Development regions of the Dominican Republic

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.

There are 10 development regions in three groups:

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

Cibao

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

Region I: Cibao Norte

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

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

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

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

Region V: Valdesia

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

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

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


Sureste

Region VIII: Yuma

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

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

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

  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.