Municipalities of the Dominican Republic

This is the current list of municipalities as of 2010, according to source [2].

MunicipalityHASCPopulation
AltamiraDO.PP.AL18,868
ArenosoDO.DU.AR14,062
AzuaDO.AZ.AC91,345
Bajos de HainaDO.CR.BH124,193
BaníDO.PV.BN157,316
BarahonaDO.BH.SC83,619
BayaguanaDO.MP.BA31,889
BánicaDO.EP.BA6,533
BisonóDO.ST.VB42,092
Boca ChicaDO.SD.BC142,019
BohechíoDO.JU.BO9,685
BonaoDO.MN.BO125,338
CabralDO.BH.CA14,823
CabreraDO.MT.CA24,524
Cambita GarabitosDO.CR.CG31,057
CastañuelasDO.MC.CA14,921
CastilloDO.DU.CA15,709
Cayetano GermosénDO.ES.CG6,911
CevicosDO.SZ.CV13,759
ComendadorDO.EP.CO25,924
ConstanzaDO.VE.CO59,052
ConsueloDO.PM.CO30,051
CotuíDO.SZ.CO76,554
CristóbalDO.IN.CR6,431
DajabónDO.DA.DA28,071
DuvergéDO.IN.DU12,029
El CercadoDO.JU.EC20,843
El FactorDO.MT.EF24,240
El LlanoDO.EP.EL8,344
El PeñónDO.BH.EP3,970
El PinoDO.DA.EP6,035
El SeiboDO.SE.SC66,867
El ValleDO.HM.EV7,228
EnriquilloDO.BH.EN13,164
EsperanzaDO.VA.ES62,205
EstebaníaDO.AZ.ES5,640
Eugenio María de HostosDO.DU.HO5,497
FantinoDO.SZ.FA22,117
FundaciónDO.BH.FU8,042
GalvánDO.BR.GA15,702
Gaspar HernándezDO.ES.GH37,378
GuananicoDO.PP.GU6,333
GuayabalDO.AZ.GU5,263
GuayacanesDO.PM.GY14,592
GuaymateDO.RO.GU16,558
GuayubínDO.MC.GU35,923
Hato MayorDO.HM.HM61,517
HigüeyDO.AL.HI251,243
Hondo ValleDO.EP.HV10,587
ImbertDO.PP.IM22,058
Jamao al NorteDO.ES.JN7,820
JaquimeyesDO.BH.JQ4,491
JarabacoaDO.VE.JB56,803
JánicoDO.ST.JA16,993
Jima AbajoDO.VE.JA30,261
JimaníDO.IN.JI16,510
Juan de HerreraDO.JU.JH13,062
Juan SantiagoDO.EP.JS4,360
La CiénagaDO.BH.LC9,112
La DescubiertaDO.IN.LD8,310
La MataDO.SZ.LM38,962
La RomanaDO.RO.LR139,671
La VegaDO.VE.CV248,089
Laguna SaladaDO.VA.LS23,962
Las CharcasDO.AZ.LC11,243
Las GuáranasDO.DU.LG14,661
Las Matas de FarfánDO.JU.LM44,163
Las Matas de Santa CruzDO.MC.LM10,559
Las SalinasDO.BH.LS4,703
Las TerrenasDO.SM.LT18,829
Las Yayas de ViajamaDO.AZ.YV17,620
Licey al MedioDO.ST.LM25,539
Loma de CabreraDO.DA.LC15,624
Los AlcarrizosDO.SD.LA272,776
Los CacaosDO.CR.LC9,540
Los HidalgosDO.PP.LH12,639
Los LlanosDO.PM.LL22,573
Los RíosDO.BR.LR7,709
LuperónDO.PP.LU16,464
MaimónDO.MN.MA18,952
MaoDO.VA.MA76,863
MellaDO.IN.ME3,641
MichesDO.SE.MI20,813
MocaDO.ES.MC179,829
MonciónDO.SR.MO11,753
Monte CristiDO.MC.SF24,644
Monte PlataDO.MP.MT46,723
NaguaDO.MT.NA76,993
NeibaDO.BR.NE36,511
NizaoDO.PV.NI27,028
OviedoDO.PN.OV7,296
Padre las CasasDO.AZ.PL20,041
ParaísoDO.BH.PA15,390
PartidoDO.DA.PA6,951
PedernalesDO.PN.PE24,291
Pedro BrandDO.SD.PB74,016
Pedro SantanaDO.EP.PS7,281
Pepillo SalcedoDO.MC.PS9,136
PeraltaDO.AZ.PR15,257
PeralvilloDO.MP.ES20,900
Piedra BlancaDO.MN.PB20,934
PimentelDO.DU.PI17,864
PoloDO.BH.PO8,186
Postrer RíoDO.IN.PR5,668
Pueblo ViejoDO.AZ.PV11,235
Puerto PlataDO.PP.SF158,756
PuñalDO.ST.PU46,516
QuisqueyaDO.PM.QQ19,034
Ramón SantanaDO.PM.RS8,901
Rancho ArribaDO.JO.RA10,299
RestauraciónDO.DA.RE7,274
Río San JuanDO.MT.RS15,168
Sabana de la MarDO.HM.SM16,272
Sabana Grande de BoyáDO.MP.SG31,096
Sabana Grande de PalenqueDO.CR.SP15,466
Sabana IglesiaDO.ST.SI13,348
Sabana LargaDO.JO.SL9,794
Sabana YeguaDO.AZ.SY19,020
SalcedoDO.SC.SA39,557
SamanáDO.SM.SB58,156
San Antonio de GuerraDO.SD.GU43,963
San CristóbalDO.CR.SC232,769
San Francisco de MacorísDO.DU.SF188,118
San Gregorio de NiguaDO.CR.NI30,268
San Ignacio de SabanetaDO.SR.SI34,540
San José de las MatasDO.ST.SJ38,628
San José de OcoaDO.JO.SJ39,451
San JuanDO.JU.SJ132,177
San Pedro de MacorísDO.PM.SP195,307
San Rafael del YumaDO.AL.SR21,967
SantiagoDO.ST.SG691,262
Santo Domingo de GuzmánDO.NC.DN965,040
Santo Domingo EsteDO.SD.ES948,885
Santo Domingo NorteDO.SD.DN529,390
Santo Domingo OesteDO.SD.OE363,321
SánchezDO.SM.SA24,509
SosúaDO.PP.SO49,593
TamayoDO.BR.TM26,772
TamborilDO.ST.TA51,695
Tábara ArribaDO.AZ.VT17,647
TenaresDO.SC.TE27,765
VallejueloDO.JU.VA12,403
Vicente NobleDO.BH.VN21,605
Villa AltagraciaDO.CR.VA84,312
Villa GonzálezDO.ST.VG37,349
Villa HermosaDO.RO.VH89,204
Villa IsabelaDO.PP.LI17,169
Villa JaraguaDO.BR.VJ10,619
Villa los AlmácigosDO.SR.LA11,183
Villa MontellanoDO.PP.VM19,717
Villa RivaDO.DU.VR33,663
Villa TapiaDO.SC.VT24,871
Villa VásquezDO.MC.VV14,424
YaguateDO.CR.SG42,325
YamasáDO.MP.YA55,348
Total9,445,281

Change history:

The list below shows 161 second-order subdivisions of the Dominican Republic, as of about 2002. There were 112 municipios (municipalities) and 49 distritos municipales (municipal districts). The list reflects the splitting of San José de Ocoa province from Peravia on 2002-01-01; before that date, subdivisions with .JO. in them were in Peravia province. It also reflects the splitting of Santo Domingo province from Distrito Nacional in 2002-05; before then, subdivisions with either .NC. or .SD. in them were in Distrito Nacional.

This list is based on source [1]. The population figures given there agree with the national census of 1993-09-24/25. Do the municipalities shown represent the status as of that date? Not necessarily. The source lists some of them without a figure for area. Also, it has province maps with dots representing municipalities, and some of those maps show municipalities that aren't on the list for the province. Another source said that the Dominican Republic had 97 municipalities in 1993.

Populations and areas for the recently created subdivisions of Distrito Nacional and Santo Domingo are combined under Distrito Nacional.

MunicipalityHASCTypPopulationArea(km.²)Area(mi.²)
AltamiraDO.PP.ALm25,47318873
ArenosoDO.DU.ARm13,87117266
Azua de CompostelaDO.AZ.ACm73,090494191
Bajos de HainaDO.CR.BHm96,9134015
BaníDO.PV.BAm99,765747288
BanicaDO.EP.BAm8,11925699
BayaguanaDO.MP.BAm30,706890343
Boca ChicaDO.SD.BCm   
BohechioDO.JU.BOm10,638417161
BonaoDO.MN.BOm114,763676261
CabralDO.BH.CAm13,66314958
CabreraDO.MT.CAm26,929273105
Cambita GarabitoDO.CR.CGm27,11413351
CastañuelaDO.MC.CAm12,9497930
CastilloDO.DU.CAm18,93613853
Cayetano GermosénDO.ES.CGd6,450187
CevicosDO.SZ.CEm10,04320479
ComendadorDO.EP.COm22,21024695
Concepción de la VegaDO.VE.CVm213,658651251
ConstanzaDO.VE.COm53,079842325
ConsueloDO.PM.COd22,39113050
CotuíDO.SZ.COm86,578850328
CristobalDO.IN.CRd5,18715158
DajabónDO.DA.DAm22,446341132
Distrito NacionalDO.NC.DNm2,193,0461,401541
Don JuanDO.MP.DJd6,8668533
DuvergéDO.IN.DUm12,645501194
El CercadoDO.JU.ECm26,369288111
El FactorDO.MT.EFm23,35314958
El LlanoDO.EP.ELm8,44110139
El PeñónDO.BH.EPd7,90520479
El PinoDO.DA.EPd11,0748834
El ValleDO.HM.EVm8,06017467
EnriquilloDO.BH.ENm14,636371143
EsperalvilloDO.MP.ESd17,57816463
EsperanzaDO.VA.ESm62,52222085
EstebaniaDO.AZ.ESd6,50018270
FantinoDO.SZ.FAm23,7459537
FundaciónDO.BH.FUd7,6855220
GalvanDO.BR.GAd13,99521483
Gaspar HernándezDO.ES.GHm36,367376145
GuananicoDO.PP.GUm7,3615823
GuayabalDO.AZ.GUd9,561262101
GuaymateDO.RO.GUm18,499260100
GuayubínDO.MC.GUm28,324845326
GuerraDO.SD.GUd   
Hato Mayor del ReyDO.HM.HMm54,193653252
Hondo ValleDO.EP.HVm11,52912548
HostosDO.DU.HOd6,8037830
ImbertDO.PP.IMm23,23617166
Jamao al NorteDO.ES.JNd7,70510239
JanicoDO.ST.JAm28,655426164
JarabacoaDO.VE.JBm54,901691267
Jima AbajoDO.VE.JAd23,08310440
JimaníDO.IN.JIm8,160591228
José ContrerasDO.ES.JCd7,4196726
Juan de HerreraDO.JU.JHm16,88414656
Juan SantiagoDO.EP.JSm6,06610440
La CienagaDO.BH.LCd8,07611243
La CuevaDO.SZ.LCd5,7904718
La DescubiertaDO.IN.LDm6,24120680
Laguna SaladaDO.VA.LSm20,94918973
La IsabelaDO.PP.LIm18,88218973
La Laguna de NisibónDO.AL.LNd5,184265102
La MataDO.SZ.LMd37,010  
La RomanaDO.RO.LRm148,051394152
Las CharcasDO.AZ.LCd10,16025197
Las GuaranasDO.DU.LGd13,3477128
Las Matas de FarfanDO.JU.LMm53,381670259
Las Matas de Santa CruzDO.MC.LMm12,6339035
Las SalinasDO.BH.LSd5,87912348
Las TerrenasDO.SM.LTd10,65911043
Las Yayas de ViajamaDO.AZ.YVd12,10720077
La VictoriaDO.SD.LVd   
Licey al MedioDO.ST.LMm17,4193212
Loma de CabreraDO.DA.LCm20,93325398
Los AlcarrizosDO.SD.LAd   
Los AlmácigosDO.SR.LAd5,8093012
Los CacaosDO.CR.LCd9,74020278
Los HidalgosDO.PP.LHm13,54910239
Los LlanosDO.PM.LLm21,751539208
Los RiosDO.BR.LRd6,38914957
LuperonDO.PP.LUm14,942297115
MaimónDO.MN.MAm15,2568232
MaoDO.VA.MAm68,786415160
MatanzasDO.PV.MAd10,255  
MellaDO.IN.MEd2,602398154
MichesDO.SE.MIm20,634444171
MocaDO.ES.MOm126,63818069
MonciónDO.SR.MOd10,03513452
Monte PlataDO.MP.MPm36,919553214
NaguaDO.MT.NAm60,749601232
NeybaDO.BR.NEm40,785352136
NiguaDO.CR.NId20,6994116
NizaoDO.PV.NIm19,2794517
Otra BandaDO.AL.OBd8,870338130
OviedoDO.PN.OVm5,812938362
Padre Las CasasDO.AZ.PLm26,288561217
ParaisoDO.BH.PAm14,24713853
PartidoDO.DA.PAd6,3296224
PedernalesDO.PN.PEm12,2421,136439
Pedro BrandDO.SD.PBd   
Pedro GarcíaDO.ST.PGd6,5514819
Pedro SantanaDO.EP.PSm8,276594229
Pepillo SalcedoDO.MC.PSm8,05416363
PeraltaDO.AZ.PRm13,31511544
Piedra BlancaDO.MN.PBm19,29923490
PimentelDO.DU.PIm19,92112548
PoloDO.BH.POd6,75320077
Postrer RioDO.IN.PRm4,70615861
Pueblo ViejoDO.AZ.PVd22,10810440
QuisquellaDO.PM.QQd13,8979035
Ramón SantanaDO.PM.RSm7,91624796
RestauraciónDO.DA.REm7,824276107
Rio San JuanDO.MT.RSm13,92624896
Sabana BueyDO.PV.SBd2,757  
Sabana de la MarDO.HM.SMm17,821502194
Sabana Grande de BoyáDO.MP.SGm31,640531205
Sabana Grande de PalenqueDO.CR.SPd12,2093012
Sabana IglesiaDO.ST.SId14,3676525
Sabana LargaDO.JO.SLd10,72416765
Sabana YeguaDO.AZ.SYd11,28510139
SalcedoDO.SC.SAm45,78818973
Salvaleón de HigüeyDO.AL.SHm83,7781,423549
SánchezDO.SM.SAm23,481328127
San CristóbalDO.CR.SCm161,635262101
San Felipe de Puerto PlataDO.PP.SFm129,739563217
San Fernando de Monte CristiDO.MC.SFm20,259525203
San Francisco de MacorísDO.DU.SFm175,487731282
San Gregorio de YaguateDO.CR.SGm32,52212046
San Ignacio de SabanetaDO.SR.SIm46,300947366
San José de Las MatasDO.ST.SJm50,9191,506581
San José de OcoaDO.JO.SJm51,251483186
San Juan de la MaguanaDO.JU.SJm130,1631,880726
San Pedro de MacorísDO.PM.SPm146,41324996
San Rafael del YumaDO.AL.SRm17,853449173
Santa Bárbara de SamanáDO.SM.SBm41,113415160
Santa Cruz de BarahonaDO.BH.SCm67,83916564
Santa Cruz del SeyboDO.SE.SCm76,1361,343519
Santiago de los CaballerosDO.ST.SCm493,412489189
Santo Domingo EsteDO.SD.ESm   
Santo Domingo NorteDO.SD.NOm   
Santo Domingo OesteDO.SD.OEm   
San VictorDO.ES.SVd17,7979737
SosuaDO.PP.SOm28,303288111
TamayoDO.BR.TAm19,080334129
TamborilDO.ST.TAm38,9227127
TenaresDO.SC.TEm32,04316162
UvillaDO.BR.UVd14,77710239
VallejueloDO.JU.VAm15,20216865
Vicente NobleDO.BH.VNm18,15222587
Villa AltagraciaDO.CR.VAm59,988439169
Villa BisonóDO.ST.VBm33,6179737
Villa FundaciónDO.PV.VFd7,82020579
Villa GonzalezDO.ST.VGm26,94110440
Villa JaraguaDO.BR.VJm10,18013151
Villa RivasDO.DU.VRm33,514290112
Villa Tabara ArribaDO.AZ.VTm15,270262101
Villa TapiaDO.SC.VTm23,9799135
Villa VázquezDO.MC.VVm13,48622386
YamasáDO.MP.YAm43,439409158

 

~2007: Twelve municipal districts disappeared and six municipalities were created, almost all of them in different provinces. The suppressed districts were probably merged with neighboring municipalities, as follows: Uvilla with Tamayo (Bahoruco); José Contreras and San Victor with Moca (Espaillat); La Laguna de Nisibón and Otra Banda with Higüey (La Altagracia); Don Juan with Monte Plata (Monte Plata); Matanzas, Sabana Buey, and Villa Fundación with Baní (Peravia); La Cueva with Cevicos (Sánchez Ramírez); Pedro García with Santiago (Santiago); and La Victoria with Santo Domingo Norte (Santo Domingo). The newly created municipalities were probably split from some of their neighbors, but I don't have any information to identify which neighbors, so I haven't changed HASC codes to reflect this. The new municipalities are Guayacanes, Jaquimeyes, Puñal, Rancho Arriba, Villa Hermosa, and Villa Montellano. Also, municipal districts were apparently promoted to municipalities. Source [2] lists some municipal districts, but they are clearly subordinate to municipalities.

Other names of subdivisions:

  1. Azua: Azua de Compostela (variant)
  2. Barahona: Santa Cruz de Barahona (variant)
  3. Bisonó: Villa Bisonó (variant)
  4. Cambita Garabitos: Cambita Garabito (variant)
  5. Castañuelas: Castañuela (variant)
  6. El Seibo: Santa Cruz del Seybo (variant)
  7. Eugenio María de Hostos: Hostos (variant)
  8. Hato Mayor: Hato Mayor del Rey (variant)
  9. Higüey: Salvaleón de Higüey (variant)
  10. La Vega: Concepción de la Vega (variant)
  11. Monte Cristi: San Fernando de Monte Cristi (variant)
  12. Neiba: Neyba (variant)
  13. Peralvillo: Esperalvillo (variant)
  14. Puerto Plata: San Felipe de Puerto Plata (variant)
  15. Quisqueya: Ingenio Quisqueya, Quisquella (variant)
  16. Samaná: Santa Bárbara de Samaná (variant)
  17. San Antonio de Guerra: Guerra (variant)
  18. San Gregorio de Nigua: Nigua (variant)
  19. San Juan: San Juan de la Maguana (variant)
  20. Santiago: Santiago de los Caballeros (variant)
  21. Santo Domingo de Guzmán: Distrito Nacional (variant)
  22. Tábara Arriba: Villa Tabara Arriba (variant)
  23. Villa Isabela: La Isabela (variant)
  24. Villa los Almácigos: Los Almácigos (variant)
  25. Villa Riva: Villa Rivas (variant)
  26. Villa Vásquez: Villa Vázquez (variant)
  27. Yaguate: San Gregorio de Yaguate (variant)

Sources:

  1. [1] Datos por Provincia y Municipios. Oficina Nacional de Estadística, starting at home page http://www.one.gov.do/html/rep%20dom_general.htm (dead link, retrieved 2002-09-05).
  2. [2] Informe Básico , IX Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2010. ONE, Santo Domingo, 2012-05-05 (retrieved 2012-08-11).
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