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San Cristóbal Province

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- elevation
  
33 m (108 ft)

Area
  
1,266 km²

Founded
  
1932

Capital
  
San Cristóbal

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San Cristóbal ([ˈsaŋ kɾisˈtoβal]) is a province in the southern Dominican Republic, west of the capital Santo Domingo. It was originally named Trujillo after its founder, dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, taking its present name after his assassination in 1961. It included what is now Monte Plata Province until 1992. The provincial capital is San Cristóbal. In 2007, a documentary was filmed near Hato Damas, about a group of coffee and cacao producers who work together, called Convite. It is available on YouTube.

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:

  • Bajos de Haina
  • El Carril (D.M.)
  • San Cristóbal
  • Cambita Garabitos
  • Cambita El Pueblecito (D.M.)
  • Los Cacaos
  • Sabana Grande de Palenque
  • Hato Damas (D.M.)
  • San Gregorio de Nigua
  • Yaguate
  • Villa Altagracia
  • La Cuchilla (D.M.)
  • Medina (D.M.)
  • San José del Puerto (D.M.)
  • The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2012 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.

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

    References

    San Cristóbal Province Wikipedia