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Information
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
Click on the province in the map or in the list below it.
Provinces
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
- ↑ 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.