| Espaillat | |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Nickname: | Tierra de Héroes |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Leader Title1: | Congresspersons |
| Leader Name1: | 1 Senator 5 Deputies |
| Government Type: | Subdivisions |
| Governing Body: | 5 municipalities 10 municipal districts |
| Seat: | Moca |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Established Title: | Province since |
| Established Date: | 1885 |
| Area Total Km2: | 838.62 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -4 |
| Blank Name: | Area code |
| Blank Info: | 1-809 1-829 1-849 |
| Blank1 Name: | ISO 3166-2 |
| Blank1 Info: | DO-09 |
| Blank2 Name: | Postal Code |
| Blank2 Info: | 56000 |
Espaillat (pronounced as /es/) is one of the 32 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is divided into 5 municipalities and its capital city is Moca. Located in north-central Dominican Republic (Cibao), it is bordered by the provinces of La Vega to the south, Santiago and Puerto Plata to the west, and María Trinidad Sánchez to the north-east. The province has a coastline to the north with the Atlantic Ocean. It is named for Ulises Francisco Espaillat (1823 - 1878), the 19th-century author who was briefly President of the Republic in 1876.
The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:[1]
The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2014 estimate. 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 them. The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate.[2]
| Name | Total population | Urban population | Rural population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moca | ||||
| San Víctor | ||||
| Espaillat province |