Independencia Province

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Main otherTemplate:Template otherTemplate:Main other Independencia () is a province of the Dominican Republic, located in the west, on the border with Haiti. Its capital is Jimani. The province was created in 1948 but was made official in 1950. Before its creation, it was part of the Baoruco Province. The name was given in remembrance of the National Independence of February 27, 1844.

History

The province Independencia was founded in the lands that in previous times belonged to a Cacique called Ximani who was related to the cacicazgo of Xaragua. Little is known of Ximani as the ties with between the natives of Ximani and the Spanish were practically non-existent. The law that created this province, December 29, 1948, had originally assigned the name of "Provincia de Jimaní" to the province. The name was then changed January 28, 1949, to "Provincia Nueva Era". The name was then finally changed to the present one, "Independence", on May 13, 1949.

Municipalities and municipal districts

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Municipalities

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La Descubierta Town

The province as of June 20, 2006, is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distritos municipales - D.M.) within the latter:

• Cristóbal
  • Batey 8 (D.M.)
• Duvergé
  • Vengan a Ver (D.M.)
  • Puerto Escondido (D.M.)
• Jimaní
  • Boca de Cachón (D.M.)
  • El Limón (D.M.)
• La Descubierta
• Mella
  • La Colonia (D.M.)
• Postrer Río
  • Guayabal (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.

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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South shore of Lake Enriquillo, looking northward to the Sierra de Neiba mountains, Independencia Province, Dominican Republic (2007)

Name	Total population	Urban population	Rural population
Cristóbal	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Duvergé	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Jimaní	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
La Descubierta	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Mella	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
Postrer Río	Template:Nts	Template:Nts	Template:Nts
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External links

• Template:In lang Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format