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
changeThe Cibao is one of the tradicional division of the country; it corresponds with the northern half of the country.
Region I: Cibao Norte
changeCode | 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
changeCode | 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
changeCode | 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
changeCode | 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
changeRegion V: Valdesia
changeCode | 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
changeCode | 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
changeCode | 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
changeRegion VIII: Yuma
changeCode | 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
changeCode | 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
changeCode | 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 |
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changeRelated pages
changeReferences
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.