Espaillat 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 is named for Ulises Francisco Espaillat

Ulises Francisco Espaillat

Ulises Francisco Espaillat Quiñones was a Dominican author and politician. He served as president of the Dominican Republic from April 29, 1876 to October 5, 1876...

 (1823-1878), the 19th-century author who was briefly President of the Republic in 1876.

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.) within them:

• Cayetano Germosén
  Cayetano Germosén
  Cayetano Germosén is a town in the Espaillat province of the Dominican Republic.- References : Cayetano Germosen is a small town that has one public middle school and one private high school. The high school is called El Liceo de Cayetano Germocen. Cayetano Germosen has no trafic lights and one...
  
  
• Gaspar Hernández
  Gaspar Hernández
  Gaspar Hernández is a city and a beach in the Espaillat province of the Dominican Republic. It is touristic and full with beaches.- References :...
  
  
  • Joba Arriba
    Joba Arriba
    Joba Arriba is a town in the Espaillat province of the Dominican Republic.The name Joba dates back to the Tainos Indians that used to call "joba" the river that runs through its demarcation....
    
     (D.M.)
  • Veragua (D.M.)
  • Villa Magante (D.M.)
• Jamao al Norte
  Jamao al Norte
  Jamao al Norte is a town in the Espaillat province of the Dominican Republic. Is one of the most uprising town in moca. In 1997 five young men moved to Jamao for six months and put the town on the map with their legendary shenanigans...
  
  

• Moca
  Moca, Dominican Republic
  Moca is the capital of Espaillat province in the Dominican Republic.Moca is located 11 miles/18 kilometers away from the country’s second biggest city, Santiago De Los Caballeros. Moca is also known for its many great crops and friendly people....
  
  
  • Canca La Reina (D.M.)
  • El Higüerito (D.M.)
  • José Contreras (D.M.)
  • Juan López (D.M.)
  • La Ortega (D.M.)
  • Las Lagunas (D.M.)
  • Monte de La Jagua (D.M.)
  • San Víctor (D.M.)

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2002 census. 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

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 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
Cayetano Germosen Cayetano Germosén Cayetano Germosén is a town in the Espaillat province of the Dominican Republic.- References : Cayetano Germosen is a small town that has one public middle school and one private high school. The high school is called El Liceo de Cayetano Germocen. Cayetano Germosen has no trafic lights and one...	6,993	2,460	4,533
Gaspar Hernández Gaspar Hernández Gaspar Hernández is a city and a beach in the Espaillat province of the Dominican Republic. It is touristic and full with beaches.- References :...	37,786	13,476	24,310
Jamao al Norte Jamao al Norte Jamao al Norte is a town in the Espaillat province of the Dominican Republic. Is one of the most uprising town in moca. In 1997 five young men moved to Jamao for six months and put the town on the map with their legendary shenanigans...	8,018	2,158	5,860
Moca Moca, Dominican Republic Moca is the capital of Espaillat province in the Dominican Republic.Moca is located 11 miles/18 kilometers away from the country’s second biggest city, Santiago De Los Caballeros. Moca is also known for its many great crops and friendly people....	172,294	66,876	105,418
Espaillat province	225,091	84,970	140,121

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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