Duarte, Dominican Republic Genealogy

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Guide to Duarte Province family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Historical Background

  • Duarte is a province in the Dominican Republic.
  • Duarte is divided into 7 municipalities and further divided into 11 municipal districts.
  • According to the Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Duarte had a population of 338,649 in 2014.
  • Duarte was created in 1896 as a district (an former jurisdictional subdivision) with the name Distrito Pacificador.
  • The Constitution of 1907 changed the jurisdiction level to province.
  • In 1925, its name was changed to Duarte.[1]

Municipalities in Duarte

Finding the Municipality

For immigrants to the United States, use Finding Town of Origin to learn how to locate a municipality or town in the Dominican Republic.

Civil Registration

Church Records

Immigration Records

References

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Duarte Province" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duarte_Province. accessed 26 May 2023.