San Cristóbal Province
| San Cristóbal | |
| Province | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic Dominican Republic |
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| Capital | San Cristóbal |
| - elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| - coordinates | 18°25′12″N 70°06′36″W / 18.42°N 70.11°W |
| Area | 1,265.77 km² (489 sq mi) |
| Population | 532,880 (2002) |
| Density | 421.0 /km² (1,090 /sq mi) |
| Province since | 1932 |
| Subdivisions | 8 municipalities 6 municipal districts |
| Congresspersons | 1 Senator 11 Deputies |
| Timezone | AST (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 1-809 1-829 1-849 |
| ISO 3166-2 | DO-21 |
 Location of the San Cristóbal Province
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San Cristóbal is a province of the Dominican Republic. It is along the south coast of the country. Its capital city has the same name, San Cristóbal.
It was created on 1932. It was a municipality of the old Santo Domingo (now Distrito Nacional) province before being elevated to the category of province.
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[change] Location
The San Cristóbal province is in the south part of the country. It is bordered to the northwest by the Monseñor Nouel province, to the northeast by the Monte Plata province, to the east by the Santo Domingo province and to the west by the Peravia and San José de Ocoa province. The Caribbean Sea is to the south.
[change] Origin of name
The province has the name of the capital city, San Cristóbal, but it was created with the name Trujillo, after the dictator Rafael Trujillo who was born in that city.
[change] History
[change] Municipalities
The San Cristóbal province has a total area of 1,265.77 km².[1] It has 2.6% of the area of the Dominican Republic and it is ranked as the 19th (out of 31 provinces plus the National District) largest province.
There are eight municipalities and six municipal districts in the province.[2]
The municipalities and their municipal districts (M.D.) are:
- San Cristóbal, head municipality of the province
- Hato Damas (M.D.)
- Bajos de Haina
- El Carril (M.D.)
- Cambita Garabito
- Cambita El Pueblecito (M.D.)
- Los Cacaos
- Sabana Grande de Palenque
- Nigua
- Villa Altagracia
- La Cuchilla (M.D.)
- Medina (M.D.)
- San José del Puerto (M.D.)
- Yaguate
[change] Population
In 2002 (last national census), there were 532,880 people living in the San Cristóbal province, and 273,018 (51.2%) living in towns and cities. The population density was 421.0 persons/km², one of the highest in the country.[3] Most of the people lives in the south half of the province.
[change] Geography
The most important rivers are:
- Haina, in the eastern border of the province;
- Nigua, that crosses the capital city; and
- Nizao, in the western border of the province.
[change] Economy
[change] References
- ↑ Listado de Códigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ↑ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. "División Territorial 2008" (in Spanish) (PDF). http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?module=uploads&func=download&fileId=1098. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ↑ Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda,Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
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