Esperanza is a municipality

Municipalities of the Dominican Republic

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 (municipio

Municipio

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) of the Valverde province in the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

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. Within the municipality there are four municipal district

Municipal district

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s (distritos municipal): Boca de Mao, Jicomé

Jicomé

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, Maizal and Paradero.

As of the 2002 census the municipality had a total population of 61,903 inhabitants, 46,271 living in its urban settlements

Urban area

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 and 15,632 in its rural

Rural

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 district

District

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s (Secciones). 47,532 did live in its seat (cabecera literally head), 41,189 in the city of Esperanza itself and 6,343 in its rural districts. The municipal districts had the following population: Jicomé 5,021 inhabitants (1,716 living in the town

Town

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 itself and 3.305 in its rural districts) and Maizal 9,350 inhabitants (3,366 urban and 5,984 rural). The municipal district Boca de Mao was created after the 2002 census.
For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.