Espaillat (, ) is a province in the Dominican Republic. Located in the north central part of the country, it is spread over an area of , and has its capital at Moca. As per the 2022 census, it had a population of 241,058 inhabitants.
History The region was part of the La Vega Province earlier. It was created as a new province in 1885, named after author Ulises Francisco Espaillat.
Geography
Espaillat is one of the 31 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is spread over an area of . It forms part of the Cibao region in the north central part of the country. It is bordered by the María Trinidad Sánchez Province to the east, Duarte, Hermanas Mirabal and La Vega Provinces to the south, Puerto Plata Province to the northwest and the Atlantic Ocean to the north.
Climate and vegetation The province has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw). It has an average annual temperature is , and receives an average annual rainfall of annually.
About is covered by forests, which is roughly one-third of the total land area. Of this, (1.4%) of the land area is protected and forms part of two protected areas. Agricultural and pastoral lands cover an area of in the province. Major agricultural produce include coffee and sugercane.
Administration Its capital city is Moca. The province is divided into five municipalities (municipios) and ten municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them.
Cayetano Germosén Gaspar Hernández Joba Arriba (D.M.) Veragua (D.M.) Villa Magante (D.M.) Jamao al Norte Moca Canca La Reina (D.M.) El Higüerito (D.M.) José Contreras (D.M.) Juan López (D.M.) La Ortega (D.M.) Las Lagunas (D.M.) Monte de La Jagua (D.M.) San Víctor
Demographics According to the 2022 census, the province had a population of 241,058 inhabitants. The population consisted of 122,183 males (50.7%) and 118,875 females (49.3%). About 21.7% of the population was below the age of 15 years, 67% belonged to the age group of 15–64 years, and 11.3% was aged 65 years or older. The province had a rural population of 132,954 inhabitants (55.2%) and an urban population of 108,104 inhabitants (44.8%).
References
External links
Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format