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]
CibaoEdit
The Cibao is one of the tradicional division of the country; it corresponds with the northern half of the country.
Region I: Cibao NorteEdit
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 SurEdit
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 NordesteEdit
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 NoroesteEdit
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 |
SuroesteEdit
Region V: ValdesiaEdit
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: EnriquilloEdit
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 ValleEdit
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 |
SuresteEdit
Region VIII: YumaEdit
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: HiguamoEdit
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: OzamaEdit
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 |
MapEdit
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "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.