Hato Mayor
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Hato Mayor (ˈato maˈʝor, greater cattle-raising district) is a province
Provinces of the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is divided into thirty–one provincias , while the national capital, Santo Domingo, is contained within its own Distrito Nacional ....

 of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

. The province was split from El Seibo
El Seibo
El Seibo , alternatively spelt El Seybo, is a province of the Dominican Republic. Before 1992 it included what is now Hato Mayor province.-Municipalities and municipal districts:...

 in 1984.

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities
Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
The provinces of the Dominican Republic are divided into two or more municipalities with the exception of the Distrito Nacional which consist of only one municipality Santo Domingo...

 (municipio
Municipio
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s
) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:
  • El Valle
  • Hato Mayor del Rey
    Hato Mayor del Rey
    Hato Mayor del Rey is the capital of Hato Mayor province, Dominican Republic. It is bordered on the North by the municipalities of El Valle and Sabana de la Mar, on the South by the province San Pedro de Macoris, on the East by the province El Seibo and on the West by the municipality of Bayaguana,...

    • Guayabo Dulce
      Guayabo Dulce
      Guayabo Dulce is a town in the Hato Mayor province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

       (D.M.)
    • Mata Palacio
      Mata Palacio
      Mata Palacio is a town in the Hato Mayor province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

       (D.M.)
    • Yerba Buena (D.M.)
  • Sabana de la Mar
    Sabana de la Mar
    Sabana de la Mar is a town in the Hato Mayor province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

    • Elupina Cordero de las Cañitas (D.M.)


The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2002 census. Urban
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 population are those living in the seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural
Rural
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 population are those living in the district
District
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s (Secciones literally sections) and neighborhoods (Parajes literally places) outside of them.
Name Total population Urban population Rural population
El Valle 25,986 17,598 8,388
Hato Mayor del Rey
Hato Mayor del Rey
Hato Mayor del Rey is the capital of Hato Mayor province, Dominican Republic. It is bordered on the North by the municipalities of El Valle and Sabana de la Mar, on the South by the province San Pedro de Macoris, on the East by the province El Seibo and on the West by the municipality of Bayaguana,...

98,017 85,984 12,033
Sabana de la Mar
Sabana de la Mar
Sabana de la Mar is a town in the Hato Mayor province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

61,102 57,980 3,122
Hato Mayor province 185,105 161,562 23,543


For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

External links

Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF
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