Sánchez Ramírez () is a province that constituting one of the 32
province
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s of the
Dominican Republic
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. It is divided into four municipalities and its capital city is
Cotuí. Located in the Cibao Sur region in central Dominican Republic, it is bordered by the provinces of
Duarte to the north,
Monte Plata to the east and south,
Monseñor Nouel to the south-west and west and
La Vega to the north-west. It was formerly part of Duarte in 1952, and is named after
Brigadier
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Juan Sánchez Ramírez
Juan Sánchez Ramírez (1762 – February 11, 1811) was a Dominican general who was the primary leader of the Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo, War of Reconquista. He is known for leading the troops in the Battle of Palo Hincado. The decisive ...
, hero of the
Battle of Palo Hincado (1808) at which
Spanish
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...
rebels defeated the
French occupying forces.
Municipalities and municipal districts
The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following
municipalities
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The term ''municipality' ...
(''
municipio
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s'') and municipal districts (''distrito municipal'' - D.M.) within them:
*
Cevicos
**
La Cueva (D.M.)
*
Cotuí
**
Quita Sueño (D.M.)
**
Platanal (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 2012 census.
Urban 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
neighborhood
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s (''Parajes'' literally places) outside of them.
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
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format
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Provinces of the Dominican Republic
States and territories established in 1952