San Juan Province (Dominican Republic)

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Coordinates: 18°48′36″N 71°13′48″W / 18.81000°N 71.23000°W / 18.81000; -71.23000
San Juan
Province
Flag
Symbol
Country  Dominican Republic
Capital San Juan de la Maguana
 - elevation 415 m (1,362 ft)
 - coordinates 18°48′36″N 71°13′48″W / 18.81000°N 71.23000°W / 18.81000; -71.23000
Area 3,569.39 km2 (1,378 sq mi)
Population 300,476 (2012)
Density 84.6 / km2 (219 / sq mi)
Province since 1938
Subdivisions 6 municipalities
17 municipal districts
Congresspersons 1 Senator
5 Deputies
Timezone AST (UTC-4)
Area code 1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2 DO-22
Postal Code 72000
Location of the San Juan Province

San Juan (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaŋ ˈxwan]) is a province of the Dominican Republic.[1] Before 1961 it was known as Benefactor.

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:[2]

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.[3]

Name Total population Urban population Rural population
Bohechío 70039652000000000009,652 70034208000000000004,208 70035444000000000005,444
El Cercado 700425688000000000025,688 70032585000000000002,585 700423103000000000023,103
Juan de Herrera 700412963000000000012,963 70036952000000000006,952 70036011000000000006,011
Las Matas de Farfán 700470586000000000070,586 700435054000000000035,054 700435532000000000035,532
San Juan de la Maguana 7005169032000000000169,032 7005119581000000000119,581 700449451000000000049,451
Vallejuelo 700412555000000000012,555 70031006000000000001,006 700411549000000000011,549
San Juan province 7005300476000000000300,476 7005154386000000000154,386 7005146090000000000146,090

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]

  1. ^ Gwillim Law - Statoids. "Provinces of the Dominican Republic". Retrieved 2007-05-26. 
  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. "Censos y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-01-11. 

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