Espaillat
Province
North coast of Espaillat province.
North coast of Espaillat province.
Coat of arms of Espaillat
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Tierra de Héroes
Location of the Espaillat Province
Location of the Espaillat Province
Country Dominican Republic
Province since1885
CapitalMoca
Government
 • TypeSubdivisions
 • Body5 municipalities
10 municipal districts
 • Congresspersons1 Senator
5 Deputies
Area
 • Total838.62 km2 (323.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total333,401
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (EST)
Area code1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2DO-09
Postal Code56000
Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Moca

Espaillat (Spanish pronunciation: [espajˈʎat]) 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.

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 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 populationUrban populationRural population
Cayetano Germosen 10,0021,5828,420
Gaspar Hernández 45,20215,08930,113
Jamao al Norte 19,6527,11112,541
Moca 186,225162,09324,132
San Víctor 72,3204,89667,424
Espaillat province 333,401190,771142,630

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

References

  1. ↑ 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" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-02.
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