Dominican Republic

Official name:
the Dominican Republic
Native name:
Dominicana (la)
Capital:
Santo Domingo
ISO country code
DO
Nat. statistical agency:
Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE)
Population (2010-07-01):
9,794,487 (CIA)
Area:
48,730 sq.km.
Region:
the Caribbean

Census Results

1920-xx-xx : 894,665
1935-xx-xx : 1,479,417
1950-08-06 : 2,135,872
1960-08-07 : 3,047,070
1970-01-09 : 4,009,458
1981-12-12 : 5,545,741
1993-09-24 : 7,293,390
2002-10-18 : 8,562,541

Dominican Republic

Administrative units

region
provincia
capitalarea (sq.km.)population
1993-09-24
census
population
2002-10-18
census
population
2010
projection
source: Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Dominican Republic.
Región Ozama ó Metropolitana 1,390.982,193,0782,731,2943,310,171
Distrito NacionalSanto Domingo91.26911,002913,5401,111,838
Provincia Santo DomingoSanto Domingo Este1,299.721,282,0761,817,7542,198,333
Región Cibao Norte 5,453.591,174,6641,446,0471,610,793
Provincia EspaillatMoca839.34202,376225,091237,101
Provincia Puerto Plata(San Felipe de) Puerto Plata1,803.61261,485312,706327,510
Provincia SantiagoSantiago (de los Caballeros)2,810.64710,803908,2501,046,182
Región Cibao Sur 4,453.46657,205703,898780,306
Provincia La Vega(Concepción de) La Vega2,271.89344,721385,101429,563
Provincia Sánchez RamírezCotuí1,197.44163,166151,179156,238
Provincia Monseñor NouelBonao984.14149,318167,618194,505
Región Cibao Nordeste 4,124.63583,899607,763642,945
Provincia DuarteSan Francisco de Macorís1,640.58281,879283,805299,188
Provincia María Trinidad Sánchez(Trinidad Sánchez) Nagua1,211.87124,957135,727141,678
Provincia Hermanas MirabalSalcedo427.18101,81096,356103,259
Provincia Samaná(Santa Bárbara de) Samaná844.9975,25391,87598,820
Región Cibao Noroeste 4,851.02378,712390,982432,905
Provincia DajabónDajabón1,009.1268,60662,04666,954
Provincia Monte Cristi(San Fernando de) Monte Christi1,880.3495,705111,014120,833
Provincia Santiago Rodríguez(San Ignacio de) Sabaneta1,152.1162,14459,62954,865
Provincia ValverdeMao809.44152,257158,293190,253
Región Valdesia 5,562.40822,355973,9701,173,572
Provincia AzuaAzua (de Compostela)2,680.96199,684208,857242,109
Provincia PeraviaBaní785.08139,876169,865202,250
Provincia San CristóbalSan Cristóbal1,240.32420,820532,880660,009
Provincia San José de OcoaSan José de Ocoa856.0461,97562,36869,204
Región Enriquillo 6,669.73327,636342,759396,270
Provincia BaorucoNeiba1,247.40105,20691,480114,967
Provincia Barahona(Santa Cruz de) Barahona1,650.49164,835179,239200,602
Provincia IndependenciaJimaní1,729.4339,54150,83355,223
Provincia PedernalesPedernales2,042.4018,05421,20725,478
Región El Valle 4,756.93317,278304,984317,507
Provincia Elias PiñaComendador1,396.8964,64163,87972,130
Provincia San JuanSan Juan (de la Maguana)3,360.04252,637241,105245,377
Región Yuma 5,425.34379,005491,093581,656
Provincia El Seibo(Santa Cruz de) El Seibo1,767.0096,77089,261105,994
Provincia La Altagracia(Salvaleón de) Higüey3,002.26115,685182,020229,428
Provincia La RomanaLa Romana656.08166,550219,812246,234
Región Higuamo 5,186.91459,590569,751638,246
Provincia San Pedro de MacorísSan Pedro de Macorís1,256.98212,368301,744337,108
Provincia Monte PlataMonte Plata2,613.21167,148180,376210,365
Provincia Hato MayorHato Mayor (del Rey)1,316.7280,07487,63190,773
total 47,874.987,293,3908,562,5419,884,371

Main cities

namepopulation
1993-09-24
census
population
2002-10-18
census
population
2010
projection
latitude /
longitude
Santo Domingo911,002913,5401,111,83818.43/-69.87
Santo Domingo Este..787,129949,923 
Santiago364,859622,101747,576 
Santo Domingo Norte..368,842445,333 
Santo Domingo Oeste..280,912343,223 
San Cristóbal..220,767273,421 
La Vega..220,279270,950 
Los Alcarrizos..199,611245,345 
San Pedro de Macorís123,987217,141230,023 
Higüey..141,751206,632 
San Francisco de Macorís129,943156,267184,907 
Moca..131,733181,487 
Baní..107,926175,042 
Puerto Plata..146,882154,973 
La Romana132,834202,488150,499 
Bonao..115,743146,992 
Bajos de Haina..80,835141,050 
San Juan de la Maguana..129,224138,101 
Boca Chica..99,508120,135 
Azua..87,024101,218 
source: Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Dominican Republic.