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La Romana Province
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| Capital | La Romana |
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| Area | 653.95 km²[1] |
| Population (2002 census) | 219,812 |
| Population density | 336 / km²[1] |
| ISO 3166-2 | DO-12 |
La Romana is a province of the Dominican Republic. The capital is also named La Romana, and is the third-largest town in the country. The province was split from La Altagracia in 1968, and includes both Isla Saona and Isla Catalina.
La Romana is also home to Casa de Campo, one of the world's largest resorts and top golfing destinations. The "Teeth of the Dog" golf course is world-renowned, and many international and local artists perform at "Altos de Chavon", an artistic community and university.
The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:[2]
- Guaymate
- La Romana
- La Caleta (D.M.)
- Villa Hermosa
- Cumayasa (D.M.)
The following is a sortable table of the municipalities with population figures as of the 2002 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.[3]
| Name | Total population | Urban population | Rural population |
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| Guaymate | 17,324 | 5,747 | 11,577 |
| La Romana | 202,488 | 191,303 | 11,185 |
| La Romana province | 219,812 | 197,050 | 22,762 |
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
- ^ a b Oficina Nacional de Estadística. República Dominicana en Cifras 2006 (PDF) (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
- ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006 (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
- ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda (PDF) (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
- (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
- (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format
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