Hato Mayor Province
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| Country |  Dominican Republic |
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| 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 | ||
| Area | 1,329.29 km2 (513 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 89,578 (2012) | ||
| Density | 67.3 / km2 (174 / sq mi) | ||
| Province since | 1990 | ||
| Subdivisions | 3 municipalities 4 municipal districts |
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| Congresspersons | 1 Senator 2 Deputies |
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| 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
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Hato Mayor (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈato maˈʝor], greater cattle-raising district[citation needed]) is a province of the Dominican Republic. The province was split from El Seibo in 1984.
Municipalities and municipal districts [edit]
The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:[1]
- El Valle
- Hato Mayor del Rey
- Guayabo Dulce (D.M.)
- Mata Palacio (D.M.)
- Yerba Buena (D.M.)
- Sabana de la Mar
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.[2]
| Name | Total population | Urban population | Rural population |
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| El Valle | 8,855 | 6,054 | 2,801 |
| Hato Mayor del Rey | 70,141 | 61,576 | 8,565 |
| Sabana de la Mar | 10,582 | 5,054 | 5,528 |
| Hato Mayor province | 89,578 | 72,684 | 16,894 |
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
References [edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Censos y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-01-11.
External links [edit]
- (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
- (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format
