Sánchez Ramírez Province Explained

Sánchez Ramírez
Settlement Type:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Coordinates:19.0161°N -70.1258°W
Leader Title1:Congresspersons
Leader Name1:1 Senator
3 Deputies
Government Type:Subdivisions
Governing Body:4 municipalities
8 municipal districts
Seat:Cotuí
Seat Type:Capital
Established Title:Province since
Established Date:1952
Area Total Km2:1196.13
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:AST
Utc Offset1:-4
Blank Name:Area code
Blank Info:1-809 1-829 1-849
Blank1 Name:ISO 3166-2
Blank1 Info:DO-24
Blank2 Name:Postal Code
Blank2 Info:43000

Sánchez Ramírez (pronounced as /es/) is a province that constituting one of the 32 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is divided into 4 municipalities and its capital city is Cotuí. Located in the Cibao Sur region in central Dominican Republic, it is bordered by the provinces of Duarte to the north, Monte Plata to the east and south, Monseñor Nouel to the south-west and west and La Vega to the north-west. It was formerly part of Duarte in 1952, and is named after Brigadier Juan Sánchez Ramírez, hero of the Battle of Palo Hincado (1808) at which Spanish rebels defeated the French occupying forces.

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:[1]

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2012 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.[1]

NameTotal population Urban population Rural population
Cotuí
La Mata
Sánchez Ramírez province

For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Censos y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2012. PDF. Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. es. 2012-01-11.