Espaillat Province

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Espaillat
Flag Coat of Arm
Location
Map of Domincan Republic, Espaillat is indicated
Information
Country Flag of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Establishment date 1885
Capital city
 • Population
 • Coordinates		 Moca
131,733
19° 23′ S 70° 31′ O
Area
 • Total
 • % of the country		 Ranked 27th
838.62 km²
1.7%
Population
 • Total
 • % of the country
 • Density		 Ranked 10th
225,091 (2002)
2.6%
268.4 inhab./km²
Time zone UTC-4
ISO 3166-2 DO-09
Politics and administration
Members in
Congress
 1 Senator
5 Deputies
Municipalities
Municipal Districts		 4
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Provinces of the Dominican Republic
Iglesia Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Moca
Iglesia Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Moca

Espaillat is a province of the Dominican Republic. It is named for Ulises Francisco Espaillat (1823-1878), the 19th-century author who was briefly President of the Republic in 1876.

[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:[1]

  • Cayetano Germosen
  • Gaspar Hernández
    • Joba Arriba (D.M.)
    • Veragua (D.M.)
    • Villa Magante (D.M.)
  • Jamao al Norte
  • Moca
    • Canca La Reina (D.M.)
    • El Higüerito (D.M.)
    • José Contreras (D.M.)
    • Juan López (D.M.)
    • La Ortega (D.M.)
    • Las Lagunas (D.M.)
    • Monte de La Jagua (D.M.)
    • San Víctor (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.[2]

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

Name Total population Urban population Rural population
Cayetano Germosen &0000000000006993.0000006,993 &0000000000002460.0000002,460 &0000000000004533.0000004,533
Gaspar Hernández &0000000000019228.00000019,228 &0000000000006337.0000006,337 &0000000000012891.00000012,891
Joba Arriba (D.M.) &0000000000004338.0000004,338 &0000000000001433.0000001,433 &0000000000002905.0000002,905
Veragua (D.M.) &0000000000014220.00000014,220 &0000000000005706.0000005,706 &0000000000008514.0000008,514
Jamao al Norte &0000000000008018.0000008,018 &0000000000002158.0000002,158 &0000000000005860.0000005,860
Moca &0000000000131733.000000131,733 &0000000000059174.00000059,174 &0000000000072559.00000072,559
José Contreras (D.M.) &0000000000005701.0000005,701 &0000000000000730.000000730 &0000000000004971.0000004,971
Juan López (D.M.) &0000000000013296.00000013,296 &0000000000001495.0000001,495 &0000000000011801.00000011,801
San Víctor (D.M.) &0000000000021564.00000021,564 &0000000000005477.0000005,477 &0000000000016087.00000016,087
Espaillat province &0000000000225091.000000225,091 &0000000000084970.00000084,970 &0000000000140121.000000140,121


[edit] References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda (PDF) (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.

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