Sánchez Ramírez Province

"Sánchez Ramírez" redirects here. For the volleyball club, see Sánchez Ramírez (volleyball club).

Sánchez Ramírez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsantʃes ɾaˈmiɾes]) is a province that constituting one of the 32 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is divided into four municipalities and its capital city is Cotuí. Located in the Cibao Sur region in central Dominican Republic, it is bordered by the provinces of Duarte to the north, Monte Plata to the east and south, Monseñor Nouel to the south-west and west and La Vega to the north-west. It was formerly part of Duarte in 1952, and is named after Brigadier Juan Sánchez Ramírez, hero of the Battle of Palo Hincado (1808) at which Spanish rebels defeated the French occupying forces.

Sánchez Ramírez
Province
Sanchez Ramirez National Park
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the Sánchez Ramírez Province
Coordinates: 19°00′58″N 70°07′33″W
Country	Dominican Republic
Province since	1952
Capital	Cotuí
Government
• Type	Subdivisions
• Body	4 municipalities 8 municipal districts
• Congresspersons	1 Senator 3 Deputies
Area
• Total	1,196.13 km2 (461.83 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	248,807
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
Area code	1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2	DO-24
Postal Code	43000

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]

• Cevicos
  • La Cueva (D.M.)
• Cotuí
  • Quita Sueño (D.M.)
  • Platanal (D.M.)
• Fantino
• La Mata
  • 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 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.^[1]

Name	Total population	Urban population	Rural population
Cevicos	12,589	4,285	8,304
Cotuí	79,596	48,998	30,598
Fantino	22,487	8,587	13,900
La Mata	42,785	11,478	31,307
Sánchez Ramírez province	157,457	73,348	84,109

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