La Altagracia is the easternmost 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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. Punta Cana

Punta Cana

Punta Cana is part of the newly created Punta Cana-Bávaro-Veron-Macao municipal district in La Altagracia, the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. The area is best known for its beaches and balnearios, which face both the Caribbean and Atlantic, and it has been a popular tourist...

 is located on the eastern shores of this province.

History

The province was part of the old La Altagracia Province, which split into 2, La Altagracia Province and La Romana Province on February 27, 1961.

The name "La Altagracia" commemorates a painting, Our Lady of La Altagracia, which was brought to this area from Spain

Spain

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 in the early 16th century. Numerous miracle

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s are attributed to the image.

Municipalities and municipal districts

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

Municipalities of the Dominican Republic

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 (municipio

Municipio

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s) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - M.D.) within them:

• Higüey
  Salvaleón de Higüey
  Higüey , or in full Salvaleón de Higüey, is the capital city of the eastern province of La Altagracia, in the Dominican Republic. The river Yuma flows through the urban area of Higüey....
  
  
  • Las Lagunas de Nisibon (M.D.)
  • La Otra Banda (M.D.)
  • Verón-Punta Cana
    Punta Cana
    Punta Cana is part of the newly created Punta Cana-Bávaro-Veron-Macao municipal district in La Altagracia, the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. The area is best known for its beaches and balnearios, which face both the Caribbean and Atlantic, and it has been a popular tourist...
    
     (M.D.)
• San Rafael del Yuma
  San Rafael del Yuma
  San Rafael del Yuma is a municipality of approximately 17,000 people, located in the La Altagracia province of the Dominican Republic. The ruins of Juan Ponce de León's residence are located on a plateau located three kilometers from San Rafael de Yuma. The municipality is located 10 kilometers...
  
  
  • Boca de Yuma
    Boca de Yuma
    Boca de Yuma is a village in the province of La Altagracia, in the Dominican Republic. It is situated west of the mouth of the Rio Yuma, near the Caribbean Sea.The word Yuma is an indigenous Taíno name....
    
     (M.D.)
  • Bayahibe
    Bayahibe
    Bayahibe is a town in the Dominican Republic, located about 10 miles east of La Romana on the shore of the Caribbean Sea. Founded as a fishing village in 1874 by Juan Brito and his family, who came from Puerto Rico, the town is now a touristic destination....
    
     (M.D.)

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities with population figures as of an estimate on the 2010 census. Urban

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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.
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 population	Urban population	Rural population
Higüey Salvaleón de Higüey Higüey , or in full Salvaleón de Higüey, is the capital city of the eastern province of La Altagracia, in the Dominican Republic. The river Yuma flows through the urban area of Higüey....	206,632	185,423	21,209
San Rafael del Yuma San Rafael del Yuma San Rafael del Yuma is a municipality of approximately 17,000 people, located in the La Altagracia province of the Dominican Republic. The ruins of Juan Ponce de León's residence are located on a plateau located three kilometers from San Rafael de Yuma. The municipality is located 10 kilometers...	22,796	1,547	21,249
La Altagracia province	229,428	186,970	42,458

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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