Monseñor Nouel 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 La Vega

La Vega

La Vega is a province of the Dominican Republic. Until 1992 it included what is now Monseñor Nouel province.-Municipalities and municipal districts:...

 in 1982.

It is named for Monseñor Dr. Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla (1862-1937), Archbishop

Archbishop

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 of Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo

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 and briefly President

President

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 of the Republic

Republic

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 in 1912-3.

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:

• Bonao
  Bonao
  Bonao is the capital of Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. It is located in the center of the country, to the northwest of the national capital Santo Domingo.The city is known as "Villa De Las Hortensias" - the town of hortensias...
  
  
  • Arroyo Toro-Masipedro (D.M.)
  • Jayaco (D.M.)
  • Juma Bejucal (D.M.)
• La Salvia-Los Quemados
  • Sabana del Puerto
    Sabana del Puerto
    Sabana del Puerto is a town in the Monseñor Nouel province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
    
     (D.M.)
• Maimón
  Maimón, Monseñor Nouel
  Maimón is a town in the Monseñor Nouel province of the Dominican Republic....
  
  
• Piedra Blanca
  Piedra Blanca
  Piedra Blanca is a city in Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic....
  
  
  • Juan Adrián
    Juan Adrián
    Juan Adrian is a town in the Monseñor Nouel province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
    
     (D.M.)
  • Villa Sonador (D.M.)

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2008 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
Bonao Bonao Bonao is the capital of Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. It is located in the center of the country, to the northwest of the national capital Santo Domingo.The city is known as "Villa De Las Hortensias" - the town of hortensias...	247,103	203,914	43,189
Maimón Maimón, Monseñor Nouel Maimón is a town in the Monseñor Nouel province of the Dominican Republic....	65,749	31,588	34,161
Piedra Blanca Piedra Blanca Piedra Blanca is a city in Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic....	72,589	41,089	31,500
Monseñor Nouel province	385,441	276,591	108,850

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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