Sánchez Ramírez Province

Sánchez Ramírez
Province
Country  Dominican Republic
Capital Cotuí
 - elevation 66 m (217 ft)
 - coordinates
Area 1,196.13 km2 (462 sq mi)
Population 151,179 (2002)
Density 126.4 / km2 (327 / sq mi)
Province since 1952
Subdivisions 4 municipalities
8 municipal districts
Congresspersons 1 Senator
3 Deputies
Timezone AST (UTC-4)
Area code 1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2 DO-24
Postal Code 43000
Location of the Sánchez Ramírez Province

Sánchez Ramírez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsantʃeθ ɾaˈmiɾeθ]) is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from Duarte in 1952, and is named for Brigadier Juan Sánchez Ramírez, hero of the battle of Palo Hincado (1808) at which Spanish rebels defeated the occupying French forces.

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]

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2008 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]

Name Total population Urban population Rural population
Cevicos &1000000000002257800000022,578 &1000000000001105500000011,055 &1000000000001152300000011,523
Cotuí &1000000000009800900000098,009 &1000000000005109800000051,098 &1000000000004691100000046,911
Fantino &1000000000003687000000036,870 &1000000000001686300000016,863 &1000000000002000700000020,007
La Mata &1000000000004584600000045,846 &1000000000001786400000017,864 &1000000000002798200000027,982
Sánchez Ramírez province &10000000000203303000000203,303 &1000000000009688000000096,880 &10000000000106423000000106,423

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

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. ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. "VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda" (in Spanish) (PDF). http://one.gob.do/censo/volumen_I_pdf.zip. Retrieved 2007-01-24. 

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