Azua Province

Infobox Province Dominican Republic
Name = Azua


coat-of-arms = COA Of Azua.jpg
demonym = Azuano

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established_date = 1844
Capital = Azua de Compostela
capital_population = 214,019
capital_coor = 18_27_N_70_44_W_ 18° 27′ S 70° 44′ O
largest city = Azua de Compostela
largest city population = 214,019
Area = 2,531.77
area_rank = 5
area_percentage = 5.2
Population = 421,821
population_rank = 10
population_date = 2008
population_percentage = 2.4
governor = Nurca Nieve Luciano
Density = 82.5
ISO = 02
deputies = 4
municipalities = 10
districts = 13
website = http://www.gobernacionazua.com/index02.html

Azua is a province of the Dominican Republic.

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: [cite web |url=http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=113|title=Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006|author=Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos|language=Spanish|accessdate=2007-01-24]
*Azua de Compostela
**Barreras (D.M.)
**Barro Arriba (D.M.)
**Clavellina (D.M.)
**Emma Balaguer Viuda Vallejo (D.M.)
**Las Barias-La Estancia (D.M.)
**Las Lomas (D.M.)
**Los Jovillos (D.M.)
**Puerto Viejo (D.M.)
*Estebania
*Guayabal
*Las Charcas
**Hatillo (D.M.)
**Palmar de Ocoa (D.M.)

*Las Yayas de Viajama
**Villarpando (D.M.)
*Padre Las Casas
**Las Lagunas (D.M.)
**La Siembra (D.M.)
**Los Frios (D.M.)
**La Cañita (D.M.)
*Peralta
*Sabana Yegua
**Ganadero (D.M.)
**Proyecto 4 (D.M.)
*Pueblo Viejo
**El Rosario (D.M.)
*Tabara Arriba
**Amiama Gómez (D.M.)
**Los Toros (D.M.)
**Tabara Abajo (D.M.)

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2008 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. [cite web |url=http://one.gob.do/censo/volumen_I_pdf.zip
format = PDF|title=VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda|author=Oficina Nacional de Estadística|language=Spanish|accessdate=2007-01-24]

For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

References

External links

* [http://www.one.gob.do/ Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic]
* [http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=114 Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic] , downloadable in PDF format