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The Dominican Republic is an island country in the Caribbean whose nearest neighbors are Haiti, Cuba, Turks and Caicos Islands, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. It was formerly a colony of France, Spain, and Haiti. The official language is Spanish.[1]
Dominican Republic Map[edit | edit source]
Click on the province in the map or in the list below it.
Provinces[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in the Dominican Republic. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.
Administrative divisions:
31 provinces (provincias singular - provincia), and 1 district (distrito)[2]
- Azua
- Bahoruco
- Barahona
- Dajabon
- Distrito Nacional or Santo Domingo
- Duarte
- El Seibo
- Elias Pina
- Espaillat
- Hato Mayor
- Independencia
- La Altagracia
- La Romana
- La Vega
- Maria Trinidad Sanchez
- Monsenor Nouel
- Monte Cristi
- Monte Plata
- Pedernales
- Peravia
- Puerto Plata
- Salcedo
- Samana
- San Cristobal
- San Jose de Ocoa
- San Juan
- San Pedro de Macoris
- Sanchez Ramirez
- Santiago
- Santiago Rodriguez
- Valverde
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Dominican Republic," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic, accessed 17 May 2016.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Provinces of the Dominican Republic," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Dominican_Republic, accessed 3 May 2016.