San Juan Province (Dominican Republic)

Infobox Province Dominican Republic
Name = San Juan de la Maguana


coat-of-arms = COA Of San Juan de la Maguana.jpg
demonym = Sanjuaneros

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established_date = 1938
Capital = San Juan de la Maguana
capital_population = 281,660
capital_coor = 18_48_N_71_14_W_ 18° 48′ S 71° 14′ O
largest city = San Juan de la Maguana
largest city population = 281,660
Area = 3,569.39
area_rank = 1
area_percentage = 7.3
Population = 396,852
population_rank = 13
governor = Juan Rodríguez
population_date = 2008
population_percentage = 2.8
Density = 67.5
ISO = 22
deputies = 5
municipalities = 6
districts = 13
website =

San Juan de la Maguana is a province of the Dominican Republic. [cite web |url=http://www.statoids.com/udo.html|title=Provinces of the Dominican Republic|author=Gwillim Law - Statoids|accessdate=2007-05-26] Before 1961 it was known as "Benefactor".

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]
*Bohechío
**Arroyo Cano (D.M.)
**Yaque (D.M.)
*El Cercado
**Batista (D.M.)
**Derrumbadero (D.M.)
*Juan de Herrera
**Jinova (D.M.)
*San Juan de la Maguana
**El Rosario (D.M.)
**Guanito (D.M.)
**Hato del Padre (D.M.)
**La Jagua (D.M.)
**Las Maguanas (D.M.)
**Las Charcas de Maria Nova (D.M.)
**Pedro Corto (D.M.)
**Sabana Alta (D.M.)
**Sabaneta (D.M.)
*Las Matas de Farfán
**Carrera de Yegua (D.M.)
**Matayaya (D.M.)
*Vallejuelo
**Jorjillo (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