | 140.2 |
100000 | Independencia | 74,583 | 2,007.4 | 37.2 |
160000 | Pedernales | 52,165 | 2,080.5 | 25.1 |
Total of the Region | 368,594 | 7,033.0 | 52.4 |
Region VII: El Valle change
Code | Province | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density |
---|---|---|---|---|
070000 | Elías Piña | 84,632 | 1,395.5 | 60.6 |
220000 | San Juan | 317,293 | 3,363.8 | 94.3 |
Total of the Region | 295,362 | 4,759.3 | 77.4 |
Sureste change
Region VIII: Yuma change
Code | Province | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density |
---|---|---|---|---|
080000 | El Seibo | 110,212 | 1,788.4 | 61.6 |
110000 | La Altagracia | 372,289 | 2,998.4 | 124.2 |
120000 | La Romana | 344,580 | 652.1 | 528.4 |
Total of the Region | 606,323 | 5,438.9 | 111.5 |
Region IX: Higuamo change
Code | Province | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density |
---|---|---|---|---|
230000 | San Pedro de Macorís | 392,911 | 1,254.3 | 313.3 |
290000 | Monte Plata | 222,641 | 2,601.6 | 85.6 |
300000 | Hato Mayor | 103,032 | 1,319.3 | 78.1 |
Total of the Region | 561,431 | 5,175.2 | 108.5 |
Region X: Ozama change
Code | Province | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density |
---|---|---|---|---|
010000 | Distrito Nacional | 1,402,749 | 91.6 | 15,313.9 |
320000 | Santo Domingo | 3,263,053 | 1,302.2 | 2,505.8 |
Total of the Region | 3,339,410 | 1,393.8 | 2,395.9 |
Map change
Related pages change
References change
- ↑ "División Territorial 2012" (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE). May 2012. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ↑ Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-02.