Espaillat Province

Espaillat (Spanish pronunciation: [espajˈʎat]) is one of the 32 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is divided into 5 municipalities and its capital city is Moca. Located in north-central Dominican Republic (Cibao), it is bordered by the provinces of La Vega to the south, Santiago and Puerto Plata to the west, and María Trinidad Sánchez to the north-east. The province has a coastline to the north with the Atlantic Ocean. It is named for Ulises Francisco Espaillat (1823–1878), the 19th-century author who was briefly President of the Republic in 1876.

Espaillat
Province
North coast of Espaillat province
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  Tierra de Héroes
Location of the Espaillat Province
Country	Dominican Republic
Province since	1885
Capital	Moca
Government
• Type	Subdivisions
• Body	5 municipalities 10 municipal districts
• Congresspersons	1 Senator 5 Deputies
Area
• Total	838.62 km2 (323.79 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	333,401
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
Area code	1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2	DO-09
Postal Code	56000

Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Moca

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:^[1]

• Cayetano Germosén
• Gaspar Hernández
  • Joba Arriba (D.M.)
  • Veragua (D.M.)
  • Villa Magante (D.M.)
• Jamao al Norte
• Moca
  • Canca La Reina (D.M.)
  • El Higüerito (D.M.)
  • José Contreras (D.M.)
  • Juan López (D.M.)
  • La Ortega (D.M.)
  • Las Lagunas (D.M.)
  • Monte de La Jagua (D.M.)
• San Víctor

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2014 estimate. 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 them. The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate.^[2]

Name	Total population	Urban population	Rural population
Cayetano Germosen	10,002	1,582	8,420
Gaspar Hernández	45,202	15,089	30,113
Jamao al Norte	19,652	7,111	12,541
Moca	186,225	162,093	24,132
San Víctor	72,320	4,896	67,424
Espaillat province	333,401	190,771	142,630

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