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Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration War
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| Country | Dominican Republic |
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| Capital | Santiago de los Caballeros |
| - elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
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| Area | 2,836.51 km2 (1,095 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,959,105 (2011) |
| Density | 690.67 / km2 (1,789 / sq mi) |
| Province since | 1844 |
| Subdivisions | 9 municipalities 21 municipal districts |
| Congresspersons | 1 Senator 18 Deputies |
| Timezone | AST (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 1-809 1-829 1-849 |
| ISO 3166-2 | DO-25 |
| Postal Code | 51000 |
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Location of Santiago Province
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| Website: www.provinciasantiago.gov.do/ | |
Santiago (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo]) is a province of the Dominican Republic, in the north of the country. Santiago is an intellectual, educational, and cultural center. It is also a major industrial center with rum, textile, cigarette and cigar industries based there. Shoe manufacturing, leather goods, and furniture making are important parts of the province's economic life. Santiago also has major Free Zone centers with four important industrial free zones; it also has an important cement factory. Santiago is home to one of the largest medical centers in the country, Clínica Unión Médica, which serves all 13 provinces of El 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 Republic, per capita. 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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The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distritos municipales – D.M.) within them:[1]
The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of 2011. Urban populations consist of people living in the seats (cabeceras, literally "heads") of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural populations 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 |
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| Jánico | 72,344 | 34,133 | 38,211 |
| Licey al Medio | 53,041 | 26,984 | 26,057 |
| Puñal | 110,641 | 72,100 | 38,541 |
| Sabana Iglesia | 47,504 | 22,394 | 25,110 |
| San José de las Matas | 113,374 | 43,360 | 70,014 |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | 1,270,263 | 1,000,055 | 270,208 |
| Tamboril | 90,441 | 20,029 | 70,412 |
| Villa Bisonó | 90,641 | 43,787 | 46,854 |
| Villa González | 98,356 | 57,809 | 40,547 |
| Santiago de los Caballeros province | 1,959,105 | 1,320,651 | 638,454 |
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces, see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
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