Espaillat () is one of the 32
province
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s of the
Dominican Republic
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. It is divided into 5 municipalities and its capital city is
Moca. Located in north-central Dominican Republic (Cibao), it is bordered by the provinces of
La Vega to the south,
Santiago
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and
Puerto Plata to the west, and
María Trinidad Sánchez
María Trinidad Sánchez, Mother Founder (16 May 1794, Santo Domingo- 27 February 1846, Santo Domingo) was a Dominican freedom fighter and a heroine of the Dominican War of Independence. She participated on the rebel side as a courier. Together wit ...
to the north-east. The province has a coastline to the north with the
Atlantic Ocean
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. It is named for
Ulises Francisco Espaillat
Ulises Francisco Espaillat Quiñones (February 9, 1823 – April 25, 1878) was a Dominican author and politician. He served as president of the Dominican Republic from April 29, 1876 to October 5, 1876. Espaillat Province is named after him.
...
(1823–1878), the 19th-century author who was briefly
President of the Republic in 1876.
Municipalities and municipal districts
The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following
municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
(''
municipio
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s'') and municipal districts (''distrito municipal'' - D.M.) within them:
*
Cayetano Germosén
Cayetano Germosén is a town in the Espaillat province of the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbea ...
*
Gaspar Hernández
**
Joba Arriba (D.M.)
**
Veragua {{unreferenced, date=January 2015
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The term was based on a Central Amer ...
(D.M.)
**
Villa Magante (D.M.)
*
Jamao al Norte
*
Moca
**
Canca La Reina (D.M.)
**
El Higüerito (D.M.)
**
José Contreras
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Contr ...
(D.M.)
**
Juan López (D.M.)
**
La Ortega (D.M.)
**
Las Lagunas (D.M.)
**
Monte de La Jagua (D.M.)
*
San Víctor
The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2014 estimate.
Urban
Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to:
* Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas
* Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities
Urban may also refer to:
General
* Urban (name), a list of people ...
population are those living in the seats (''cabeceras'' literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts.
Rural
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population are those living in the
district
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s (''Secciones'' literally sections) and
neighborhoods (''Parajes'' literally places) outside them. The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate.
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the
.
References
External links
*
Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic*
Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic downloadable in
PDF format
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Provinces of the Dominican Republic
States and territories established in 1885