San José de Ocoa Province
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| Capital | San José de Ocoa |
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| Area | 855.40 km²[1] |
| Population (2002 census) | 62,368 |
| Population density | 73 / km²[1] |
San José de Ocoa is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. It was split from Peravia on January 1, 2002. Published statistics and maps generally include this province in the old, larger, Peravia.
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[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]
- Rancho Arriba
- Sabana Larga
- San José de Ocoa
- El Pinar (D.M.)
- La Ciénaga (D.M.)
- Nizao-Las Auyamas (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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| Rancho Arriba | 11,565 | 3,133 | 8,432 |
| Sabana Larga | 11,443 | 7,114 | 4,329 |
| San José de Ocoa | 34,478 | 21,226 | 13,252 |
| La Ciénaga (D.M.) | 4,882 | 1,447 | 3,435 |
| San José de Ocoa province | 62,368 | 32,920 | 29,448 |
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
[edit] Notable Ocoeños
- Rafael Sanchez (Jack Veneno), Professional wrestler
- Roberto Santana, Politician, educator, former Rector of the University of Santo Domingo
- Jorge Subero Isa lawyer, supreme court judge
[edit] References
- ^ a b Oficina Nacional de Estadística. República Dominicana en Cifras 2006 (Spanish) (PDF). Retrieved on March 27, 2007.
- ^ 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 January 24, 2007.
- ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda (Spanish) (PDF). Retrieved on January 24, 2007.
[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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