Valverde Province
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| Valverde | ||
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| Country |  Dominican Republic |
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| Capital | Santa Cruz de Mao | |
| - elevation | 78 m (256 ft) | |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Area | 823.38 km2 (318 sq mi) | |
| Population | 217,026 (2014) [1] | |
| Density | 264 / km2 (684 / sq mi) | |
| Province since | 1959 | |
| Subdivisions | 3 municipalities 10 municipal districts |
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| Congresspersons | 1 Senator 3 Deputies |
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| Timezone | AST (UTC-4) | |
| Area code | 1-809 1-829 1-849 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | DO-27 | |
| Postal Code | 61000 | |
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Location of the Valverde Province
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Valverde (Spanish pronunciation: [balˈβerðe]) is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from Santiago Province in 1959.
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.) and the municipal Seat (distrito cabecera - D.C.) within them:[2]
- Santa Cruz de Mao, head municipality of the province
- Ámina (D.M.)
- Guatapanal (D.M.)
- Jaibón de Pueblo Nuevo (D.M.)
- Esperanza
- Boca de Mao (D.M.)
- Jicomé (M.D.)
- Maizal (M.D.)
- Paradero (M.D.)
- Laguna Salada
- Cruce de Guayacanes (D.M.)
- Jaibón (D.M.)
- La Caya (D.M.)
The following is a sortable table of the municipalities with population figures as of the 2012 census; the population figures for the municipal districts are included within their municipalities. 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 |
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| Esperanza | 70,588 | 52,732 | 17,856 |
| Laguna Salada | 30,041 | 20,470 | 9,571 |
| Santa Cruz de Mao | 106,818 | 80,925 | 25,893 |
| Valverde Province | 207,447 | 154,127 | 53,320 |
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
- (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
