La Vega Province

La Vega (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈβeɣa]) is a province of the Dominican Republic. Until 1992 it included what is now Monseñor Nouel province.

La Vega
Province
Coat of arms
Location of the La Vega Province
Country Dominican Republic
Province since1844
SeatLa Vega (city)
Government
 • TypeSubdivisions
 • Body4 municipalities
7 municipal districts
 • Congresspersons1 Senator
8 Deputies
Area
 • Total2,287.24 km2 (883.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total447,905
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (EST)
Area code1–809 1–829 1–849
ISO 3166-2DO-13
Postal Code41000
Jimenoa waterfall, Jarabacoa

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal – D.M.) within them:[1]

For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2012 census. 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 of them.[2]

Name Total populationUrban populationRural population
La Vega (city) 235,698101,585134,113
Constanza 85,24040,01945,221
Jarabacoa 69,85532,58537,270
Jima Abajo 29,68527,7961,889
La Vega province 420,478201,985218,493
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References
  1. 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 March 14, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2007.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Censos y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved January 11, 2012.
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