Dominican Republic: Administrative Division
Contents: Provinces and Municipalities
The population of the provinces and municipalities (municipios) of the Dominican Republic according to census results and latest official projections.
| Name | Status | Population Census 2002-10-18 | Population Census 2010-12-01 | Population Projection 2018-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azua | Province | 208,857 | 214,311 | 221,150 | → |
| Azua (Azua de Compostela) | Municipality | 87,305 | 91,345 | 94,248 | → |
| Estebanía | Municipality | 7,677 | 5,640 | 5,822 | → |
| Guayabal | Municipality | 4,929 | 5,263 | 5,432 | → |
| Las Charcas | Municipality | 10,136 | 11,243 | 11,604 | → |
| Las Yayas de Viajama | Municipality | 17,938 | 17,620 | 18,183 | → |
| Padre Las Casas | Municipality | 22,366 | 20,041 | 20,681 | → |
| Peralta | Municipality | 11,462 | 15,257 | 15,742 | → |
| Pueblo Viejo | Municipality | 10,835 | 11,235 | 11,595 | → |
| Sabana Yegua | Municipality | 19,768 | 19,020 | 19,632 | → |
| Tábara Arriba | Municipality | 16,441 | 17,647 | 18,211 | → |
| Baoruco | Province | 91,480 | 97,313 | 100,348 | → |
| Galván | Municipality | 14,356 | 15,702 | 16,190 | → |
| Los Ríos | Municipality | 7,831 | 7,709 | 7,949 | → |
| Neiba | Municipality | 34,562 | 36,511 | 37,652 | → |
| Tamayo | Municipality | 23,294 | 26,772 | 27,607 | → |
| Villa Jaragua | Municipality | 11,437 | 10,619 | 10,950 | → |
| Barahona | Province | 179,239 | 187,105 | 189,080 | → |
| Barahona (Santa Cruz de Barahona) | Municipality | 79,799 | 83,619 | 84,523 | → |
| Cabral | Municipality | 13,907 | 14,823 | 14,976 | → |
| El Peñón | Municipality | 4,040 | 3,970 | 4,009 | → |
| Enriquillo | Municipality | 13,262 | 13,164 | 13,300 | → |
| Fundación | Municipality | 8,120 | 8,042 | 8,125 | → |
| Jaquimeyes | Municipality | 3,984 | 4,491 | 4,534 | → |
| La Ciénaga | Municipality | 7,715 | 9,112 | 9,208 | → |
| Las Salinas | Municipality | 5,229 | 4,703 | 4,752 | → |
| Paraíso | Municipality | 13,320 | 15,390 | 15,551 | → |
| Polo | Municipality | 9,367 | 8,186 | 8,269 | → |
| Vicente Noble | Municipality | 20,496 | 21,605 | 21,833 | → |
| Dajabón | Province | 62,046 | 63,955 | 66,017 | → |
| Dajabón | Municipality | 25,650 | 28,071 | 28,976 | → |
| El Pino | Municipality | 6,620 | 6,035 | 6,227 | → |
| Loma de Cabrera | Municipality | 15,421 | 15,624 | 16,130 | → |
| Partido | Municipality | 7,597 | 6,951 | 7,175 | → |
| Restauración | Municipality | 6,758 | 7,274 | 7,509 | → |
| Distrito Nacional | National District | 910,076 | 965,040 | 1,029,607 | → |
| Santo Domingo de Guzmán | Municipality | 910,076 | 965,040 | 1,029,607 | → |
| Duarte | Province | 283,805 | 289,574 | 297,452 | → |
| Arenoso | Municipality | 14,147 | 14,062 | 14,442 | → |
| Castillo | Municipality | 16,452 | 15,709 | 16,134 | → |
| Eugenio María de Hostos | Municipality | 5,856 | 5,497 | 5,646 | → |
| Las Guáranas | Municipality | 13,460 | 14,661 | 15,059 | → |
| Pimentel | Municipality | 18,280 | 17,864 | 18,352 | → |
| San Francisco de Macorís | Municipality | 184,690 | 188,118 | 193,244 | → |
| Villa Riva | Municipality | 30,920 | 33,663 | 34,575 | → |
| Elías Piña | Province | 63,467 | 63,029 | 63,452 | → |
| Bánica | Municipality | 7,272 | 6,533 | 6,576 | → |
| Comendador | Municipality | 25,475 | 25,924 | 26,085 | → |
| El Llano | Municipality | 7,739 | 8,344 | 8,398 | → |
| Hondo Valle | Municipality | 10,647 | 10,587 | 10,663 | → |
| Juan Santiago | Municipality | 4,491 | 4,360 | 4,392 | → |
| Pedro Santana | Municipality | 7,843 | 7,281 | 7,338 | → |
| El Seibo | Province | 89,261 | 87,680 | 92,418 | → |
| El Seibo (Santa Cruz del Seibo) | Municipality | 68,063 | 66,867 | 70,479 | → |
| Miches | Municipality | 21,198 | 20,813 | 21,939 | → |
| Espaillat | Province | 225,091 | 231,938 | 238,608 | → |
| Cayetano Germosén | Municipality | 6,993 | 6,911 | 7,097 | → |
| Gaspar Hernández | Municipality | 37,786 | 37,378 | 38,369 | → |
| Jamao al Norte | Municipality | 8,018 | 7,820 | 8,531 | → |
| Moca | Municipality | 172,294 | 179,829 | 184,611 | → |
| Hato Mayor | Province | 87,631 | 85,017 | 85,722 | → |
| El Valle | Municipality | 7,966 | 7,228 | 7,289 | → |
| Hato Mayor del Rey | Municipality | 61,738 | 61,517 | 62,023 | → |
| Sabana de la Mar | Municipality | 17,927 | 16,272 | 16,410 | → |
| Hermanas Mirabal (Salcedo) | Province | 96,356 | 92,193 | 92,289 | → |
| Salcedo | Municipality | 40,227 | 39,557 | 39,600 | → |
| Tenares | Municipality | 30,669 | 27,765 | 27,793 | → |
| Villa Tapia | Municipality | 25,460 | 24,871 | 24,896 | → |
| Independencia | Province | 50,833 | 52,589 | 57,339 | → |
| Cristóbal | Municipality | 5,898 | 6,431 | 7,011 | → |
| Duvergé | Municipality | 16,141 | 12,029 | 13,114 | → |
| Jimaní | Municipality | 11,414 | 16,510 | 18,004 | → |
| La Descubierta | Municipality | 6,939 | 8,310 | 9,058 | → |
| Mella | Municipality | 3,649 | 3,641 | 3,975 | → |
| Postrer Río | Municipality | 6,792 | 5,668 | 6,177 | → |
| La Altagracia | Province | 182,020 | 273,210 | 338,173 | → |
| Higüey (Salvaleón de Higüey) | Municipality | 163,931 | 251,243 | 311,001 | → |
| San Rafael del Yuma | Municipality | 18,089 | 21,967 | 27,172 | → |
| La Romana | Province | 219,812 | 245,433 | 267,686 | → |
| Guaymate | Municipality | 17,324 | 16,558 | 18,053 | → |
| La Romana | Municipality | 131,828 | 139,671 | 152,344 | → |
| Villa Hermosa | Municipality | 70,660 | 89,204 | 97,289 | → |
| La Vega | Province | 385,101 | 394,205 | 408,579 | → |
| Constanza | Municipality | 58,600 | 59,052 | 61,192 | → |
| Jarabacoa | Municipality | 56,931 | 56,803 | 58,874 | → |
| Jima Abajo | Municipality | 26,667 | 30,261 | 31,368 | → |
| La Vega (Concepción de la Vega) | Municipality | 242,903 | 248,089 | 257,145 | → |
| María Trinidad Sánchez | Province | 135,727 | 140,925 | 141,275 | → |
| Cabrera | Municipality | 26,655 | 24,524 | 24,585 | → |
| El Factor | Municipality | 25,824 | 24,240 | 24,299 | → |
| Nagua | Municipality | 68,156 | 76,993 | 77,185 | → |
| Río San Juan | Municipality | 15,092 | 15,168 | 15,206 | → |
| Monseñor Nouel | Province | 167,618 | 165,224 | 172,731 | → |
| Bonao | Municipality | 126,668 | 125,338 | 131,036 | → |
| Maimón | Municipality | 17,439 | 18,952 | 19,811 | → |
| Piedra Blanca | Municipality | 23,511 | 20,934 | 21,884 | → |
| Monte Cristi | Province | 111,014 | 109,607 | 115,970 | → |
| Castañuelas | Municipality | 15,029 | 14,921 | 15,791 | → |
| Guayubín | Municipality | 35,524 | 35,923 | 38,002 | → |
| Las Matas de Santa Cruz | Municipality | 10,762 | 10,559 | 11,172 | → |
| Monte Cristi (San Fernando de Monte Cristi) | Municipality | 25,670 | 24,644 | 26,076 | → |
| Pepillo Salcedo (Manzanillo) | Municipality | 9,245 | 9,136 | 9,667 | → |
| Villa Vásquez | Municipality | 14,784 | 14,424 | 15,262 | → |
| Monte Plata | Province | 180,376 | 185,956 | 190,179 | → |
| Bayaguana | Municipality | 33,122 | 31,889 | 32,612 | → |
| Monte Plata | Municipality | 45,881 | 46,723 | 47,781 | → |
| Peralvillo | Municipality | 17,615 | 20,900 | 21,376 | → |
| Sabana Grande de Boyá | Municipality | 32,686 | 31,096 | 31,803 | → |
| Yamasá | Municipality | 51,072 | 55,348 | 56,607 | → |
| Pedernales | Province | 21,207 | 31,587 | 34,391 | → |
| Oviedo | Municipality | 7,402 | 7,296 | 7,944 | → |
| Pedernales | Municipality | 13,805 | 24,291 | 26,447 | → |
| Peravia | Province | 169,865 | 184,344 | 195,132 | → |
| Baní | Municipality | 147,013 | 157,316 | 166,522 | → |
| Nizao | Municipality | 22,852 | 27,028 | 28,610 | → |
| Puerto Plata | Province | 312,706 | 321,597 | 331,491 | → |
| Altamira | Municipality | 22,983 | 18,868 | 19,445 | → |
| Guananico | Municipality | 6,047 | 6,333 | 6,529 | → |
| Imbert | Municipality | 23,564 | 22,058 | 22,732 | → |
| Los Hidalgos | Municipality | 13,569 | 12,639 | 13,026 | → |
| Luperón | Municipality | 17,890 | 16,464 | 16,965 | → |
| Puerto Plata (San Felipe de Puerto Plata,) | Municipality | 149,436 | 158,756 | 163,663 | → |
| Sosúa | Municipality | 44,938 | 49,593 | 51,119 | → |
| Villa Isabela | Municipality | 17,020 | 17,169 | 17,690 | → |
| Villa Montellano | Municipality | 17,259 | 19,717 | 20,322 | → |
| Samaná | Province | 91,875 | 101,494 | 110,243 | → |
| Las Terrenas | Municipality | 13,869 | 18,829 | 2,208 | → |
| Samaná (Santa Bárbara de Samaná) | Municipality | 51,501 | 58,156 | 63,168 | → |
| Sánchez | Municipality | 26,505 | 24,509 | 26,621 | → |
| Sánchez Ramírez | Province | 151,179 | 151,392 | 152,069 | → |
| Cevicos | Municipality | 13,892 | 13,759 | 13,820 | → |
| Cotuí | Municipality | 74,056 | 76,554 | 76,896 | → |
| Fantino | Municipality | 22,675 | 22,117 | 22,217 | → |
| La Mata | Municipality | 40,556 | 38,962 | 39,136 | → |
| San Cristóbal | Province | 532,880 | 569,930 | 624,820 | → |
| Bajos de Haina | Municipality | 113,884 | 124,193 | 136,157 | → |
| Cambita Garabitos | Municipality | 27,282 | 31,057 | 34,048 | → |
| Los Cacaos | Municipality | 8,828 | 9,540 | 10,457 | → |
| Sabana Grande de Palenque | Municipality | 15,691 | 15,466 | 16,955 | → |
| San Cristóbal | Municipality | 221,647 | 232,769 | 255,184 | → |
| San Gregorio de Nigua | Municipality | 27,447 | 30,268 | 33,184 | → |
| Villa Altagracia | Municipality | 78,507 | 84,312 | 92,433 | → |
| Yaguate | Municipality | 39,594 | 42,325 | 46,402 | → |
| San José de Ocoa | Province | 62,368 | 59,544 | 55,511 | → |
| Rancho Arriba | Municipality | 11,565 | 10,299 | 9,610 | → |
| Sabana Larga | Municipality | 11,443 | 9,794 | 9,130 | → |
| San José de Ocoa | Municipality | 39,360 | 39,451 | 36,771 | → |
| San Juan | Province | 241,517 | 232,333 | 224,205 | → |
| Bohechío | Municipality | 8,963 | 9,685 | 9,347 | → |
| El Cercado | Municipality | 23,829 | 20,843 | 20,117 | → |
| Juan de Herrera | Municipality | 13,441 | 13,062 | 12,605 | → |
| Las Matas de Farfán | Municipality | 47,521 | 44,163 | 42,616 | → |
| San Juan (San Juan de la Maguana) | Municipality | 135,621 | 132,177 | 127,548 | → |
| Vallejuelo | Municipality | 12,142 | 12,403 | 11,972 | → |
| San Pedro de Macorís | Province | 301,744 | 290,458 | 302,577 | → |
| Consuelo | Municipality | 31,405 | 30,051 | 31,304 | → |
| Guayacanes | Municipality | 13,908 | 14,592 | 15,201 | → |
| Los Llanos (San José de los Llanos) | Municipality | 25,370 | 22,573 | 23,510 | → |
| Quisqueya | Municipality | 18,528 | 19,034 | 19,830 | → |
| Ramón Santana | Municipality | 9,266 | 8,901 | 9,271 | → |
| San Pedro de Macorís | Municipality | 203,267 | 195,307 | 203,461 | → |
| Santiago | Province | 908,250 | 963,422 | 1,030,721 | → |
| Bisonó | Municipality | 42,210 | 42,092 | 45,028 | → |
| Jánico | Municipality | 20,913 | 16,993 | 18,165 | → |
| Licey al Medio | Municipality | 25,712 | 25,539 | 27,317 | → |
| Puñal | Municipality | 41,491 | 46,516 | 49,758 | → |
| Sabana Iglesia | Municipality | 12,232 | 13,348 | 14,275 | → |
| San José de las Matas | Municipality | 44,475 | 38,628 | 41,294 | → |
| Santiago (Santiago de los Caballeros) | Municipality | 636,811 | 691,262 | 739,631 | → |
| Tamboril | Municipality | 50,833 | 51,695 | 55,303 | → |
| Villa González | Municipality | 33,573 | 37,349 | 39,950 | → |
| Santiago Rodríguez | Province | 59,629 | 57,476 | 57,372 | → |
| Monción | Municipality | 11,663 | 11,753 | 11,735 | → |
| Sabaneta (San Ignacio de Sabaneta) | Municipality | 35,654 | 34,540 | 34,477 | → |
| Villa Los Almácigos | Municipality | 12,312 | 11,183 | 11,160 | → |
| Santo Domingo | Province | 1,821,218 | 2,374,370 | 2,805,228 | → |
| Boca Chica | Municipality | 99,508 | 142,019 | 167,784 | → |
| Los Alcarrizos | Municipality | 203,206 | 272,776 | 322,256 | → |
| Pedro Brand | Municipality | 43,604 | 74,016 | 87,440 | → |
| San Antonio de Guerra | Municipality | 33,035 | 43,963 | 51,937 | → |
| Santo Domingo Este | Municipality | 788,647 | 948,885 | 1,121,121 | → |
| Santo Domingo Norte | Municipality | 368,842 | 529,390 | 625,430 | → |
| Santo Domingo Oeste | Municipality | 284,376 | 363,321 | 429,260 | → |
| Valverde | Province | 158,293 | 163,030 | 174,314 | → |
| Esperanza | Municipality | 61,903 | 62,205 | 66,508 | → |
| Laguna Salada | Municipality | 21,630 | 23,962 | 25,609 | → |
| Mao | Municipality | 74,760 | 76,863 | 82,197 | → |
| República Dominicana [Dominican Republic] | Sovereign State | 8,562,541 | 9,445,281 | 10,247,903 |
Source: La Oficina Nacional de Estadística (web), Ministerio de Economía, Planificación y Desarrollo de la República Dominicana (web).