La Romana (province)

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La Romana
Map of Domincan Republic, La Romana is indicated
Capital La Romana
Area 653.95 km²[1]
Population (2002 census) 219,812
Population density 336 / km²[1]
ISO 3166-2 DO-12

La Romana is a province of the Dominican Republic. The capital is also named La Romana, and is the third-largest town in the country. The province was split from La Altagracia in 1968.

La Romana is also home to Casa de Campo, one of the world's largest resorts and top golfing destinations. The "Teeth of the Dog" golf course is world-renowned, and many international and local artists perform at "Altos de Chavon", an artistic community and university.

[edit] Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:[2]

  • Guaymate
  • La Romana
    • La Caleta (D.M.)
  • Villa Hermosa
    • Cumayasa (D.M.)

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities with population figures as of the 2002 census. Urban population are those living in the seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts (Secciones literally sections) and neighborhoods (Parajes literally places) outside of them.[3]

Name Total population Urban population Rural population
Guaymate &&&&&&&&&&&17324.017,324 &&&&&&&&&&&&5747.05,747 &&&&&&&&&&&11577.011,577
La Romana &&&&&&&&&&202488.0202,488 &&&&&&&&&&191303.0191,303 &&&&&&&&&&&11185.011,185
La Romana province &&&&&&&&&&219812.0219,812 &&&&&&&&&&197050.0197,050 &&&&&&&&&&&22762.022,762

For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Oficina Nacional de Estadística. República Dominicana en Cifras 2006 (Spanish) (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
  2. ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006 (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
  3. ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda (Spanish) (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.

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