La Romana () is a

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of the

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. The capital is also named La Romana, and is the third-largest city in the country. La Romana was elevated to the category of province in 1944. File:Catalina Island, La Romana, Dominican Republic. A cruise liner in coast waters of Catalina Isl, approaching the rocky shore. (landscape, view from the shore).jpg La Romana is also home to ''

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'', one of the world's largest resorts and top

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ing destinations, including the Teeth of the Dog golf course. Many international and local artists perform at "

Altos de Chavón Altos de Chavón is a tourist attraction, a re-creation of a 16th century Mediterranean–style village, located atop the Chavón River in the city of La Romana, Dominican Republic. It is the most popular attraction in the city and hosts a cultur ...

", an artistic community and university. La Romana is a port city ranked as Dominican Republic's 7th-largest by population (around 130,000, metro around 215,000). The city is located opposite Catalina Island, and approx 80 km (50 mi) from Santo Domingo. Its name comes from a balance used to weigh merchandise for export. Town's patron saint is Santa Rosa de Lima.

History

The province was created on January 1, 1961 after the older province of La Altagracia province was separated into two, whose capital was the city of La Romana, in the Province of La Romana and the new Province La Altagracia. The political division of this province is one of the least complex in the country. It is made up of 3 municipalities: La Romana, Guaymate and Villa Hermosa (created as a municipality in 2004) and with the municipal districts of Caleta and Cumayasa. La Romana is the main municipality.

Location

It borders to the north with the province of El Seibo, to the east with the province of La Altagracia, to the south with the Caribbean Sea and to the west with the province of San Pedro de Macorís. The province is part of the eastern Yuma region. La Romana is the third smallest province in the country, with 653.95km² and occupies 1.3% of the national territory. The main rivers are Cumayasa, La Romana (or Río Dulce) and Chavón.

Economy

La Romana's economy is based mainly on the sugar industry, free zones and tourism. In La Romana there are still what is called bateyes, this is due to the great production of sugar cane. The bateyes are colonies of braceros, located in a suitable place for the handling of the agricultural work of the sugar cane. The main agricultural activity is the production of sugar cane followed by cattle raising, both milk and meat. In terms of industries, the main one is the production of sugar. In these places there are houses and facilities for agricultural activities. The sugar industry is the largest private employer in the country, with 25,000 workers including workers and office personnel. Tourism is of the utmost importance with its beaches, hotels, restaurants, giftshop, and places of entertainment. Tourist attractions generate income for the province and many jobs for the people who live in La Romana. The Central Romana company is an Agro-Industrial, tourist company and works in free zones; it employs more than 25,000 people. 56% of the tourist infrastructures in the city of La Romana have been built by the private sector with the help of the Central Bank, generating more jobs and contributing to the development of the province. These infrastructures have performed the functions for which they have been created, serving as a means of transport and allowing them to travel to the desired destination in the case of constructions, they have been manufactured with high quality materials to guarantee the durability and safety of these works.

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following

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('' municipios'') and municipal districts (''distrito municipal'' - D.M.) within them: * Guaymate * La Romana ** La Caleta (D.M.) * Villa Hermosa ** Cumayasa (D.M.) The following is a sortable table of the municipalities with population figures as of an estimate on the 2012 census. Urban population are those living in the seats (''cabeceras'' literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts.

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population are those living in the

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s (''Secciones'' literally sections) and

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s (''Parajes'' literally places) outside of them. For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

References

External links

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Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic
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