Puerto Plata Province

Infobox Province Dominican Republic
Name = Puerto Plata


coat-of-arms = COA Of Puerto Plata.jpg

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established_date = 1867
Capital = San Felipe de Puerto Plata
capital_population = 496,882
demonym = Puertoplateño
capital_coor = 19_48_N_70_41_W_ 19° 48′ S 70° 41′ O
largest city = San Felipe de Puerto Plata
largest city population = 496,882
Area = 1,852.90
area_rank = 10
area_percentage = 3.8
Population = 789,986 [http://www.puertoplata.com/]
population_rank = 4
population_date = 2008
governor = César José de los Santos
population_percentage = 3.7
Density = 168.8
ISO = 18
deputies = 6
municipalities = 8
districts = 9
website = http://www.puertoplata.com/

Puerto Plata is one of the northern provinces of the Dominican Republic. The area has become an increasingly popular tourist attraction since the late 1990s mainly due to its fine beaches. It borders the Septentrional mountain range to the north (which separates it from Laguna Salada).

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities ("municipios") and municipal districts ("distrito municipal" - D.M.) within them: [cite web |url=http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=113|title=Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006|author=Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos|language=Spanish|accessdate=2007-01-24]
*Altamira
**Río Grande (D.M.)
*Guananico
*Imbert
*Los Hidalgos
**Navas (D.M.)
*Luperón
**Belloso (D.M.)
**La Isabela (D.M.)
*San Felipe de Puerto Plata
**Maimón
**Yasica Arriba (D.M.)
*Sosua
**Cabarete (D.M.)
**Sabaneta de Yásica (D.M.)
*Villa Isabela
**Estero Hondo (D.M.)
**La Jaiba (D.M.)
**Gualete (D.M.)
*Villa Montellano

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2008 census. Urban population are those living in the seats ("cabeceras" literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts ("Secciones" literally sections) and neighborhoods ("Parajes" literally places) outside of them. [cite web |url=http://one.gob.do/censo/volumen_I_pdf.zip
format = PDF|title=VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda|author=Oficina Nacional de Estadística|language=Spanish|accessdate=2007-01-24]

For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

Famous Puerto Plata Residents

Among the famous people born in Puerto Plata, Gregorio Luperón stands out for his valiant fight against the Spanish Occupation. He is considered by many as a national patriot.

ee also

*Gregorio Luperón International Airport

References

External links

*Wikitravel
* [http://www.one.gob.do/ Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic]
* [http://maimon.org Images of Puerto Plata]
* [http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=114 Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic] , downloadable in PDF format
* [http://www.puertoplata.com.do/english Guide of Puerto Plata]