La Vega | |
Province | |
Country | Dominican Republic |
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City | Concepción La Vega |
Capital | Concepción de La Vega |
- elevation | 100 m (328 ft) |
- coordinates | 19°13′12″N 70°31′48″W / 19.22000°N 70.53000°WCoordinates: 19°13′12″N 70°31′48″W / 19.22000°N 70.53000°W |
Area | 2,287.24 km2 (883 sq mi) |
Population | 447,905 (2014) |
Density | 196/km2 (508/sq mi) |
Province since | 1844 |
Governor | Bolivar Marte |
Subdivisions | 4 municipalities 7 municipal districts |
Congresspersons | 1 Senator 8 Deputies |
Timezone | EST (UTC-4) |
Area code | 1–809 1–829 1–849 |
ISO 3166-2 | DO-13 |
Postal Code | 41000 |
Location of the La Vega Province
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La Vega (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈβeɣa]) is a province of the Dominican Republic. Until 1992 it included what is now Monseñor Nouel province.
The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal – D.M.) within them:
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
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.