Independencia 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

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, located in the west, on the border with Haiti

Haiti

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. It was split from Baoruco Province in 1950.

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 (distritos municipales - D.M.) within the latter:

• Cristóbal
  Cristóbal, Independencia
  Cristóbal is a town in the Independencia province of the Dominican Republic. The town was settled in 1845 by Cristóbal DelaCruz after he decided to leave his wife and children and run away with their housekeeper, a young Canadian woman named Elizabeth Hughes. Soon after, adulterers from all over...
  
  
  • Batey 8 (D.M.)
• Duvergé
  Duvergé
  Duvergé is the largest city in the Independencia Province of the Dominican Republic. The first settlers of this community were the gentlemen Christopher Pérez and María del Pulgar, originating from San Juan de la Maguana, who they were established in Bermesí....
  
  
  • Vengan a Ver (D.M.)
  • Puerto Escondido (D.M.)
• Jimaní
  Jimaní
  Jimaní is the capital and the second largest city of the Independencia Province of the Dominican Republic. It serves as one of the two main thoroughfares to Haiti , with a duty free open air marketplace operating on the border with the Haitian town of Malpasse...
  
  
  • Boca de Cachón (D.M.)
  • El Limón (D.M.)
• La Descubierta
  La Descubierta
  La Descubierta is a town in the Independencia province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
  
  
• Mella
  Mella, Independencia
  Mella is a town in the Independencia province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
  
  
  • La Colonia (D.M.)
• Postrer Río
  Postrer Río
  Postrer Río is a town in the Independencia province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
  
  
  • Guayabal
    Guayabal, Independencia
    Guayabal is a town in the Independencia province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
    
     (D.M.)

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts, with population figures as of the 2008 census. Urban

Urban area

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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.

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

Name	Total population	Urban population	Rural population
Cristóbal	12,458	6,544	5,914
Duvergé Duvergé Duvergé is the largest city in the Independencia Province of the Dominican Republic. The first settlers of this community were the gentlemen Christopher Pérez and María del Pulgar, originating from San Juan de la Maguana, who they were established in Bermesí....	68,547	35,682	32,865
Jimaní Jimaní Jimaní is the capital and the second largest city of the Independencia Province of the Dominican Republic. It serves as one of the two main thoroughfares to Haiti , with a duty free open air marketplace operating on the border with the Haitian town of Malpasse...	42,574	29,841	12,733
La Descubierta La Descubierta La Descubierta is a town in the Independencia province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...	21,549	12,643	8,906
Mella	11,453	6,421	5,032
Postrer Río Postrer Río Postrer Río is a town in the Independencia province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...	11,414	5,402	6,012
Independencia province	167,995	96,533	71,462

External links

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

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