San Cristóbal Province
San Cristóbal | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the San Cristóbal Province | |
| Coordinates: 18°31′50″N 70°12′30″W / 18.53056°N 70.20833°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province since | 1932 |
| Capital | San Cristóbal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Subdivisions |
| • Body | 8 municipalities 6 municipal districts |
| • Congresspersons | 1 Senator 11 Deputies |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,265.77 km2 (488.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 640,066 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Area code | 1-809 1-829 1-849 |
| ISO 3166-2 | DO-21 |
| Postal Code | 91000 |
San Cristóbal (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaŋ kɾisˈtoβal]) is a province in the southern Dominican Republic, west of the capital Santo Domingo. It was originally named Trujillo after the dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, taking its present name after his assassination in 1961. It included what is now Monte Plata Province until 1992. The provincial capital is San Cristóbal. In 2007, a documentary was filmed near Hato Damas, about a group of coffee and cacao producers who work together, called Convite. It is available on YouTube.
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:[1]
- Bajos de Haina
- El Carril (D.M.)
- San Cristóbal
- Cambita Garabitos
- Cambita El Pueblecito (D.M.)
- Los Cacaos
- Sabana Grande de Palenque
- Hato Damas (D.M.)
- San Gregorio de Nigua
- Yaguate
- Villa Altagracia
- La Cuchilla (D.M.)
- Medina (D.M.)
- San José del Puerto (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.[1]
| Name | Total population | Urban population | Rural population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bajos de Haina | 158,985 | 79,856 | 79,129 |
| Cambita Garabitos | 42,589 | 18,659 | 23,930 |
| Los Cacaos | 49,858 | 9,652 | 40,206 |
| Sabana Grande de Palenque | 30,247 | 12,589 | 17,658 |
| San Cristóbal | 275,232 | 178,574 | 96,658 |
| San Gregorio de Nigua | 40,589 | 20,154 | 20,435 |
| San Gregorio de Yaguate | 92,586 | 26,058 | 46,528 |
| Villa Altagracia | 169,655 | 28,623 | 91,032 |
| San Cristóbal province | 640,066 | 364,165 | 215,576 |
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
See also
References
- ^ 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 2010-10-11.[permanent dead link]
External links
- (in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
- (in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative
- (in Spanish) News of San Cristobal Dominican Republic division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic