Valverde is a province

Provinces of the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is divided into thirty–one provincias , while the national capital, Santo Domingo, is contained within its own Distrito Nacional ....

 of the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

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. It was split from Santiago Province in 1958.

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities

Municipalities of the Dominican Republic

The provinces of the Dominican Republic are divided into two or more municipalities with the exception of the Distrito Nacional which consist of only one municipality Santo Domingo...

 (municipio

Municipio

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s) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) and the municipal Seat (distrito cabecera - D.C.) within them:

• Santa Cruz de Mao
  Santa Cruz de Mao
  The Dominican city of Santa Cruz de Mao, or simply Mao, is the head municipality of the Valverde province, in the northwest of the country....
  
  , head municipality of the province
  • Ámina
    Amina
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     (D.M.)
  • Guatapanal (D.M.)
  • Jaibón de Pueblo Nuevo (D.M.)
• Esperanza
  Esperanza, Dominican Republic
  Esperanza is a municipality of the Valverde province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are four municipal districts : Boca de Mao, Jicomé, Maizal and Paradero....
  
  
  • Boca de Mao (D.M.)
  • Jicomé
    Jicomé
    Jicomé is a town in the Valverde province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
    
     (M.D.)
  • Maizal (M.D.)
  • Paradero (M.D.)
• Laguna Salada
  Laguna Salada
  Laguna Salada is a municipality of the Valverde province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are three municipal districts : Cruce de Guayacanes, Jaibón and La Caya..-Geography:...
  
  
  • Cruce de Guayacanes (D.M.)
  • Jaibón
    Jaibon
    Jaibon is a small town in the city of Santa Cruz de Mao in Valverde Province, Dominican Republic....
    
     (D.M.)
  • La Caya
    La Caya
    La Caya is a town in the Valverde province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.comthe term "la caya" refers to a species of tree which grows in the region....
    
     (D.M.)

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities with population figures as of the 2002 census; the population figures for the municipal districts are included within their municipalities. Urban

Urban area

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 population are those living in the seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural

Rural

Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...

 population are those living in the district

District

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s (Secciones literally sections) and neighborhoods (Parajes literally places) outside of them.

Name	Total population	Urban population	Rural population
Esperanza	61,903	46,271	15,632
Laguna Salada Laguna Salada Laguna Salada is a municipality of the Valverde province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are three municipal districts : Cruce de Guayacanes, Jaibón and La Caya..-Geography:...	21,630	13,389	8,241
Santa Cruz de Mao Santa Cruz de Mao The Dominican city of Santa Cruz de Mao, or simply Mao, is the head municipality of the Valverde province, in the northwest of the country....	74,760	54,493	20,267
Valverde Province	158,293	114,153	44,140

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

External links

Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF

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