List of cities in the Dominican Republic
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Cities in the Dominican Republic
, in accordance with the definition of urban population for purposes of the 2002 census, are the urban centers
and seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities
(municipio
s singular municipio), the second level political and administrative subdivisions
of the country, or of municipal districts (distritos municipal) within them.
may refer to Santo Dominigo de Guzmán, the sole municipality of the Distrito Nacional
, or the metropolitan area of Santo Doming spread over several municipalities, which as such is not an administrative or political entity. The 2002 census does not give data for metropolitan areas. Sources give different figures for the metropolitan areas population as of 2002 ranging from 1,887,586 to 2,054,516 or 1,840,000 (2000). As the law about the creation of the Santo Domingo province
, split from the Distrito Nacional in 2001, does refer to the cities of Santo Dominigo de Guzmán, Santo Domingo Este
, Santo Domingo Norte
and Santo Domingo Oeste
as former parts of the city of Santo Domingo for comparison the aggregated population of this cities is given as Santo Domingo (metropolitan) in the following table.
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Dominican Republic
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, in accordance with the definition of urban population for purposes of the 2002 census, are the urban centers
Urban area
An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
and seats (cabeceras literally heads) of 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
Municipio and Município are terms used for country subdivisions. They are often translated as municipality.-Overview:...
s singular municipio), the second level political and administrative subdivisions
Administrative division
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of the country, or of municipal districts (distritos municipal) within them.
Santo Domingo
Santo DomingoSanto Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
may refer to Santo Dominigo de Guzmán, the sole municipality of the Distrito Nacional
Distrito Nacional
The Distrito Nacional is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo. It is not within any of the provinces, but is itself counted as a province. Before October 16, 2001, the Distrito Nacional was much larger, including what is now known as Santo Domingo Province....
, or the metropolitan area of Santo Doming spread over several municipalities, which as such is not an administrative or political entity. The 2002 census does not give data for metropolitan areas. Sources give different figures for the metropolitan areas population as of 2002 ranging from 1,887,586 to 2,054,516 or 1,840,000 (2000). As the law about the creation of the Santo Domingo province
Santo Domingo (province)
Santo Domingo is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from the Distrito Nacional on October 16, 2001.-Municipalities and municipal districts:...
, split from the Distrito Nacional in 2001, does refer to the cities of Santo Dominigo de Guzmán, Santo Domingo Este
Santo Domingo Este
Santo Domingo Este is a municipality and the provincial capital of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : San Luis.....
, Santo Domingo Norte
Santo Domingo Norte
Santo Domingo Norte is a municipality of the Santo Domingo Province in the Dominican Republic. There is one municipal district within the municipality: La Victoria....
and Santo Domingo Oeste
Santo Domingo Oeste
Santo Domingo Oeste is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. As of the 2008 census the municipality had 701,847 inhabitants, 432,112 living in the city itself and 269,735 in its rural districts ....
as former parts of the city of Santo Domingo for comparison the aggregated population of this cities is given as Santo Domingo (metropolitan) in the following table.
Cities with population figures
The following is a table of cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants in the Dominican Republic. Population figures are as of the 2002 census. Cities which were at this time the seats of municipal districts and not municipalities are denoted with (D.M.). Administrative changes concerning the listed cities up to June 2006 are noted.| City | Province | Population | Notes June 2006 |
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| Greater Santo Domingo Greater Santo Domingo Area Greater Santo Domingo is a term commonly used referring to the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo de Guzmán in the Dominican Republic.This may be the Santo Domingo province together with the Distrito Nacional. Before 2001 the Distrito Nacional included the Santo Domingo Province... |
Distrito Nacional Distrito Nacional The Distrito Nacional is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo. It is not within any of the provinces, but is itself counted as a province. Before October 16, 2001, the Distrito Nacional was much larger, including what is now known as Santo Domingo Province.... , Santo Domingo |
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| Santo Domingo de Guzmán Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... |
Distrito Nacional Distrito Nacional The Distrito Nacional is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo. It is not within any of the provinces, but is itself counted as a province. Before October 16, 2001, the Distrito Nacional was much larger, including what is now known as Santo Domingo Province.... |
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| Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley... |
Santiago | three additional municipal districts | |
| Santo Domingo Este Santo Domingo Este Santo Domingo Este is a municipality and the provincial capital of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : San Luis..... |
Santo Domingo | One additional municipal district | |
| Santo Domingo Norte Santo Domingo Norte Santo Domingo Norte is a municipality of the Santo Domingo Province in the Dominican Republic. There is one municipal district within the municipality: La Victoria.... |
Santo Domingo | ||
| Santo Domingo Oeste Santo Domingo Oeste Santo Domingo Oeste is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. As of the 2008 census the municipality had 701,847 inhabitants, 432,112 living in the city itself and 269,735 in its rural districts .... |
Santo Domingo | ||
| San Felipe de Puerto Plata San Felipe de Puerto Plata San Felipe de Puerto Plata, often referred to as simply Puerto Plata, is the capital of the Dominican province Puerto Plata.The city is famous for resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, located east of San Felipe de Puerto Plata. There are a total of 100,000 hotel beds in the city.The only... |
Puerto Plata | 277,981 | One additional municipal district |
| San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís is a municipality and the capital of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic.-Demographics:... |
San Pedro de Macorís | 193,713 | One new municipality created |
| La Romana | La Romana | 191,303 | One additional municipal district, also one new municipality created |
| Los Alcarrizos Los Alcarrizos Los Alcarrizos is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are the following municipal districts : Palmarejo-Villa Linda and Pantoja.... (D.M.) |
Santo Domingo | 166,930 | Municipality with two municipal districts |
| San Francisco de Macoris San Francisco de Macorís San Francisco de Macorís is a city in the Dominican Republic. It is also the capital of the Duarte Province. It has had a very active role in the shaping of Dominican history, as it is known as one of, if not the most, politically active cities in the country. It is located in the northeast portion... |
Duarte | 163,980 | |
| San Cristóbal San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic San Cristóbal is a municipality and the capital of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : Hato Damas.-Sectors:*5 de abril*Canastica*El Pomier... |
San Cristóbal | 137,422 | One additional municipal district |
| Salvaleón de Higüey Salvaleón de Higüey Higüey , or in full Salvaleón de Higüey, is the capital city of the eastern province of La Altagracia, in the Dominican Republic. The river Yuma flows through the urban area of Higüey.... |
La Altagracia | 103,502 | |
| Concepción de la Vega Concepción de La Vega La Vega, or Concepción de La Vega is the largest city and municipality of the central Dominican Republic and the third of the whole country... |
La Vega | 220,279 | One additional municipal district |
| Santa Cruz de Barahona Santa Cruz de Barahona Barahona, also known as Santa Cruz de Barahona, is the main city of the Barahona Province, in the south of the Dominican Republic. It is one of the most important cities on the island, with a very active port and many ecotourism attractions... |
Barahona | 74,958 | One additional municipal district |
| Bonao Bonao Bonao is the capital of Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. It is located in the center of the country, to the northwest of the national capital Santo Domingo.The city is known as "Villa De Las Hortensias" - the town of hortensias... |
Monseñor Nouel | 72,821 | Three additional municipal districts |
| San Juan de la Maguana San Juan de la Maguana 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.-References:... |
San Juan San Juan Province (Dominican Republic) San Juan is a province of the Dominican Republic. Before 1961 it was known as Benefactor.-Municipalities and municipal districts:The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:*Bohechío**Arroyo Cano **Yaque *El Cercado**Batista... |
70,969 | Eight additional municipal districts |
| Baní Baní Baní is a capital town of the Peravia Province, Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and manufacturing center in a region producing bananas and coffee.- Overview :... |
Peravia | 61,864 | Four additional municipal districts |
| Bajos de Haina Bajos de Haina Bajos de Haina, also known simply as Haina , is a town and municipality in the San Cristóbal , of the Dominican Republic. In 1993 the population was estimated at 68,261, but recent estimates in 2005 claimed the population was as high as 140,175... |
San Cristóbal | 61,400 | |
| Moca Moca, Dominican Republic Moca is the capital of Espaillat province in the Dominican Republic.Moca is located 11 miles/18 kilometers away from the country’s second biggest city, Santiago De Los Caballeros. Moca is also known for its many great crops and friendly people.... |
Espaillat | 59,174 | Five additional municipal districts |
| Azua de Compostela Azua de Compostela Azua de Compostela, also known simply as Azua, is a municipality of the Azua province in the Dominican Republic. It is the capital of Azua province, and is located 100 kilometres west of the national capital, Santo Domingo.... |
Azua Azua Province Azua is a province of the Dominican Republic.-Municipalities and municipal districts:The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:... |
56,453 | Eight additional municipal districts |
| Mao | Valverde | 47,828 | |
| Boca Chica Boca Chica Boca Chica is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : La Caleta.... |
Santo Domingo | 46,385 | One additional municipal district |
| Cotuí Cotuí Cotuí is a city in the Dominican Republic and is one of the oldest cities of the New World. It is the capital of Sánchez Ramírez Province in the Cibao. It was founded in the year 1510 by Rodrigo de Trujillo for order of Nicolas de Ovando, who was the governor of Hispaniola. Cotuí was the name of... |
Sánchez Ramírez | 42,115 | One additional municipal district |
| Esperanza Esperanza, Dominican Republic Esperanza is a municipality of the Valverde province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are four municipal districts : Boca de Mao, Jicomé, Maizal and Paradero.... |
Valverde | 41,189 | One additional municipal district |
| Villa Altagracia Villa Altagracia Villa Altagracia is a municipality of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are three municipal districts : La Cuchilla, Medina and San José del Puerto.... |
San Cristóbal | 36,791 | Three additional municipal districts |
| 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,... |
Hato Mayor | 34,006 | |
| Nagua Nagua Nagua is the capital of María Trinidad Sánchez province, in the northeastern Dominican Republic.A medium-sized town, Nagua's economy relies on the production of agricultural products, principally rice, coconuts, and cocoa bean... |
María Trinidad Sánchez | 32,035 | Two additional municipal districts |
| Villa Bisonó Villa Bisonó Villa Bisonó, usually known as Navarrete, is a small municipality in the Dominican Republic northwestern section, created in 1956. It lies approximately from Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic's second largest city... |
Santiago | 29,723 | |
| Jarabacoa Jarabacoa Jarabacoa is a town and the second largest municipality in La Vega Province, Dominican Republic.- History :In 1805, during the Haitian invasion of the Cibao, survivors from the massacres of Santiago de los Caballeros and La Vega escaped to the mountains of the Cordillera Central and settled in the... |
La Vega | 27,370 | One additional municipal district |
| Constanza Constanza, Dominican Republic -History:The name of Constanza has its origin in the legend the daughter of a local taino cacique whom lived in the valley. In 1852, the British explorer and consul Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk mentions the existence of a farm in the valley of Constanza. The town was formally founded in 1894... |
La Vega | 27,090 | One additional municipal district |
| Consuelo Consuelo, Dominican Republic Consuelo is a municipality of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic.As of the 2002 census the municipality had 31,405 inhabitants, 25,034 living in the city itself and 6,371 in its rural districts .... |
San Pedro de Macorís | 25,034 | |
| Pedro Brand Pedro Brand Pedro Brand is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are two municipal districts : La Cuaba and La Guáyiga.... (D.M.) |
Santo Domingo | 22,695 | Municipality with two municipal districts |
| Santa Cruz del Seibo Santa Cruz del Seibo Santa Cruz del Seibo is a city in the El Seibo province of the Dominican Republic.-History:The El Seibo municipality is located in the eastern part of the country... |
El Seibo El Seibo Province 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:... |
22,489 | One additional municipal district |
| Tamboril | Santiago | 21,939 | |
| Las Matas de Farfán Las Matas de Farfán Las Matas de Farfán is a town in the San Juan Province, Dominican Republic. It is the birthplace of a number of current and former Major League Baseball players including Juan Encarnacion, Roberto Novoa, Odalis Perez, Ramón Santiago, and Valerio de los Santos.... |
San Juan San Juan Province (Dominican Republic) San Juan is a province of the Dominican Republic. Before 1961 it was known as Benefactor.-Municipalities and municipal districts:The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:*Bohechío**Arroyo Cano **Yaque *El Cercado**Batista... |
21,271 | One additional municipal district |
| San José de Ocoa San José de Ocoa San José de Ocoa is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of the province's capital city. It was split from Peravia on January 1, 2000... |
San José de Ocoa | 21,226 | Two additional municipal districts |
| Bayaguana Bayaguana Bayaguana is a municipality of the Monte Plata province in the Dominican Republic.As of the Dominican Republic's 2002 census, the municipality had a total population of 33,122 inhabitants, of which 19,351 resided in urban areas and 13,771 in rural areas.Bayaguana was founded in 1606, when Spain... |
Monte Plata Monte Plata Province Monte Plata is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. It was split from San Cristóbal in 1992.-Municipalities and municipal districts:... |
19,351 | |
| Hato del Yaque Hato del Yaque Hato Del Yaque is a municipal district in the province of Santiago, Dominican Republic.Its urban centre is located 10 km west of the city of Santiago de los caballeros.... (D.M.) |
Santiago | 18,354 | |
| Neyba Neyba Neiba is a city in the southwest of the Dominican Republic. It is the capital city of the Baoruco province, and is located 180 kilometres west of the national capital, Santo Domingo, close to the shore of Lake Enriquillo, the largest lake in the West Indies.... |
Baoruco | 18,305 | |
| Dajabón Dajabón Dajabón is a province of the Dominican Republic, on the border with Haiti. Its capital city is also called Dajabón.It was split from Monte Cristi province in 1938, and was called Libertador until 1961.-Location:... |
Dajabón | 16,328 | One additional municipal district |
| Sabana Grande de Boyá Sabana Grande de Boyá Sabana Grande de Boyá is a municipality of the Monte Plata province in the Dominican Republic. It includes the municipal districts of Gonzalo and Majagual.... |
Monte Plata Monte Plata Province Monte Plata is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. It was split from San Cristóbal in 1992.-Municipalities and municipal districts:... |
16,291 | |
| San Ignacio de Sabaneta San Ignacio de Sabaneta San Ignacio de Sabaneta is the capital and a municipality of Santiago Rodriguez in the northwestern part of the Dominican Republic. It is usually called only Sabaneta or Santiago Rodríguez.-Population:... |
Santiago Rodríguez | 16,270 | |
| Quisqueya Quisqueya, Dominican Republic Quisqueya is a municipality of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic.As of the 2002 census the municipality had 18,528 inhabitants, 15,912 living in the city itself and 2,616 in its rural districts .... |
San Pedro de Macorís | 15,912 | |
| San Fernando de Monte Cristi San Fernando de Monte Cristi San Fernando de Monte Cristi is the capital of Monte Cristi Province, Dominican Republic.It is located in the northwest of the country in the coastal lowlands, close to the border with Haiti.- History :... |
Monte Cristi | 15,629 | |
| Monte Plata Monte Plata Monte Plata is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. It was split from San Cristóbal in 1992.-Municipalities and municipal districts:... |
Monte Plata Monte Plata Province Monte Plata is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. It was split from San Cristóbal in 1992.-Municipalities and municipal districts:... |
14,850 | Two additional municipal districts |
| Maimón Maimón Maimón is a small resort town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic, around 24 km west of San Felipe de Puerto Plata... |
Monseñor Nouel | 14,514 | |
| 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... |
Hato Mayor | 13,495 | |
| La Victoria (D.M.) | Santo Domingo | 13,112 | |
| Cambita Garabitos Cambita Garabitos Cambita Garabitos is a municipality of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic.As of the 2002 census the municipality had 29,496 inhabitants, 12,519 living in the city itself and 16,977 in its rural districts .... |
San Cristóbal | 12,519 | One additional municipal district |
| Cabral | Barahona | 12,175 | |
| 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.... |
Independencia | 12,053 | One additional municipal district |
| Salcedo Salcedo, Dominican Republic Salcedo is the capital city of the Hermanas Mirabal Province in the Dominican Republic.It is famous for being the birthplace of the Dominican heroines, the Mirabal sisters who gave their lives in the struggle against the dictator Rafael Trujillo. There is a museum in the town, Ojo de Agua Salcedo... |
Hermanas Mirabal Province | 11,994 | One additional municipal district |
| San Antonio de Guerra San Antonio de Guerra San Antonio de Guerra is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : Hato Viejo.... (D.M.) |
Santo Domingo | 11,553 | Municipality with one municipal district |
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Monte Plata Monte Plata Province Monte Plata is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. It was split from San Cristóbal in 1992.-Municipalities and municipal districts:... |
11,400 | |
| Comendador Comendador Comendador is the capital of the Elías Piña province of the Dominican Republic. It has a border crossing to the Haitian town Belladère.-Population:The municipality had, in 2002, a total population of 25,475... |
Elías Piña Elías Piña Province Elías Piña is one of the 31 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is located in the western part of the country, on the border with Haiti. Its capital city is Comendador.... |
11,391 | Two additional municipal districts |
| Villa Vásquez Villa Vásquez Villa Vásquez is a town in the Monte Cristi province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com... |
Monte Cristi | 11,353 | |
| Sánchez Sánchez, Dominican Republic Sánchez, Dominican Republic is a Dominican municipality in the Samaná province, on the south coast of the peninsula of Samaná.-Population:The municipality has a total population of 26,505: 13,436 men and 13,069 women... |
Samaná | 11,058 | |
| Vicente Noble Vicente Noble Vicente Noble is a municipality in Barahona province in the Dominican Republic.It is bordered on the north by Padre Las Casas municipality, Azua Province and Vallejuelo in San Juan Province; to the east by the Azua de Compostela municipality; to the south by the Jaquimeyes section in Barahona... |
Barahona | 10,848 | Two additional municipal districts |
| San Gregorio de Nigua San Gregorio de Nigua San Gregorio de Nigua is a municipality of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic.As of the 2002 census the municipality had 27,447 inhabitants, 10,798 living in the city itself and 16,649 in its rural districts .... |
San Cristóbal | 10,798 | |
| Samana | Samaná | 10,692 | Three additional municipal districts |
| Sabana Yegua Sabana Yegua Sabana Yegua is a municipality of the Azua province in the Dominican Republic.As of the Dominican Republic's 2002 census, the municipality had a total population of 24,015 inhabitants, of which 10,395 resided in urban areas and 13,620 in rural areas... (D.M.) |
Azua Azua Province Azua is a province of the Dominican Republic.-Municipalities and municipal districts:The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:... |
10,395 | Municipality with two municipal districts |
| Pedernales Pedernales, Dominican Republic The Dominican city of Pedernales is the capital of the province of Pedernales, in the Dominican Republic. It is located in the southwest of the country... |
Pedernales | 10,339 | One additional municipal district |
| La Mata La Mata, Dominican Republic La Mata is a town in the Sánchez Ramírez province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com... (D.M.) |
Sánchez Ramírez | 10,034 | Municipality with two municipal districts |
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