Dajabón Province

Dajabón
Province
Country	Dominican Republic
Capital	Dajabón
- elevation	35 m (115 ft)
- coordinates	19°34′0″N 71°42′36″W / 19.56667°N 71.71000°W / 19.56667; -71.71000Coordinates: 19°34′0″N 71°42′36″W / 19.56667°N 71.71000°W / 19.56667; -71.71000
Area	1,020.73 km2 (394 sq mi)
Population	87,274 (2014)
Density	86/km2 (223/sq mi)
Province since	1938
Subdivisions	5 municipalities 4 municipal districts
Congresspersons	1 Senator 2 Deputies
Timezone	EST (UTC-4)
Area code	1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2	DO-05
Postal Code	63000
Location of the Dajabón Province

Dajabón (Spanish pronunciation: [daxaˈβon]) is a province of the Dominican Republic, on the border with Haiti. Its capital city is also called Dajabón.

It was split from Monte Cristi province in 1938, and was called Libertador until 1961.

It is located in the northwestern part of the country, and is surrounded by the provinces Monte Cristi (north), Santiago Rodríguez (east) and Elías Piña (south). To the west, Dajabón borders the Republic of Haiti.

The province takes its name from the Taíno name of the region, Dahaboon; it was also the name of the main river of the region (the Dajabón River).

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

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2014 estimate. 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 them.The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate.

The Cordillera Central ("Central mountain chain") is found in the southern part of the province. The northern part is flat, with many savannas; it is part of the Yaque del Norte Valley (or Línea Noroeste).