Independencia Province

Independencia
Province
Flag Symbol
Country	Dominican Republic
Capital	Jimaní
- elevation	31 m (102 ft)
- coordinates	18°29′24″N 71°51′0″W / 18.49000°N 71.85000°W / 18.49000; -71.85000Coordinates: 18°29′24″N 71°51′0″W / 18.49000°N 71.85000°W / 18.49000; -71.85000
Area	2,006.44 km2 (775 sq mi)
Population	74,583 (2014) [1]
Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Province since	1948
Subdivisions	6 municipalities 6 municipal districts
Congresspersons	1 Senator 2 Deputies
Timezone	EST (UTC-4)
Area code	1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2	DO-10
Postal Code	83000
Location of Independencia Province

Independencia (Spanish pronunciation: [indepenˈdensja]) is a province of the Dominican Republic, located in the west, on the border with Haiti. Its capital is Jimani. The province was created in 1948 but was made official in 1950. Before is creation it was part of the Baoruco Province. The name was given in remembrance of the National Independence of February 27 1844.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Municipalities and municipal districts
  


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  3 See also
  


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  4 References
  


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  5 External links
  

History

The province Independencia was founded in the lands that in previous times belonged to a Cacique called Ximani who was related to the cacicazgo of Xaragua. Little is known of Ximani as the ties with between the natives of Ximani and the Spanish were practically non-existent. The law that created this province, December 29 1948, had originally assigned the name of "Provincia de Jimaní" to the province. The name was then changed January 28 1949 to "Provincia Nueva Era". The names was then finally changed to the present one "Independence" on May 13 1949.

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distritos municipales - D.M.) within the latter:^[2]

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  Cristóbal
  
  • 
    Batey 8 (D.M.)


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  Duvergé
  
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    Vengan a Ver (D.M.)
  
  
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    Puerto Escondido (D.M.)
  
  


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  Jimaní
  
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    Boca de Cachón (D.M.)
  
  
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    El Limón (D.M.)
  
  


• La Descubierta


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  Mella
  
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    La Colonia (D.M.)


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  Postrer Río
  
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    Guayabal (D.M.)

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.^[3]

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

South shore of Lake Enriquillo, looking northward to the Sierra de Neiba mountains, Independencia Province, Dominican Republic (2007)

Name	Total population	Urban population	Rural population
Cristóbal	7003795200000000000♠7,952	7003296700000000000♠2,967	7003498500000000000♠4,985
Duvergé	7004259710000000000♠25,971	7004154520000000000♠15,452	7004105190000000000♠10,519
Jimaní	7004192630000000000♠19,263	7004117420000000000♠11,742	7003752100000000000♠7,521
La Descubierta	7004100220000000000♠10,022	7003576700000000000♠5,767	7003425500000000000♠4,255
Mella	7003505200000000000♠5,052	7003413100000000000♠4,131	7002921000000000000♠921
Postrer Río	7003632300000000000♠6,323	7003233800000000000♠2,338	7003398500000000000♠3,985
Independencia province	7004745830000000000♠74,583	7004423970000000000♠42,397	7004321860000000000♠32,186

See also

• 
  Caribbean portal
  

References

1. 
   ^ 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. 
   


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   ^ 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)
   


3. 
   ^ 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 2012-01-11. ^{[permanent dead link]}
   

External links

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  (in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format

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