Sánchez Ramírez Province
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| Country |  Dominican Republic |
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| Capital | Cotuí | ||
| - elevation | 66 m (217 ft) | ||
| - coordinates | 19°03′36″N 70°09′00″W / 19.06000°N 70.15000°W | ||
| Area | 1,196.13 km2 (462 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 157,457 (2012) | ||
| Density | 131.5 / km2 (341 / sq mi) | ||
| Province since | 1952 | ||
| Subdivisions | 4 municipalities 8 municipal districts |
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| Congresspersons | 1 Senator 3 Deputies |
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| 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
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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 [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]
- Cevicos
- Cotuí
- Quita Sueño (D.M.)
- Fantino
- La Mata
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.[1]
| Name | Total population | Urban population | Rural population |
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| Cevicos | 12,589 | 4,285 | 8,304 |
| Cotuí | 79,596 | 48,998 | 30,598 |
| Fantino | 22,487 | 8,587 | 13,900 |
| La Mata | 42,785 | 11,478 | 31,307 |
| Sánchez Ramírez province | 157,457 | 73,348 | 84,109 |
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]
- ^ a b 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
