List of municipalities of the Dominican Republic

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The provinces of the Dominican Republic are divided into two or more municipalities (municipios singular municipio) with the exception of the Distrito Nacional which consist of only one municipality – Santo Domingo. They are the second-level political and administrative subdivisions of the country.

The division of the provinces into municipalities is laid down in the constitution (Titulo I Seccion II Art. 5 2002 constitution).^[1] and enacted by law. Currently by law 5220 about the territorial division of the Dominican Republic (Ley No. 5220 sobre División Territorial de la República Dominicana) issued 1959 and frequently amended to create new provinces, municipalities and lower level administrative units.

Administration

The municipalities are governed by municipal councils (ayuntamientos) and a mayor (Síndico) elected by their inhabitants as determined by the constitution (Titulo VIII Art. 82 2002 constitution)^[1] and law 3455 about the administration of municipalities (Ley 3455 de Organización Municipal).^[2]

When a municipality consists of more than one urban center those beside the municipality's seat can be elevated to the status of a municipal district (distrito municipal). A municipal council (Junta Municipal) for such a municipal district is nominated by the municipal council of the municipality to which it belongs (Ley 3455 Titulo I Capitulo IV).^[2]

The rural parts of a municipality are divided into districts (Secciones literally sections) which are further divided into neighborhoods (Parajes literally places). The municipal councils appoint district mayors (Alcalde pedáneo) which represent the municipal administration at district level (Ley 3455 Titulo I Capitulo V).^[2]

As the municipalities differ largely by population they or the urban centers of them may be cities (Ciudades), the capital of a province or with more than 10,000 inhabitants, towns (Villas), the seat of a municipality or with more than 1,000 inhabitants or villages (Poblados) with less than 1,000 inhabitants.

Municipalities

The following is a list of the 159 municipalities (municipios) of the Dominican Republic as of June 7, 2014.^[3]157 Municipios de la Rep. Dominicana

Map

Municipalities of the Dominican Republic

Provincial maps with their municipalities

Azua Province	Bahoruco Province	Barahona Province	Dajabón Province
Distrito Nacional	Duarte Province	El Seibo Province	Elías Piña Province
Espaillat Province	Hato Mayor Province	Hermanas Mirabal Province	Independencia Province
La Altagracia Province	La Romana Province	La Vega Province	María Trinidad Sánchez Province
Monseñor Nouel Province	Monte Cristi Province	Monte Plata Province	Pedernales Province
Peravia Province	Puerto Plata Province	Samaná Province	San Cristóbal Province
San José de Ocoa Province	San Juan Province	San Pedro de Macorís Province	Sánchez Ramírez Province
Santiago Province	Santiago Rodríguez Province	Santo Domingo Province	Valverde Province

Statistics

For population figures as of the 2002 census for the urban centers and seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities and municipal districts with more than 10,000 inhabitants see the list of cities in the Dominican Republic.

References

External links

• (Spanish) Federación Dominicana de Municipios - FEDOMU, Dominican federation of municipalities
• (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic

Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
Azua Azua de Compostela Estebanía Guayabal Las Charcas Padre Las Casas Peralta Pueblo Viejo Nueva Sabana Yegua Sabana Yegua Tábara Arriba Yayas de Viajama Baoruco Galván Los Ríos Neiba Tamayo Villa Jaragua Barahona Cabral El Peñón Enriquillo Fundación Jaquimeyes La Ciénaga Las Salinas Paraíso Polo Santa Cruz de Barahona Vicente Noble Dajabón Dajabón El Pino Loma de Cabrera Partido Restauración Distrito Nacional See: Sectors Duarte Arenoso Castillo Eugenio María de Hostos Las Guáranas Pimentel San Francisco de Macorís Villa Riva Elías Piña Bánica Comendador El Llano Hondo Valle Juan Santiago Pedro Santana El Seibo Miches Santa Cruz de El Seibo Espaillat Cayetano Germosén Gaspar Hernández Jamao al Norte Moca San Víctor Hato Mayor El Valle Hato Mayor del Rey Sabana de la Mar Hermanas Mirabal Salcedo Tenares Villa Tapia Independencia Cristóbal Duvergé Jimaní La Descubierta Mella Postrer Río La Altagracia Higüey San Rafael del Yuma La Romana Guaymate La Romana Villa Hermosa La Vega Concepción de la Vega Constanza Jarabacoa Jima Abajo María Trinidad Sánchez Cabrera El Factor Río San Juan Nagua
Monseñor Nouel Bonao Maimón Piedra Blanca Monte Cristi Castañuela Guayubín Las Matas de Santa Cruz Pepillo Salcedo San Fernando de Monte Cristi Villa Vásquez Monte Plata Peralvillo Sabana Grande de Boyá Yamasá Bayaguana Monte Plata Pedernales Oviedo Pedernales Puerto Plata Altamira Guananico Imbert Los Hidalgos Luperón San Felipe de Puerto Plata Sosúa Villa Isabela Villa Montellano Peravia Baní Matanzas Nizao Samaná Las Terrenas Santa Bárbara de Samaná Sánchez San Cristóbal Bajos de Haina San Cristóbal Cambita Garabitos Los Cacaos Sabana Grande de Palenque San Gregorio de Nigua San Gregorio de Yaguate Villa Altagracia San José de Ocoa Rancho Arriba Sabana Larga San José de Ocoa San Juan Bohechío El Cercado Juan de Herrera Las Matas de Farfán San Juan de la Maguana Vallejuelo San Pedro de Macorís Consuelo Guayacanes Quisqueya Ramón Santana San José de los Llanos San Pedro de Macorís Sánchez Ramírez Cevicos Cotuí Fantino La Mata Santiago Baitoa Jánico Licey al Medio Puñal Sabana Iglesia San José de las Matas Santiago de los Caballeros Tamboril Bisonó Villa González Santiago Rodríguez San Ignacio de Sabaneta Monción Villa Los Almácigos Santo Domingo Los Alcarrizos Boca Chica Pedro Brand San Antonio de Guerra San Luis Santo Domingo Este Santo Domingo Norte Santo Domingo Oeste Valverde Esperanza Laguna Salada Santa Cruz de Mao

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