La Altagracia
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| Capital | Salvaleón de Higüey |
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| Area | 3,010.34 km²[1] |
| Population (2002 census) | 182,020 |
| Population density | 60 / km²[1] |
| ISO 3166-2 | DO-11 |
La Altagracia (aka Higüey) is the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. Punta Cana is located on the eastern shores of this province.
Until 1968 it included what is now La Romana province.
The name commemorates a painting, Our Lady of La Altagracia, which was brought here from Spain in the early 16th century. Miracles are attributed to it.
[edit] 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:[2]
- Las Lagunas de Nisibon
- Salvaleón de Higüey
- La Otra Banda (D.M.)
- San Rafael del Yuma
- Bayahibe (D.M.)
- Boca del Yuma (D.M.)
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.[3]
| Name | Total population | Urban population | Rural population |
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| Las Lagunas de Nisibon | 8,870 | 4,563 | 4,307 |
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 141,751 | 103,502 | 38,249 |
| La Otra Banda (D.M.) | 13,310 | 5,307 | 8,003 |
| San Rafael del Yuma | 16,076 | 4,621 | 11,455 |
| Boca del Yuma (D.M.) | 2,013 | 1,740 | 273 |
| La Altagracia province | 182,020 | 119,733 | 62,287 |
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Oficina Nacional de Estadística. República Dominicana en Cifras 2006 (Spanish) (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- ^ 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 (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
- ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda (Spanish) (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
[edit] 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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