Sánchez Ramírez
Province
Country	Dominican Republic
Capital	Cotuí
- elevation	66 m (217 ft)
- coordinates	19°03′36″N 70°09′00″W / 19.06°N 70.15°W / 19.06; -70.15
Area	1,196.13 km2 (462 sq mi)
Population	151,179 (2002)
Density	126.4 /km2 (327 /sq mi)
Province since	1952
Subdivisions	4 municipalities 8 municipal districts
Congresspersons	1 Senator 3 Deputies
Timezone	AST (UTC-4)
Area code	1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2	DO-24
Postal Code	43000
Location of the Sánchez Ramírez Province

Sánchez Ramírez is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from Duarte in 1952, and is named for Brigadier Juan Sánchez Ramírez, hero of the battle of Palo Hincado (1808) at which Spanish rebels defeated the occupying French forces.

Municipalities of the Province.

[edit] Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:^[1]

• Cevicos
  • La Cueva (D.M.)
  • Platanal (D.M.)
• Cotuí
  • Quita Sueño (D.M.)
• Fantino
• La Mata
  • Angelina (D.M.)
  • La Bija (D.M.)

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2008 census. Urban population are those living in the seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts (Secciones literally sections) and neighborhoods (Parajes literally places) outside of them.^[2]

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
• (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format

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