Independencia Province

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Independencia
Province
Country  Dominican Republic
Capital Jimaní
 - elevation 31 m (102 ft)
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Area 2,006.44 km2 (775 sq mi)
Population 74,583 (2014) [1]
Density 37 / km2 (96 / sq mi)
Province since 1948
Subdivisions 6 municipalities
6 municipal districts
Congresspersons 1 Senator
2 Deputies
Timezone EST (UTC-4)
Area code 1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2 DO-10
Postal Code 83000
Location of Independencia Province

Independencia (Spanish pronunciation: [indepenˈdensja]) is a province of the Dominican Republic, located in the west, on the border with Haiti. 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 (municipios) and municipal districts (distritos municipales - D.M.) within the latter:[2]

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts, with population figures as of the 2012 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.[3]

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

South shore of Lake Enriquillo, looking northward to the Sierra de Neiba mountains, Independencia Province, Dominican Republic (2007)
Name Total population Urban population Rural population
Cristóbal 7,952 2,967 4,985
Duvergé 25,971 15,452 10,519
Jimaní 19,263 11,742 7,521
La Descubierta 10,022 5,767 4,255
Mella 5,052 4,131 921
Postrer Río 6,323 2,338 3,985
Independencia province 74,583 42,397 32,186

See also

References

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