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.

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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 then one urban center those beside the municipalities 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 Titolu 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, villages (Villas), the seat of a municipality or with more than 1,000 inhabitants or towns (Poplados) with less then 1,000 inhabitants.

The following is a list of the 154 municipalities (municipios) and 202 municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) of the Dominican Republic by province as of June 20 2006.[3]

Map of municipalities in the Azua province
Map of municipalities in the Azua province
  • Azua de Compostela
    • Barreras (D.M.)
    • Barro Arriba (D.M.)
    • Clavellina (D.M.)
    • Emma Balaguer Viuda Vallejo (D.M.)
    • Las Barias-La Estancia (D.M.)
    • Las Lomas (D.M.)
    • Los Jovillos (D.M.)
    • Puerto Viejo (D.M.)
  • Estebania
  • Guayabal
  • Las Charcas
    • Hatillo (D.M.)
    • Palmar de Ocoa (D.M.)
  • Las Yayas de Viajama
    • Villarpando (D.M.)
  • Padre Las Casas
    • Las Lagunas (D.M.)
    • La Siembra (D.M.)
  • Peralta
  • Sabana Yegua
    • Ganadero (D.M.)
    • Proyecto 4 (D.M.)
  • Pueblo Viejo
    • El Rosario (D.M.)
  • Tabara Arriba
    • Amiama Gómez (D.M.)
    • Los Toros (D.M.)
    • Tabara Abajo (D.M.)

  • Galván
  • Los Ríos
    • Las Clavellinas (D.M.)
  • Neyba
    • El Palmar (D.M.)
  • Tamayo
    • Cabeza de Toro (D.M.)
    • Montserrat (D.M.)
    • Santana (D.M.)
    • Uvilla (D.M.)
  • Villa Jaragua

  • Cabral
  • El Peñón
  • Enriquillo
    • Arroyo Dulce (D.M.)
  • Fundación
    • Pescadería (D.M.)
  • Jaquimeyes
    • Palo Alto (D.M.)

Landscape of Dajabón
Landscape of Dajabón
  • Dajabón
    • Cañongo (DM)
  • El Pino
    • Manuel Bueno (D.M.)

  • Arenoso
    • El Aguacate (D.M.)
    • Las Coles (D.M.)
  • Castillo
  • Eugenio Maria de Hostos
    • Jaya (D.M.)
    • Sabana Grande (D.M.)
  • Villa Riva
    • Agua Santa del Yuma (D.M.)
    • Barraquito (D.M.)
    • Cristo Rey de Guaraguao (D.M.)
    • Las Taranas (D.M.)

  • Banica
    • Sabana Cruz (D.M.)
    • Sabana Higuero (D.M.)
  • Comendador
    • Guayabo (D.M.)
    • Sabana Larga (D.M.)
  • El Llano
  • Hondo Valle
    • Rancho de la Guardia (D.M.)
  • Juan Santiago
  • Pedro Santana
    • Río Limpio (D.M.)

  • Miches
    • El Cedro (D.M.)
    • La Gina (D.M.)

Iglesia Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Moca
Iglesia Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Moca
  • Cayetano Germosen
  • Gaspar Hernández
    • Joba Arriba (D.M.)
    • Veragua (D.M.)
    • Villa Magante (D.M.)
  • Jamao al Norte
  • Moca
    • Canca La Reina (D.M.)
    • El Higüerito (D.M.)
    • José Contreras (D.M.)
    • Juan López (D.M.)
    • La Ortega (D.M.)
    • Las Lagunas (D.M.)
    • Monte de La Jagua (D.M.)
    • San Víctor (D.M.)

  • El Valle
  • Sabana de la Mar
    • Elupina Cordero de las Cañitas (D.M.)

  • Cristóbal
  • Duvergé
    • Vengan a Ver (D.M.)
  • Jimaní
    • Boca de Cachón (D.M.)
    • El Limón (D.M.)
  • La Descubierta
  • Mella
    • La Colonia (D.M.)
  • Postrer Río
    • Guayabal (D.M.)

  • Las Lagunas de Nisibon

  • Guaymate
  • Villa Hermosa
    • Cumayasa (D.M.)

Saltos de Jimenoa, Jarabacoa
Saltos de Jimenoa, Jarabacoa
  • Jarabacoa
    • Buena Vista (D.M.)
  • Jima Abajo
    • Rincon (D.M.)

  • Cabrera
    • Arroyo Salado (D.M.)
    • La Entrada (D.M.)
  • El Factor
    • El Pozo (D.M.)
  • Nagua
    • Arroyo al Medio (D.M.)
    • Las Gordas (D.M.)
    • San José de Matanzas (D.M.)
  • Río San Juan

  • Bonao
    • Arroyo Toro-Masipedro (D.M.)
    • Jayaco (D.M.)
    • Juma Bejucal (D.M.)
    • Sabana del Puerto (D.M.)
  • Maimón

Coastline of Monte Cristi
Coastline of Monte Cristi
  • Castañuela
    • Palo Verde (D.M.)
  • Guayubín
    • Cana Chapetón (D.M.)
    • Hatillo Palma (D.M.)
    • Villa Elisa (D.M.)

  • Peralvillo
  • Sabana Grande de Boyá
    • Gonzalo (D.M.)
    • Majagual (D.M.)
  • Yamasá
    • Los Botados (D.M.)

  • Oviedo
  • Pedernales
    • José Francisco Peña Gómez (D.M.)
    • Juancho (D.M.)

Nizao
Nizao
  • Baní
    • Catalina (D.M.)
    • El Carretón (D.M.)
    • El Limonal (D.M.)
    • Matanzas (D.M.)
    • Paya (D.M.)
    • Sabana Buey (D.M.)
    • Villa Fundación (D.M.)
    • Villa Sombrero (D.M.)
  • Nizao
    • Pizarrete (D.M.)
    • Santana (D.M.)

Puerto Plata
Puerto Plata
  • Altamira
    • Río Grande (D.M.)
  • Guananico
  • Imbert
  • Los Hidalgos
    • Navas (D.M.)
  • Luperón
  • San Felipe de Puerto Plata
    • Villa Montellano (D.M.)
    • Yasica Arriba (D.M.)
  • Sosua
    • Cabarete (D.M.)
    • Sabaneta de Yásica (D.M.)
  • Villa Isabela
    • Estero Hondo (D.M.)
    • La Jaiba (D.M.)

  • Tenares
    • Blanco (D.M.)
  • Villa Tapia

  • Sánchez, Dominican Republic
  • Samana
    • Arroyo Barril (D.M.)
    • El Limón (D.M.)
    • Las Galeras (D.M.)
  • Las Terrenas

  • Cevicos
    • La Cueva (D.M.)
    • Platanal (D.M.)
  • Cotuí
    • Quita Sueño (D.M.)
  • Fantino
  • La Mata
    • Angelina (D.M.)
    • La Bija (D.M.)

  • Rancho Arriba
  • Sabana Larga

  • Bohechío
    • Arroyo Cano (D.M.)
    • Yaque (D.M.)
  • El Cercado
    • Batista (D.M.)
    • Derrumbadero (D.M.)
  • Juan de Herrera
    • Jinova (D.M.)
  • San Juan de la Maguana
    • El Rosario (D.M.)
    • Guanito (D.M.)
    • Hato del Padre (D.M.)
    • La Jagua (D.M.)
    • Las Maguanas (D.M.)
    • Las Charcas de Maria Nova (D.M.)
    • Pedro Corto (D.M.)
    • Sabana Alta (D.M.)
    • Sabaneta (D.M.)

  • Consuelo
  • Guayacanes
  • Quisqueya
  • Ramon Santana

Monument to the Heroes of the Restoriation, Santiago
Monument to the Heroes of the Restoriation, Santiago
  • Bisono
  • Jánico
    • El Caimito (D.M.)
    • Juncalito (D.M.)
  • Licey al Medio
    • Las Palomas (D.M.)
  • Santiago de los Caballeros
    • Baitoa (D.M.)
    • Hato del Yaque (D.M.)
    • La Canela (D.M.)
    • Pedro García (D.M.)
    • Sabana Iglesia (D.M.)
    • San Francisco de Jacagua (D.M.)
  • San José de las Matas
    • El Rubio (D.M.)
    • La Cuesta (D.M.)
    • Las Placetas (D.M.)
  • Tamboril
  • Villa Gonzalez
    • El Limón (D.M.)
    • Palmar Arriba (D.M.)

  • Villa Los Almácigos

  • Boca Chica
    • La Caleta (D.M.)
  • Los Alcarrizos
    • Palmarejo-Villa Linda (D.M.)
    • Pantoja (D.M.)
  • Pedro Brand
    • La Cuaba (D.M.)
    • La Guáyiga (D.M.)
  • San Antonio de Guerra
    • Hato Viejo (D.M.)

  • Esperanza
    • Boca de Mao (D.M.)
    • Jicomé (D.M.)
    • Maizal (D.M.)
  • Laguna Salada
    • Cruce de Guayacanes (D.M.)
    • Jaibón (D.M.)
    • La Caya (D.M.)
  • Mao
    • Amina (D.M.)
    • Guatapanal (D.M.)
    • Jaibón de Pueblo Nuevo (D.M.)

Map of the Dominican Republic
Map of the Dominican Republic

For population figures for the municipalities and municipal districts as of the 2002 census see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

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

  1. ^ a b Asamblea Nacional. CONSTITUCION POLITICA DE LA REPBULICA DOMINICANA DE 2002 (Spanish). Retrieved on February 24, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Congreso Nacional. Ley No. 3455, Organización Municipal, del 18 de diciembre del 1952 (Spanish) (PDF). Retrieved on March 2, 2007.
  3. ^ 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 (Spanish). Retrieved on January 24, 2007.

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