Duarte | |
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 Town Hall in San Francisco city, Duarte province, Dominican Republic | |
 Location of the Duarte Province | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Region | Cibao |
| Province since | 1896 |
| Capital | San Francisco de Macorís |
| Government | |
| • Type | Subdivisions |
| • Body | 7municipalities 11municipal districts |
| • Congresspersons | 1 Senator 6 Deputies |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,605.35 km2 (619.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 338,649 |
| • Density | 210.950/km2 (546.359/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
| Area code | 1-809 1-829 1-849 |
| ISO 3166-2 | DO-06 |
| Postal Code | 31000 |
Duarte (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈdwaɾte]) is a northeastern province which comprises one of the 32provinces of theDominican Republic. It is divided into 7 municipalities and its capital city isSan Francisco de Macorís. It is bordered by the provinces ofMaría Trinidad Sánchez andSamaná to the east,Monte Plata andSánchez Ramírez to the south,La Vega andHermanas Mirabal to the west andEspaillat to the north. It is named afterJuan Pablo Duarte, the founder of the Dominican Republic.
It was created in 1896 as a district (an old country subdivision) with the nameDistrito Pacificador but theConstitution of 1907 changed the category to province. In 1925 its name was changed toDuarte.
The province has a total area of 1,605.35 km2.[1] It has 3.3% of the area of the Dominican Republic and it is ranked as the 13th (out of 31 plus the National District) largest province.
The province is named in honor of the country's founding fatherJuan Pablo Duarte. In the 18th century, a chapel for the Lady of Santa Ana was founded, built in what is now the Rincón San Francisco de Macorís. For the nineteenth century, it was admitted to the category of Parish to later become the District of La Vega. When the independence of the Dominican Republic was proclaimed, Duarte was the first town in the Cibao to rise up in favor of the Puerta del Conde. After the republic had been established, Duarte became a part of La Vega.
In 1896 San Francisco became the head of the Peacekeeping District —this name was given in honor of PresidentUlises Heureaux, who was given the title of Peacemaker of the Homeland. In 1907 it became a province with the same as Peacemaker. In 1925 the name of the Pacifying Province was changed to the Duarte Province, in honor of the Father of the nation.
The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the followingmunicipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:[2]
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 thedistricts (Secciones literally sections) andneighborhoods (Parajes literally places) outside them. The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate.[3]
| Name | Total population | Urban population | Rural population |
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| Arenoso | 15,122 | 2,895 | 12,227 |
| Castillo | 18,962 | 12,541 | 6,421 |
| Eugenio Maria de Hostos | 16,232 | 5,411 | 10,821 |
| Las Guáranas | 16,022 | 6,524 | 9,498 |
| Pimentel | 23,202 | 14,677 | 8,525 |
| San Francisco de Macorís | 213,906 | 155,132 | 58,774 |
| Villa Riva | 35,203 | 4,412 | 30,791 |
| Duarte province | 338,649 | 201,592 | 137,057 |
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see thelist of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
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