DOMINICAN REPUBLIChistorical demographical data of the administrative division |
PROVINCIA | capital | surface/sq.km | surface/sq.mi | e2002p | e2000 | c1993 | c1993 | c1993 | e1990 | 1981 | e1977 | c1970 | c1970 | e1960 | e1944 | e1939 | c1935 | c1921 | e1912 | e1887 | e1880 | code | code | code | pos. | particulars | variants of the name | ||||
source: | SH | EW | SH | CA,TB | BB | MW | HC | GL | SY | GL | GL | EB | EB | EB | AG | AG | AG | AG | ISO | FIPS | |||||||||||
Azua | Azua (de Compostela) | 2532 | 978 | 248,7 | 243,2 | 199,7 | 199,7 | 194,0 | 195,4 | 142,8 | 97,0 | 91,5 | 91,5 | 74,0 | 77,2 | 68,5 | 158,9 | 100,6 | 66,0 | 36,0 | 36,0 | AZ | AZ | DR01 | sc | established 1845 | |||||
Bahoruco | Neiba | 1283 | 495 | 130,7 | 124,6 | 105,2 | 105,2 | 101,6 | 87,4 | 78,6 | 80,0 | 66,6 | 66,6 | 53,0 | 65,4 | BR | BR | DR02 | wc | created in 1943 from part of Barahona | Baoruco | ||||||||||
Barahona | (Santa Cruz de) Barahona | 1739 | 671 | 203,6 | 179,9 | 164,8 | 164,8 | 157,6 | 152,4 | 137,2 | 142,5 | 112,9 | 112,9 | 80,0 | 61,5 | 102,9 | 95,3 | 48,2 | 28,0 | 12,0 | 9,0 | BH | BH | DR03 | sw | established 1888 | |||||
Dajabón | Dajabón | 1021 | 394 | 84,7 | 78,0 | 68,6 | 68,6 | 63,9 | 64,1 | 57,7 | 62,5 | 50,8 | 50,8 | 42,0 | 36,2 | 33,5 | DB | DA | DR04 | nw | created in 1938 from part of Monte Cristi | Libertador | |||||||||
Duarte | San Francisco de Macorís | 1605 | 620 | 341,8 | 318,2 | 281,9 | 281,9 | 272,0 | 261,7 | 235,5 | 237,0 | 200,8 | 200,8 | 162,0 | 148,7 | 123,7 | 120,9 | 77,6 | 53,0 | DT | DU | DR06 | nc | established 1936 | Pacificador | ||||||
El Seíbo | (Santa Cruz de) El Seíbo | 1786 | 690 | 119,1 | 105,4 | 96,8 | 96,8 | 94,2 | 97,6 | 157,9 | 140,0 | 132,8 | 132,8 | 122,0 | 174,5 | 149,4 | 134,8 | 58,4 | 51,0 | 40,0 | 32,0 | SB | SE | DR28 | e | established 1845 | Seibo, El Seybo | ||||
Espaillat | Moca | 838 | 323 | 250,3 | 228,2 | 202,4 | 202,4 | 198,4 | 182,2 | 164,0 | 147,0 | 139,6 | 139,6 | 126,0 | 108,3 | 94,4 | 81,4 | 51,0 | 53,0 | EP | ES | DR08 | nc | created in 1885 from part of La Vega | Moca | ||||||
Hato Mayor | Hato Mayor (del Rey) | 1329 | 513 | 98,6 | 87,6 | 80,1 | 80,1 | 76,7 | 77,8 | HM | HM | DR29 | ec | split from El Seibo in 1992 | |||||||||||||||||
Independencia | Jimaní | 2008 | 775 | 48,4 | 41,8 | 39,5 | 39,5 | 38,1 | 43,1 | 38,8 | 36,0 | 32,6 | 32,6 | 28,0 | ID | IN | DR09 | sw | created in 1949 from part of Bahoruco | ||||||||||||
La Altagracia | (Salvaleón de) Higüey | 3010 | 1162 | 142,6 | 128,6 | 115,7 | 115,7 | 112,3 | 111,2 | 100,1 | 101,0 | 87,2 | 87,2 | 70,0 | AG | AL | DR10 | e | created in 1944 from part of El Seíbo | ||||||||||||
Elías Piña | Comendador | 1424 | 550 | 79,1 | 66,3 | 64,4 | 64,6 | 50,3 | 72,7 | 65,4 | 65,0 | 53,2 | 53,2 | 44,0 | 36,0 | EP | EP | DR11 | w | created in 1942 from part of Benefactor/San Juan | La Estrelleta, San Rafael | ||||||||||
La Romana | La Romana | 654 | 252 | 208,2 | 213,6 | 166,6 | 166,6 | 158,0 | 169,2 | 109,8 | 78,0 | 57,0 | 57,0 | 37,0 | RM | RO | DR12 | se | split from La Altagracia ca 1968 | ||||||||||||
La Vega | (Concepción de) La Vega | 2286 | 883 | 424,8 | 390,3 | 344,7 | 344,7 | 334,8 | 303,0 | 385,0 | 348,0 | 293,7 | 293,7 | 234,0 | 221,6 | 187,4 | 166,4 | 105,8 | 83,0 | 64,0 | 64,0 | VG | VE | DR30 | c | established 1845 | |||||
María Trinidad Sánchez | (Trinidad Sánchez) Nagua | 1271 | 491 | 153,7 | 142,0 | 125,0 | 125,0 | 122,1 | 125,1 | 112,6 | 99,0 | 97,0 | 97,0 | 90,0 | TS | MT | DR14 | ne | split from Samaná ca 1963 | Trinidad Sánchez Nagua | |||||||||||
Monseñor Nouel | Bonao | 992 | 383 | 188,2 | 174,9 | 149,3 | 149,3 | 146,2 | 124,8 | MN | MN | DR31 | c | split from La Vega ca 1992 | |||||||||||||||||
Monte Cristi | (San Fernando de) Monte Cristi | 1925 | 743 | 117,9 | 103,7 | 95,7 | 95,7 | 94,3 | 92,7 | 83,4 | 77,0 | 69,3 | 69,3 | 60,0 | 61,7 | 65,9 | 87,0 | 67,1 | 36,0 | 20,0 | 12,0 | MC | MC | DR15 | nw | established 1879 | Montecristi | ||||
Monte Plata | Monte Plata | 2633 | 1017 | 207,4 | 174,1 | 167,1 | 167,1 | 162,4 | 174,8 | MP | MP | DR32 | ec | split from San Cristóbal in 1938, merged back 1950 and split again ca 1992 | Monseñor Meriño, Monseñor de Meriño | ||||||||||||||||
Pedernales | Pedernales | 2077 | 802 | 22,2 | 19,7 | 18,1 | 18,1 | 15,8 | 18,9 | 17,0 | 16,5 | 12,5 | 12,5 | 9,0 | PN | PN | DR16 | sw | split from Barahona ca 1963 | ||||||||||||
Peravía | Baní | 1648 | 636 | 249,4 | 113,3 | 201,9 | 201,9 | 199,4 | 186,8 | 168,1 | 148,0 | 127,6 | 127,6 | 108,0 | 78,8 | 58,8 | PR | PR | DR17 | sc | split from Azua in 1944 | Trujillo Valdés, Trujillo Valdez, José Trujillo Valdez | |||||||||
Puerto Plata | (San Felipe de) Puerto Plata | 1857 | 717 | 323,9 | 302,8 | 261,5 | 261,5 | 254,8 | 229,7 | 206,8 | 210,0 | 185,8 | 185,8 | 164,0 | 143,8 | 121,5 | 103,0 | 59,0 | 49,0 | 30,0 | 18,0 | PP | PP | DR18 | nw | established 1875 | |||||
Salcedo | Salcedo | 440 | 170 | 124,7 | 106,5 | 101,8 | 101,8 | 99,9 | 110,2 | 99,2 | 96,0 | 89,8 | 89,8 | 79,0 | SL | SC | DR19 | nc | split from Espaillat ca 1955 | ||||||||||||
Samaná | (Santa Bárbara de) Samaná | 854 | 330 | 92,7 | 82,1 | 75,3 | 75,3 | 73,0 | 73,0 | 65,7 | 62,0 | 53,9 | 53,9 | 43,0 | 30,3 | 28,0 | 24,6 | 16,9 | 12,0 | 14,0 | 7,0 | SM | SM | DR20 | ne | formed 1908 from part of El Seíbo | |||||
San Cristóbal | San Cristóbal | 1265 | 488 | 522,4 | 519,9 | 420,8 | 420,8 | 408,9 | 320,9 | 446,1 | 390,0 | 324,4 | 324,4 | 252,0 | 139,9 | 114,2 | 159,1 | SC | CR | DR33 | ec | Trujillo | |||||||||
San José de Ocoa | 110,0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Juan | San Juan (de la Maguana) | 3571 | 1379 | 309,9 | 265,6 | 252,6 | 252,6 | 246,8 | 266,6 | 240,0 | 226,0 | 191,1 | 191,1 | 152,0 | 97,5 | 114,7 | SJ | JU | DR23 | wc | formed 1938 from part of Azua | Benefactor | |||||||||
San Pedro de Macorís | San Pedro de Macorís | 1255 | 485 | 264,3 | 260,6 | 212,4 | 212,4 | 212,7 | 197,9 | 152,9 | 145,0 | 105,5 | 105,5 | 70,0 | 92,0 | 75,0 | 59,4 | 43,6 | 24,0 | SP | PM | DR24 | se | established 1908 | |||||||
Sánchez Ramírez | Cotuí | 1196 | 462 | 202,3 | 194,3 | 163,2 | 163,2 | 158,1 | 140,6 | 126,6 | 119,0 | 106,2 | 106,2 | 90,0 | SZ | SZ | DR21 | ce | split from Duarte ca 1955 | ||||||||||||
Santiago | Santiago (de los Caballeros) | 2836 | 1095 | 881,4 | 836,6 | 710,8 | 710,8 | 689,8 | 704,8 | 550,4 | 479,0 | 386,3 | 386,3 | 292,0 | 259,6 | 217,9 | 194,5 | 122,8 | 104,0 | 152,0 | 52,0 | ST | ST | DR25 | nw | established 1845 | |||||
Santiago Rodríguez | (San Ignacio de) Sabaneta | 1112 | 429 | 76,5 | 65,9 | 62,1 | 62,1 | 59,9 | 61,6 | 55,4 | 53,0 | 50,0 | 50,0 | 41,0 | SR | SR | DR26 | nw | split from Monte Cristi ca 1955 | ||||||||||||
Santo Domingo | Santo Domingo | 1401 | 541 | 2732,3 | 2677,1 | 2193,0 | 2193,0 | 2138,3 | 2411,9 | 1550,7 | 1400,0 | 1103,4 | 817,1 | 465,0 | 136,7 | 99,3 | 94,0 | 146,4 | 165,5 | 90,0 | 70,0 | SD | DN | DR05 | sc | formed 1935 out of former Santo Domingo province | Distrito Nacional | ||||
Valverde | Mao | 823 | 318 | 190,4 | 199,0 | 152,3 | 152,3 | 145,9 | 111,5 | 100,3 | 89,0 | 76,6 | 76,6 | 60,0 | VV | VA | DR27 | nw | split from Santiago ca 1963 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL: | Santo Domingo | 48671 | 18792 | 9040,2 | 8553,7 | 7293,3 | 7293,4 | 7080,0 | 7169,8 | 5648,0 | 5143,5 | 4297,9 | 4011,6 | 3047,0 | 1969,8 | 1655,0 | 1479,4 | 897,4 | 724,5 | 458,0 | 300,0 |
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