El Seibo Province
El Seibo (Spanish pronunciation: [el ˈsejβo]), alternatively spelt El Seybo, is a province of the Dominican Republic. Before 1992 it included what is now Hato Mayor province.
El Seibo | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of the El Seibo Province | |
Country | |
Province since | 1844 |
Capital | Santa Cruz de El Seibo |
Government | |
• Type | Subdivisions |
• Body | 2 municipalities 5 municipal districts |
• Congresspersons | 1 Senator 2 Deputies |
Area | |
• Total | 1,786.80 km2 (689.89 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 110,212 |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
Area code | 1-809 1-829 1-849 |
ISO 3166-2 | DO-08 |
Postal Code | 24000 |
Municipalities and municipal districts
The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - M.D.) within them:[1]
- Santa Cruz de El Seibo, head municipality of the province
- Pedro Sánchez (M.D.)
- San Francisco-Vicentillo (M.D.)
- Santa Lucía (M.D.)
- Miches
- El Cedro (M.D.)
- La Gina (M.D.)
The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2014 estimate. Urban population are those living in the seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts (Secciones literally sections) and neighborhoods (Parajes literally places) outside them.The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate.[2] For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
Name | Total population | Urban population | Rural population |
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Miches | 23,141 | 2,041 | 21,100 |
Santa Cruz de El Seibo | 87,071 | 72,551 | 14,520 |
El Seibo Province | 110,212 | 74,592 | 35,620 |
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
Politics
In the 2006 elections, one senator and three deputies were elected for the province. The senator is Juan Roberto Rodríguez Hernández from the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD). The deputies are Kenia Milagros Mejía Mercedes of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Juan Maldonado Castro (PRD), and Juan Roberto Rodríguez Hernández (PRD).
Notable People
- Charytin singer and actress, born in the town of Santa Lucia.
- Carlos Febles - baseball player and coach
References
- 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" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-01-24.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-02.
External links
- (in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
- (in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format