San José de los Llanos
Encyclopedia
San José de los Llanos is a municipality
(municipio
) of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic
. Within the municipality there are two municipal district
s (distritos municipales): Gautier and El Puerto.
As of the 2002 census the municipality had a total population of 25,404 inhabitants, 7,949 living in its urban settlements
and 17,455 in its rural
district
s (Secciones). 20,937 did live in its seat (cabecera literally head), 4,990 in the town
of San Jose de los Llanos itself and 15,947 in its rural districts. The municipal district El Puerto had 4,467 inhabitants 2,959 living in the town itself and 1,508 in its rural districts. The municipal district Gautier was created after the 2002 census.
Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
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(municipio
Municipio
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) of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
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. Within the municipality there are two municipal district
Municipal district
A municipal district is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
s (distritos municipales): Gautier and El Puerto.
As of the 2002 census the municipality had a total population of 25,404 inhabitants, 7,949 living in its urban settlements
Urban area
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and 17,455 in its 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...
district
District
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s (Secciones). 20,937 did live in its seat (cabecera literally head), 4,990 in the town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
of San Jose de los Llanos itself and 15,947 in its rural districts. The municipal district El Puerto had 4,467 inhabitants 2,959 living in the town itself and 1,508 in its rural districts. The municipal district Gautier was created after the 2002 census.