Hato Mayor Province

Hato Mayor
Province
Country  Dominican Republic
Capital Hato Mayor del Rey
 - elevation 102 m (335 ft)
 - coordinates 18°46′12″N 69°15′36″W / 18.77000°N 69.26000°W / 18.77000; -69.26000Coordinates: 18°46′12″N 69°15′36″W / 18.77000°N 69.26000°W / 18.77000; -69.26000
Area 1,329.29 km2 (513 sq mi)
Population 103,032 (2014) [1]
Density 78/km2 (202/sq mi)
Province since 1984
Subdivisions 3 municipalities
4 municipal districts
Congresspersons 1 Senator
2 Deputies
Timezone EST (UTC-4)
Area code 1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2 DO-30
Postal Code 25000
Location of the Hato Mayor Province

Hato Mayor (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈato maˈʝor], greater cattle-raising district) is a province of the Dominican Republic. The province was split from El Seibo in 1984.

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 and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2014 estimate. 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 them.The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate.[3]

Name Total population Urban population Rural population
El Valle 11,222 1,847 9,375
Hato Mayor del Rey 73,558 62,475 11,083
Sabana de la Mar 18,252 11,664 6,588
Hato Mayor province 103,032 75,986 27,046

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. Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  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). Retrieved 2007-01-24.
  3. Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-02.
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