Santiago Province (Dominican Republic)
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| Capital | Santiago de los Caballeros |
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| Area | 2,836.51 km²[1] |
| Population (2002 census) | 908,250 |
| Population density | 320 / km²[1] |
| ISO 3166-2 | DO-25 |
Santiago is a province of the Dominican Republic. Santiago is the heart of the country. It is an intellectual, educational, and cultural center. It is also a major industrial center with the rum, textile, cigarette and cigar industry, which are based there. Shoe manufacturing and leather goods furniture making are an important part of the city's economic life. It is also a major Free Zone center with four important industrial free zones, and an important cement factory. Santiago happens to have the most important medical center in the north of the country, HOMS. This hospital serves the entire 13 provinces of the Cibao. Also within striking distance there are a good number of pleasant towns, many of which are quite prosperous. Santiago is in the center of the Cibao Valley, the wealthiest region in the DR per capita. Santiago has a sizable wealthy community composed mainly of "old money." Santiago is the main city of the cibao valley which is among the most fertile lands in Central America. It is surrounded by tall mountains which have for years protected it from hurricanes and allows for dense tropical forests to develop on the slopes of such mountains, which are among the highest in the region.
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[edit] Municipalities and municipal districts
The province as of June is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:[2]
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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 |
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| Bisono | 42,210 | 29,723 | 12,487 |
| Jánico | 14,919 | 1,852 | 13,067 |
| Juncalito (D.M.) | 5,994 | 1,147 | 4,847 |
| Licey al Medio | 26,735 | 6,005 | 20,730 |
| San José de las Matas | 35,428 | 9,194 | 26,234 |
| El Rubio (D.M.) | 9,047 | 707 | 8,340 |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | 622,101 | 507,418 | 114,683 |
| Baitoa (D.M.) | 8,929 | 1,878 | 7,051 |
| La Canela (D.M.) | 42,664 | 3,757 | 38,907 |
| Pedro García (D.M.) | 4,608 | 1,360 | 3,248 |
| Sabana Iglesia (D.M.) | 12,232 | 4,792 | 7,440 |
| Tamboril | 49,810 | 21,939 | 27,871 |
| Villa Gonzalez | 29,126 | 9,497 | 19,629 |
| Palmar Arriba (D.M.) | 4,447 | 3,452 | 995 |
| Santiago province | 908,250 | 602,721 | 305,529 |
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
[edit] Notable natives
- Jose Reyes - shortstop for the New York Mets
- Jose Lima - former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Luis Polonia - former Major League Baseball player
- El Jeffrey - Singer
- Julian Tavarez - relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
[edit] References
- ^ a b Oficina Nacional de Estadística. República Dominicana en Cifras 2006 (Spanish) (PDF). Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda (Spanish) (PDF). Retrieved on January 24, 2007.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
- (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format
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