San Pedro de Macorís (Province)

San Pedro de Macorís
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Basic data
Country	Dominican Republic
region	Higuamo
Seat	San Pedro de Macorís
surface	1,254.3 km²
Residents	290,458 (2010)
density	232 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	DO-23

Coordinates: 18 ° 29 ′  N , 69 ° 20 ′  W

San Pedro de Macorís is a province in the east of the Dominican Republic . Since it is close to the capital, Santo Domingo , the sugar industry plays a major role in the province. The citizens are called petromacorisanos .

Major cities and towns

• San Pedro de Macorís , provincial capital
• Consuelo
• Quisqueya
• Ramon Santana
• San Jose de los Llanos
• Gautier
• El Puerto