Hato Mayor Province

Hato Mayor (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈato maˈʝoɾ], greater cattle-raising district) is a province of the Dominican Republic. The province was split from El Seibo in 1984.

Hato Mayor
Salto de Jalda waterfall in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic
Salto de Jalda waterfall in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic
Coat of arms of Hato Mayor
Location of the Hato Mayor Province
Location of the Hato Mayor Province
Country Dominican Republic
Province since1984
CapitalHato Mayor del Rey
Government
  TypeSubdivisions
  Body3 municipalities
4 municipal districts
  Congresspersons1 Senator
2 Deputies
Area
  Total1,329.29 km2 (513.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total103,032
  Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (EST)
Area code1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2DO-30
Postal Code25000

Municipalities and municipal districts

Sabana de la Mar, Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic.
Los Haitises national park.

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

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2014 estimate. 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 them. The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate.[2]

Name Total populationUrban populationRural population
El Valle 11,2221,8479,375
Hato Mayor del Rey 73,55862,47511,083
Sabana de la Mar 18,25211,6646,588
Hato Mayor province 103,03275,98627,046

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

References

  1. Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
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