San José de Ocoa | |
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![]() View of San Jose de Ocoa capital town with Sierra de Ocoa mountain range in the background | |
![]() Location of the San José de Ocoa Province | |
Coordinates: 18°32′38″N 70°30′28″W / 18.54389°N 70.50778°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province since | 2000 |
Capital | San José de Ocoa |
Government | |
• Type | Subdivisions |
• Body | 3 municipalities 3 municipal districts |
• Congresspersons | 1 Senator 2 Deputies |
Area | |
• Total | 855.40 km2 (330.27 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
Area code | 1-809 1-829 1-849 |
ISO 3166-2 | DO-31 |
Postal Code | 93000 |
San José de Ocoa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaŋ xoˈse ðe oˈko.a]) is a province in the southern region of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of the province's capital city.[1] It was split from Peravia on January 1, 2000. Published statistics and maps generally include this province in the old, larger, Peravia.
The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:[2]
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.[3]
Name | Total population | Urban population | Rural population |
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Rancho Arriba | 12,586 | 3,985 | 8,601 |
Sabana Larga | 12,698 | 7,693 | 5,005 |
San José de Ocoa | 57,174 | 42,281 | 14,893 |
San José de Ocoa province | 82,458 | 53,959 | 28,499 |
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
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