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The latter is currently Law 5220 on the Territorial Division of the Dominican Republic (Ley No. 5220 sobre División Territorial de la República Dominicana), issued 1959 and frequently amended to create new provinces and lower-level administrative units.
Regional divisions and provinces in Dominican Republic Macro-regions Regions Provinces Norte/Cibao: Cibao Nordeste [4] Duarte: Hermanas Mirabal: María Trinidad Sánchez: Samaná: Cibao Noroeste [5] Dajabón: Monte Cristi: Santiago Rodríguez: Valverde: Cibao Norte [6] Espaillat: Puerto Plata: Santiago: Cibao Sur [7] La Vega: Monseñor Nouel ...
Independencia (Spanish pronunciation: [indepenĖdensja]) 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.
Santiago de los Caballeros is the economic center of the Cibao region.. El Cibao occupies the central and northern part of the Dominican territory. To the north and east of the region lies the Atlantic Ocean; to its west lies the Republic of Haiti and to the south the Central Range, which separates El Cibao from the other natural regions.
According to the Constitution [6] and the law, [7] the municipalities are administered by the municipality's Municipal Office (ayuntamiento), which is a legal entity in its own right consisting of two bodies: the alcadía (Mayor's Office), with the alcalde (), and the Municipal Council (concejo de regidores), with at least five members (regidores).
For the nineteenth century, it was admitted to the category of Parish to later become the District of La Vega. When the independence of the Dominican Republic was proclaimed, Duarte was the first town in the Cibao to rise up in favor of the Puerta del Conde. After the republic had been established, Duarte became a part of La Vega.
Santiago Rodriguez is a province of the Dominican Republic that has interesting tourist attraction, located mainly in the mountains. San Ignacio de Sabaneta, the main town is a beautiful and clean city, one of the nicest places of the Dominican Republic. The town has several parks, boulevards and a quiet atmosphere.
A relevant event for the achievement of Spanish interests occurred in Hidalga Villa de Santa Cruz de Hicayagua, at the time of the reconquest: the Battle of Palo Hincado. This battle took place in what is today kilometer 3.5 of the El Seibo-Hato Mayor highway, on November 7, 1808, the troops of Napoleon Bonaparte, French Emperor, and an army of ...