Monte Cristi (province)

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Monte Cristi
Map of Domincan Republic, Monte Cristi is indicated
Capital San Fernando de Monte Cristi
Area 1,924.35 km²[1]
Population (2002 census) 111,014
Population density 58 / km²[1]
ISO 3166-2 DO-15
Coastline of Monte Cristi
Coastline of Monte Cristi

Monte Cristi is a province in the north-west of the Dominican Republic. The capital city is San Fernando de Monte Cristi (usually simply Monte Cristi). The spelling Montecristi is also seen.

[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]

  • Castañuela
    • Palo Verde (D.M.)
  • Guayubín
    • Cana Chapetón (D.M.)
    • Hatillo Palma (D.M.)
    • Villa Elisa (D.M.)

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts 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
Castañuela &&&&&&&&&&&13748.013,748 &&&&&&&&&&&&4046.04,046 &&&&&&&&&&&&9702.09,702
Guayubín &&&&&&&&&&&&7375.07,375 &&&&&&&&&&&&2119.02,119 &&&&&&&&&&&&5256.05,256
Cana Chapetón (D.M.) &&&&&&&&&&&&8378.08,378 &&&&&&&&&&&&1690.01,690 &&&&&&&&&&&&6688.06,688
Hatillo Palma (D.M.) &&&&&&&&&&&&7975.07,975 &&&&&&&&&&&&3435.03,435 &&&&&&&&&&&&4540.04,540
Villa Elisa (D.M.) &&&&&&&&&&&&6588.06,588 &&&&&&&&&&&&1099.01,099 &&&&&&&&&&&&5489.05,489
Las Matas de Santa Cruz &&&&&&&&&&&17145.017,145 &&&&&&&&&&&&9822.09,822 &&&&&&&&&&&&7323.07,323
Pepillo Salcedo &&&&&&&&&&&&9245.09,245 &&&&&&&&&&&&3716.03,716 &&&&&&&&&&&&5529.05,529
San Fernando de Monte Cristi &&&&&&&&&&&25776.025,776 &&&&&&&&&&&15629.015,629 &&&&&&&&&&&10147.010,147
Villa Vásquez &&&&&&&&&&&14784.014,784 &&&&&&&&&&&11353.011,353 &&&&&&&&&&&&3431.03,431
Monte Cristi province &&&&&&&&&&111014.0111,014 &&&&&&&&&&&52909.052,909 &&&&&&&&&&&58105.058,105

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 March 27, 2007.
  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 January 24, 2007.
  3. ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda (Spanish) (PDF). Retrieved on January 24, 2007.

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Coordinates: 19°50′N, 71°37′W