La Altagracia Province

La Altagracia
Province
Country  Dominican Republic
Capital Salvaleón de Higüey
 - elevation 106 m (348 ft)
 - coordinates
Area 3,010.34 km2 (1,162 sq mi)
Population 229,428 (2010)
Density 76.2 / km2 (197 / sq mi)
Province since 1961
Subdivisions 2 municipalities
5 municipal districts
Congresspersons 1 Senator
4 Deputies
Timezone EST (UTC-4)
Area code 1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2 DO-11
Postal Code 23000
Location of the La Altagracia Province

La Altagracia (Spanish pronunciation: [la altaˈɣɾasja]) is the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. Punta Cana is located on the eastern shores of this province.

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History

The province was part of the old La Altagracia Province, which split into 2, La Altagracia Province and La Romana Province on February 27, 1961.

The name "La Altagracia" commemorates a painting, Our Lady of La Altagracia, which was brought to this area from Spain in the early 16th century. Numerous miracles are attributed to the image.

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - M.D.) within them:[1]


The following is a sortable table of the municipalities with population figures as of an estimate on the 2010 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
Higüey &10000000000206632000000206,632 &10000000000185423000000185,423 &1000000000002120900000021,209
San Rafael del Yuma &1000000000002279600000022,796 &100000000000015470000001,547 &1000000000002124900000021,249
La Altagracia province &10000000000229428000000229,428 &10000000000186970000000186,970 &1000000000004245800000042,458

See also


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" (in Spanish). http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=113. Retrieved 2007-01-24. 
  2. ^ Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estimaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2010" (in Spanish) (PDF). http://www.conapofa.gov.do/estimaciones.asp. Retrieved 2010-10-11. 

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