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Development regions of the Dominican Republic

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The development regions of the Dominican Republic are groups of provinces made only for planning purposes and without any administrative function. They were created on 30 June 2004.[1]

There are 10 development regions in three groups:

The population data in the following tables are from the last national census (2014).[2]

The Cibao is one of the tradicional division of the country; it corresponds with the northern half of the country.

Region I: Cibao Norte

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Region I: Cibao Norte
CodeProvincePopulation
(2014)		Area
(km²)		Density
090000Espaillat333,401843.0395.5
180000Puerto Plata470,8391,805.6260.8
250000Santiago1,503,3622,806.3535.7
Total of the Region1,516,9575,454.9278.1

Region II: Cibao Sur

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Region II: Cibao Sur
CodeProvincePopulation
(2014)		Area
(km²)		Density
130000La Vega447,9052,292.5195.4
240000Sánchez Ramírez248,8071,185.8209.8
280000Monseñor Nouel203,183992.0204.8
Total of the Region710,8214,470.3159.0


Region III: Cibao Nordeste

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Region III: Cibao Nordeste
CodeProvincePopulation
(2014)		Area
(km²)		Density
060000Duarte338,6491,649.5205.3
140000María Trinidad Sánchez195,8861,206.5162.4
190000Hermanas Mirabal121,887427.4285.2
200000Samaná139,707862.8161.9
Total of the Region624,1864,125.5151.3


Region IV: Cibao Noroeste

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Region IV: Cibao Noroeste
CodeProvincePopulation
(2014)		Area
(km²)		Density
050000Dajabón87,2741,021.385.5
150000Monte Cristi150,8331,885.880.0
260000Santiago Rodríguez99,0441,147.586.3
270000Valverde217,026823.0263.7
Total of the Region394,0684,877.680.8


Suroeste

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Region V: Valdesia

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Region V: Valdesia
CodeProvincePopulation
(2014)		Area
(km²)		Density
020000Azua298,2462,682.5111.2
170000Peravia217,241785.2276.7
210000San Cristóbal640,0661,240.6515.9
310000San José de Ocoa97,640853.4114.4
Total of the Region1,028,1295,561.7184.9


Region VI: Enriquillo

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Region VI: Enriquillo
CodeProvincePopulation
(2014)		Area
(km²)		Density
030000Baoruco111,2691,284.986.6
040000Barahona232,8181,660.2140.2
100000Independencia74,5832,007.437.2
160000Pedernales52,1652,080.525.1
Total of the Region368,5947,033.052.4


Region VII: El Valle

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Region VII: El Valle
CodeProvincePopulation
(2014)		Area
(km²)		Density
070000Elías Piña84,6321,395.560.6
220000San Juan317,2933,363.894.3
Total of the Region295,3624,759.377.4


Region VIII: Yuma

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Region VIII: Yuma
CodeProvincePopulation
(2014)		Area
(km²)		Density
080000El Seibo110,2121,788.461.6
110000La Altagracia372,2892,998.4124.2
120000La Romana344,580652.1528.4
Total of the Region606,3235,438.9111.5


Region IX: Higuamo

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Region IX: Higuamo
CodeProvincePopulation
(2014)		Area
(km²)		Density
230000San Pedro de Macorís392,9111,254.3313.3
290000Monte Plata222,6412,601.685.6
300000Hato Mayor103,0321,319.378.1
Total of the Region561,4315,175.2108.5


Region X: Ozama

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Region X: Ozama
CodeProvincePopulation
(2014)		Area
(km²)		Density
010000Distrito Nacional1,402,74991.615,313.9
320000Santo Domingo3,263,0531,302.22,505.8
Total of the Region3,339,4101,393.82,395.9


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References

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  1. ↑ "División Territorial 2012" (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE). May 2012. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  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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