Salcedo (province)
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| Capital | Salcedo |
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| Area | 440 km² |
| Population (2000 est.) | 106,450 |
| Population density | 241.9 / km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | DO-19 |
Salcedo is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. It was split from Espaillat in 1952.
The province is very fertile and its main agriculture product is plantain.
The Mirabal sisters came from Salcedo and they are buried here too after their murder.
[edit] Municipalities
- Salcedo
- Tenares
- Villa Tapia
- San Mario De Puerto Plata
| Provinces of the Dominican Republic |  |
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| Ázua • Baoruco • Barahona • Dajabón • Distrito Nacional • Duarte • Elías Piña • El Seibo • Espaillat • Hato Mayor • Independencia • La Altagracia • La Romana • La Vega • María Trinidad Sánchez • Monseñor Nouel • Monte Cristi • Monte Plata • Pedernales • Peravia • Puerto Plata • Salcedo • Samaná • Sánchez Ramírez • San Cristóbal • San José de Ocoa • San Juan • San Pedro de Macorís • Santiago • Santiago Rodríguez • Santo Domingo • Valverde |
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