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Monte Plata Province Country 
Dominican RepublicCapital Monte Plata - elevation 56 m (184 ft) - coordinates 18°48′36″N 69°47′24″W / 18.81°N 69.79°W Area 2,632.14 km2 (1,016 sq mi) Population 180,376 (2002) Density 68.5 / km2 (177 / sq mi) Province since 1982 Subdivisions 5 municipalities
6 municipal districtsCongresspersons 1 Senator
4 DeputiesTimezone EST (UTC-4) Area code 1-809 1-829 1-849 ISO 3166-2 DO-29 Postal Code 92000 
Location of the Monte Plata ProvinceMonte Plata (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmonte ˈplata]) is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. It was split from San Cristóbal in 1992.
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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]
- Bayaguana
- Monte Plata
- Boyá (D.M.)
- Chirino (D.M.)
- Don Juan (D.M.)
- Peralvillo (Esperalvillo)
- Sabana Grande de Boyá
- Gonzalo (D.M.)
- Majagual (D.M.)
- Yamasá
- Los Botados (D.M.)
Population
The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2002 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] For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
Name Total population[2] Urban population[2] Rural population[2] Bayaguana 33,122 19,351 13,771 Monte Plata 37,614 14,850 22,764 Peralvillo (Esperalvillo) 17,284 5,354 11,930 Sabana Grande de Boyá 24,357 16,291 8,066 Yamasá 37,453 11,400 26,053 Don Juan (D.M.) 8,267 2,356 5,911 Gonzalo (D.M.) 5,577 1,993 3,584 Los Botados (D.M.) 13,950 3,986 9,964 Majagual (D.M.) 2,752 1,406 1,346 Monte Plata province (TOTAL) 180,376 76,987 103,389 References
- ^ 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). Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070314215735/http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=113. Retrieved 24 January 2007.
- ^ a b c d Oficina Nacional de Estadística (9 February 2004). "VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda" (in Spanish) (PDF in ZIP). http://one.gob.do/censo/volumen_I_pdf.zip. Retrieved 24 January 2007.
External links
- (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
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