Peravia 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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. Before January 1, 2002 it was included in what is the new San José de Ocoa province, and published statistics and maps generally relate it to the old, larger, Peravia. It is named after the Peravia Valley. Along the Azua Province, Peravia is characterized by its dry climate and its dunes that surround the coast. One popular attraction is the Salinas beach, which recently has grown to be a popular tourist destination with a developed town that has shops and hotels.

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:

• Baní
  Baní
  Baní is a capital town of the Peravia Province, Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and manufacturing center in a region producing bananas and coffee.- Overview :...
  
  
  • Catalina (D.M.)
  • El Carretón (D.M.)
  • El Limonal (D.M.)
  • Matanzas (D.M.)
  • Paya (D.M.)
  • Sabana Buey
    Sabana Buey
    Sabana Buey is a town in the Peravia province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
    
     (D.M.)
  • Villa Fundación
    Villa Fundación
    Villa Fundación is a town in the Peravia province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com-References:...
    
     (D.M.)
  • Villa Sombrero (D.M.)
• Nizao
  Nizao
  -General information:Nizao is a city in the Dominican Republic and capital of the Nizao Municipality. It is the second large municipality of the Peravia Province and is located in southeastern corner of this province, in the angle formed by the estuary of the Nizao River and the Caribbean Sea...
  
  
  • Pizarrete
    Pizarrete
    Pizarrete is a town in the Peravia province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
    
     (D.M.)
  • Santana (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

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
Baní Baní Baní is a capital town of the Peravia Province, Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and manufacturing center in a region producing bananas and coffee.- Overview :...	251,883	198,564	53,319
Nizao Nizao -General information:Nizao is a city in the Dominican Republic and capital of the Nizao Municipality. It is the second large municipality of the Peravia Province and is located in southeastern corner of this province, in the angle formed by the estuary of the Nizao River and the Caribbean Sea...	57,846	32,144	25,702
Peravia province	309,729	230,708	79,021

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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