Santo Domingo Province
{{Short description|Province of the Dominican Republic}}
{{Other uses|Santo Domingo (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2013}}
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| name = Santo Domingo
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| settlement_type = Province
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| image_map = Santo Domingo in Dominican Republic.svg
| map_caption = Location of the Santo Domingo Province
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| coordinates = {{coord|18|32|48|N|69|49|31|W}}
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| leader_title1 = Congresspersons
| leader_name1 = 1 Senator
36 Deputies
| government_type = Subdivisions
| governing_body = 8 municipalities
7 municipal districts
| seat = Santo Domingo Este
| seat_type = Capital
| established_title = Province since
| established_date = 2001
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| area_total_km2 = 1296.35
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| population_as_of = 2022 census
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| population_total = 2,769,589{{Cite web |url=https://www.one.gob.do/media/vrxlx3jv/infografia-xcnpv.pdf |title=Provincias Dominicanas |access-date=18 September 2023 }}
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| blank_info = 1–809 1–829 1–849
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| blank1_info = DO-32
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| blank2_info = 10700 to 11999
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Santo Domingo ({{IPA|es|ˈsanto ðoˈmiŋɡo}}) is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from the Distrito Nacional on October 16, 2001.{{cite web |url=http://www.informejudicial.com/leyes/Division%20Territorial/Ley%20163-01,%20crea%20Provincia%20Santo%20Domingo%20y%20Modifica%20Articulos%201%20y%202%20Ley%205220.htm|title=Ley No. 163-01 que crea la provincia de Santo Domingo, y modifica los Artículos 1 y 2 de la Ley No. 5220, sobre División Territorial de la República Dominicana.|author=EL CONGRESO NACIONAL|language=es|access-date=2007-03-08 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070518042944/http://www.informejudicial.com/leyes/Division+Territorial/Ley+163-01,+crea+Provincia+Santo+Domingo+y+Modifica+Articulos+1+y+2+Ley+5220.htm |archive-date = May 18, 2007}}
Municipalities and municipal districts
As of June 20, 2006, the province is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal – D. M.) within them:{{cite web |url=http://comunicadorinteractivo.blogspot.com/2006/07/diputados-crean-nueva-provincia-en.html|title=Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006|author=Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos|language=es|access-date=2007-01-24}}
- Boca Chica
- La Caleta (D.M.)
- Los Alcarrizos
- Palmarejo-Villa Linda (D.M.)
- Pantoja (D.M.)
- Pedro Brand
- La Cuaba (D.M.)
- La Guáyiga (D.M.)
- San Antonio de Guerra
- Hato Viejo (D.M.)
- Santo Domingo Este
- San Luis (D.M.)
- Santo Domingo Norte
- La Victoria (D.M.)
- Santo Domingo Oeste
- Instituto (D.M.)
The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2012 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.conapofa.gov.do/censo.asp|format=PDF|title=Censos y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2012|author=Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia|language=es|access-date=2012-01-11}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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!width="190px"| Name ! Total population !! Urban population !! Rural population | ||
| align="left"| Los Alcarrizos
| {{nts|263861}} | {{nts|181175}} | {{nts|82686}} |
| align="left"| Boca Chica
| {{nts|123510}} | {{nts|53326}} | {{nts|70184}} |
| align="left"| Pedro Brand
| {{nts|103685}} | {{nts|72366}} | {{nts|31319}} |
| align="left"| San Antonio de Guerra
| {{nts|102586}} | {{nts|59631}} | {{nts|42955}} |
| align="left"| San Luis{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}
| {{nts|301062}} | {{nts|203209}} | {{nts|97853}} |
| align="left"| Santo Domingo Este
| {{nts|701269}} | {{nts|402901}} | {{nts|298368}} |
| align="left"| Santo Domingo Norte
| {{nts|705983}} | {{nts|589047}} | {{nts|116936}} |
| align="left"| Santo Domingo Oeste
| {{nts|693255}} | {{nts|557999}} | {{nts|135256}} |
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|align="left"| Santo Domingo province | {{nts|2995211}} | {{nts|2119654}} | {{nts|875557}} |
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
References
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External links
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.one.gob.do/ Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic]
- {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070314215745/http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=114 Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic], downloadable in PDF format
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