The Dominican Republic is divided into thirty-one provincias (provinces; singular provincia), while the national capital, Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is contained within its own Distrito Nacional ("national district"; "D.N." on the map below). This page contains a list of presidents of the Dominican Republic. ... Dr. Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna (born 26 December 1953) is a Dominican politician and the current president of the Dominican Republic. ... In the Dominican Republic legislative power is vested in the National Congress (Congreso Nacional), a bicameral legislature comprising a Senate (32 senators), and a Chamber of Deputies (150 deputies). ... The Senate (Senado) is the upper house of the Dominican Republics bicameral National Congress. ... The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the Dominican Republics bicameral National Congress. ... Political parties in the Dominican Republic# lists political parties in this country. ... Politics of the Dominican Republic Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in the Dominican Republic ... The Dominican Republic held a presidential election on Sunday, 16 May 2004. ... Parliamentary elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2006. ... The provinces of the Dominican Republic are divided into two or more municipalities (municipios singular municipio) with the exception of the Distrito Nacional which consist of only one municipality - Santo Domingo. ... The Dominican Republic has a close relationship with the United States and with the other states of the Inter-American system. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... These are ranked lists of the Provinces of Dominican Republic sorted by population and area. ... A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ... Not to be confused with capitol. ... The Church and former monastery of Santo Domingo de Guzmán is the most important of the numerous baroque ecclesiastical buildings in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico. ... The Distrito Nacional is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo, which therefore is not in any one of the provinces. ...

The division of the country into provinces is laid down in the constitution (Titulo I Seccion II Art. 5 2002 constitution)^[1] and enacted by law. Currently by law 5220 about the territorial division of the Dominican Republic (Ley No. 5220 sobre División Territorial de la República Dominicana) issued 1959 and frequently amended to create new provinces and lower level administrative units.

The provinces as administrative divisions

The provinces are the first-level administrative subdivision of the country. The headquarters of the central governments regional offices are normally in the capital city of a province. The president appoints an administrative governor (Gobernador Civil) for each province but not for the Distrito Nacional (Titulo IX 2002 constitution).^[1] Administrative division is a generic term for an administrative region within a country — on an arbitrary level below that of the sovereign state — typically with a local government encompassing multiple municipalities, counties, or provinces with a certain degree of autonomy. ...

The provinces are divided into municipalities (municipios) which are the second level political and administrative subdivisions of the country (Titulo I Seccion II Art. 5 2002 constitution).^[1] The provinces of the Dominican Republic are divided into two or more municipalities (municipios singular municipio) with the exception of the Distrito Nacional which consist of only one municipality - Santo Domingo. ... Municipio (Spanish and Italian) and Município (Portuguese) are the terms used for the following subnational entities: // Município Município (Brazil) Município (Portugal), more commonly called concelho Municipio Municipio (Colombia) Municipio (Italy), more commonly called comune Municipio (Mexico) Municipio (Puerto Rico) Municipio (Spain) Municipio (Venezuela) See also Munic...

The Distrito Nacional was created in 1936. Prior to this creation the Distrito National was the old Santo Domingo province, not to be confused with the new Santo Domingo province split from it in 2001, existing since the country's independence in 1844. While it is similar to a province in many ways it differs in not having an administrative governor and consisting only of one municipality, Santo Domingo, the city council (ayuntamiento) and mayor (Síndico) of which are in charge of its administration.^[2] It has been suggested that Greater Santo Domingo Area be merged into this article or section. ... Ayuntamiento is a Spanish word that has several similar meanings: City Hall (the actual building). ...

The provinces as constituencies

The provinces are also constituencies for the elections to the bicameral National Congress (Congreso de la República). Each electing one member of the Senate (Senado) and members of the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) with one deputy per 50,000 inhabitants or fraction in excess of 25,000, and a guaranteed minimum of two per province (Titulo IV 2002 constitution).^{[1] [3]} In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... In the Dominican Republic legislative power is vested in the National Congress (Congreso Nacional), a bicameral legislature comprising a Senate (32 senators), and a Chamber of Deputies (150 deputies). ... The Senate (Senado) is the upper house of the Dominican Republics bicameral National Congress. ... The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the Dominican Republics bicameral National Congress. ...

Statistics

The following is a table of the provinces and their capital cities.^[4] Population figures in the following table are from the 2002 census.^[5] This is a list of cities in the Dominican Republic. ...

Ázua is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... Azua de Compostela is a city in the south of the Dominican Republic. ... Baoruco, alternatively spelt Bahoruco, is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... Neyba (also spelt Neiba) is a city in the southwest of the Dominican Republic. ... Barahona is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... Is the main city of the province of Barahona. ... Dajabón is a province of the Dominican Republic, on the border with Haiti. ... Dajabón is a province of the Dominican Republic, on the border with Haiti. ... The Distrito Nacional is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo, which therefore is not in any one of the provinces. ... It has been suggested that Greater Santo Domingo Area be merged into this article or section. ... Duarte is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... San Francisco de Macoris is the third largest city in the Dominican Republic. ... Elías Piña is a province of the Dominican Republic on the border with Haiti. ... Comendador is the capital of the Elías Piña Department of the Dominican Republic. ... El Seibo, alternatively spelt El Seybo, is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... Santa Cruz de El Seibo is a city in the El Seibo province of the Dominican Republic. ... Iglesia Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Moca Espaillat is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... Map with Espaillat in red. ... Hato Mayor (meaning greater cattle-raising district) is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... Hato Mayor del Rey is the capital of Hato Mayor province, Dominican Republic Categories: | ... Independencia is a province of the Dominican Republic on the border with Haiti. ... Jimaní is the capital of the Independencia Department of the Dominican Republic. ... Sánchez Ramírez is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... Cotuí is one of the oldest cities of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). ... La Altagracia (aka Higüey) is the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. ... Salvaleón de Higüey (also known as Higüey) is the capital city of the eastern province of La Altagracia, in the Dominican Republic. ... La Romana is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital. ... La Romana is the third-largest city in the Dominican Republic with a population estimated in 2005 at 240,000. ... Saltos de Jimenoa, Jarabacoa La Vega is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... Concepción de La Vega - often simply known as La Vega - is a city of the central Dominican Republic. ... María Trinidad Sánchez is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... Nagua is the capital of the María Trinidad Sánchez province of the Dominican Republic. ... Monseñor Nouel is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Coastline of Monte Cristi Monte Cristi is a province in the north-west of the Dominican Republic. ... San Fernando de Monte Cristi is the capital of Monte Cristi province, Dominican Republic. ... Monte Plata is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. ... Monte Plata is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. ... Pedernales is the southernmost province of the Dominican Republic, including the offshore island of Isla Beata. ... Pedernales is the capital of the province of Pedernales, in the Dominican Republic. ... Nizao Peravia is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... Baní is a capital town of the Peravia Province, Dominican Republic. ... Puerto Plata Puerto Plata is one of the northern provinces of the Dominican Republic. ... Puerto Plata San Felipe de Puerto Plata, often referred to as simply Puerto Plata, is the capital of the Dominican province Puerto Plata. ... Salcedo is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. ... Salcedo is the capital city of the Salcedo province in the Dominican Republic. ... Samaná is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... Samana is a town or community in eastern Dominican Republic. ... San Cristóbal is a province in the southern Dominican Republic, west of the capital Santo Domingo. ... San Cristóbal is the capital of the Dominican Republic province of San Cristóbal, founded in the late 16th century. ... San José de Ocoa is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of the provinces capital city. ... San José de Ocoa is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. ... San Juan is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... San Juan De La Maguana is the capital city and the largest city in the province of San Juan and is the 10th largest city in the Dominican Republic Categories: | ... San Pedro de Macorís is a province of the Dominican Republic, also the name of its capital city. ... San Pedro de Macorís is a port city in the Dominican Republic, the capital of San Pedro de Macorís Province, and home of the Universidad Central del Este. ... For other places with the same name, see Santiago. ... Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago de los Caballeros (the first Santiago of America) is the second most important city in the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola. ... Santiago Rodríguez is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... San Ignacio de Sabaneta is the capital city and the largest city in the the province Santiago Rodriguez. ... Santo Domingo is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... Santo Domingo Este is the provincial capital of the Dominican Province of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. ... For other places with the same name, see Valverde. ... Mao is a capital town of the Valverde Province, Dominican Republic. ...

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References

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External links

• (Spanish) Political Database of the Americas - Dominican 2002 Constitution
• (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic