Sánchez Ramírez (ˈsantʃeθ ɾaˈmiɾeθ) 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 Duarte in 1952, and is named for Brigadier Juan Sánchez Ramírez

Juan Sánchez Ramírez

Juan Sánchez Ramírez was a soldier and Dominican Captain general who ruled the Dominican Republic between 1808 and 1811.- Biography :...

, hero of the battle of Palo Hincado (1808) at which Spanish

Spain

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 rebels defeated the occupying French

France

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 forces.

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:

• Cevicos
  Cevicos
  Cevicos is a town in the Sánchez Ramírez province of the Dominican Republic.This small town ia a beauty of the nature. It produces fruits like mango, pineapple, sugar cane, passion fruit and many others. This is the home town of famous bachatero Joe Veras. This small town have an approximately...
  
  
  • La Cueva
    La Cueva
    La Cueva is a town in the Sánchez Ramírez province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
    
     (D.M.)
  • Platanal (D.M.)
• Cotuí
  Cotuí
  Cotuí is a city in the Dominican Republic and is one of the oldest cities of the New World. It is the capital of Sánchez Ramírez Province in the Cibao. It was founded in the year 1510 by Rodrigo de Trujillo for order of Nicolas de Ovando, who was the governor of Hispaniola. Cotuí was the name of...
  
  
  • Quita Sueño (D.M.)
• Fantino
• La Mata
  La Mata, Dominican Republic
  La Mata is a town in the Sánchez Ramírez province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
  
  
  • Angelina (D.M.)
  • La Bija (D.M.)

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2008 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
Cevicos Cevicos Cevicos is a town in the Sánchez Ramírez province of the Dominican Republic.This small town ia a beauty of the nature. It produces fruits like mango, pineapple, sugar cane, passion fruit and many others. This is the home town of famous bachatero Joe Veras. This small town have an approximately...	22,578	11,055	11,523
Cotuí Cotuí Cotuí is a city in the Dominican Republic and is one of the oldest cities of the New World. It is the capital of Sánchez Ramírez Province in the Cibao. It was founded in the year 1510 by Rodrigo de Trujillo for order of Nicolas de Ovando, who was the governor of Hispaniola. Cotuí was the name of...	98,009	51,098	46,911
Fantino	36,870	16,863	20,007
La Mata La Mata, Dominican Republic La Mata is a town in the Sánchez Ramírez province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...	45,846	17,864	27,982
Sánchez Ramírez province	203,303	96,880	106,423

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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