La Romana Province, Dominican Republic































La Romana

Province





Flag



Symbol

Country

 Dominican Republic

Capital

La Romana
 - elevation
10 m (33 ft)
 - coordinates

18°25′48″N 68°58′12″W / 18.43000°N 68.97000°W / 18.43000; -68.97000Coordinates: 18°25′48″N 68°58′12″W / 18.43000°N 68.97000°W / 18.43000; -68.97000

Area
653.95 km2 (252 sq mi)

Population
344,580 (2014) [1]
Density
527/km2 (1,365/sq mi)

Province since
1944
Subdivisions
3 municipalities
2 municipal districts

Congresspersons
1 Senator
4 Deputies

Timezone

EST (UTC-4)
Area code
1-809 1-829 1-849

ISO 3166-2
DO-12

Postal Code
22000


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Location of the La Romana Province

La Romana (Spanish pronunciation: [la ɾoˈmana]) is a province of the Dominican Republic. The capital is also named La Romana, and is the third-largest city in the country. La Romana was elevated to the category of province in 1944.


La Romana is also home to Casa de Campo, one of the world's largest resorts and top golfing destinations. The "Teeth of the Dog" golf course is world-renowned, and many international and local artists perform at "Altos de Chavón", an artistic community and university.



Municipalities and municipal districts




Part of La Romana province as seen from off the shore of Catalina Island


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


  • Guaymate


  • La Romana

    • La Caleta (D.M.)


  • Villa Hermosa

    • Cumayasa (D.M.)

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities with population figures as of an estimate on 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.






















Name
Total populationUrban populationRural population

Guaymate

7004282330000000000♠28,233

7003708900000000000♠7,089

7004211440000000000♠21,144

La Romana

7005207784000000000♠207,784

7005147373000000000♠147,373

7004604110000000000♠60,411

Villa Hermosa

7005108563000000000♠108,563

7004706750000000000♠70,675

7004378880000000000♠37,888

La Romana province

7005344580000000000♠344,580

7005225137000000000♠225,137

7005119443000000000♠119,443


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. 


  2. ^ 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 2010-10-11. [permanent dead link]





Pic of restaurant in the Altos de Chavón resort



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






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