La Romana Province

La ciudad de Sasa
Province
Country  Dominican Republic
Capital [Villa Verde, La Romana
 - elevation 10 m (33 ft)
 - coordinates
Area 653.95 km2 (252 sq mi)
Population 246,234 (2010[1])
Density 376.5 / km2 (975 / sq mi)
Province since 1944
Subdivisions 3 municipalities
2 municipal districts
Congresspersons 1 Senator
4 Deputies
Timezone EST (UTC-4)
Area code 1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2 DO-12
Postal Code 22000
Location of the La Romana Province

La Romana (Spanish pronunciation: [la ɾoˈmana]) is a province of the Dominican Republic. The capital is also named La Romana, and is the third-largest city in the country. La Romana was elevated to the category of province in 1944.

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 Chavón", an artistic community and university.

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]

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.[1] 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
Guaymate &1000000000001942100000019,421 &100000000000042580000004,258 &1000000000001516300000015,163
La Romana &10000000000150499000000150,499 &1000000000009417400000094,174 &1000000000005632500000056,325
Villa Hermosa &1000000000007631400000076,314 &1000000000004998100000049,981 &1000000000002633300000026,333
La Romana province &10000000000246234000000246,234 &10000000000148413000000148,413 &1000000000009782100000097,821

References

  1. ^ a b 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. 
  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" (in Spanish). http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=113. Retrieved 2007-01-24. 

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