Quisqueya, Dominican Republic
Encyclopedia
Quisqueya is a municipality
(municipio
) 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 district
s (Secciones).
For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
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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) of the San Pedro de Macorís province in 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...
.
As of the 2002 census the municipality had 18,528 inhabitants, 15,912 living in the city itself and 2,616 in its rural district
District
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s (Secciones).
For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.