Duarte (province)
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Country | Dominican Republic | |
region | Cibao Nordeste | |
Seat | San Francisco de Macorís | |
surface | 1,649.5 km² | |
Residents | 289,574 (2010) | |
density | 176 inhabitants per km² | |
ISO 3166-2 | THU-06 |
Coordinates: 19 ° 13 ′ N , 70 ° 5 ′ W
Duarte is a province in the northeast of the Dominican Republic . The province was founded in 1907 and was initially named Pacificador . In 1927 it was renamed after Juan Pablo Duarte , the founder and freedom fighter of the Dominican Republic.
geography
The surrounding provinces are María Trinidad Sánchez , Espaillat , Samaná in the north, Monte Plata , Sánchez Ramírez in the south, and Hermanas Mirabal and La Vega in the west.
Major cities and towns
- San Francisco de Macorís , provincial capital
- Arenoso
- Castillo
- Las Guáranas
- Allspice
- Villa Riva