San Cristóbal Province

San Cristóbal
San Cristóbal
Province
	San Cristobal Dominican Republic landscape near the Cordillera Central region.
	Coat of arms
	Location of the San Cristóbal Province
	Coordinates: 18°31′50″N 70°12′30″W / 18.53056°N 70.20833°W
Country	Dominican Republic
Province since	1932
Capital	San Cristóbal
Government
• Type	Subdivisions
• Body	8 municipalities; 6 municipal districts
• Congresspersons	1 Senator ; 11 Deputies
Area
• Total	1,265.77 km2 (488.72 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	640,066
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
Area code	1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2	DO-21
Postal Code	91000

San Cristóbal is a province of the Dominican Republic. It is along the south coast of the country. Its capital city has the same name, San Cristóbal.

Name

The province has the name of the capital city, San Cristóbal, but it was created with the name Trujillo, after the dictator Rafael Trujillo, who was born in that city.

History

The province of San Cristóbal was created on 1932 with the municipalities of San Cristóbal, Baní, Monte Plata, Yamasá, Villa Mella, La Victoria, San José de Ocoa and Bonao; its capital was the city of San Cristóbal.^[1]

In 1934, the name was changed to Provincia Trujillo with the municipalities of San Cristóbal, Baní, Monte Plata, Yamasá, Villa Mella, La Victoria, Guerra and Bayaguana. In 1961, the name was changed again to the present one, Provincia San Cristóbal. When the Monte Plata province was created in 1982, the San Cristóbal province had the municipalities of San Cristóbal, Villa Altagracia, Bajos de Haina and Yaguate, and the municipal districts of Cambita Garabitos and Sabana Grande de Palenque.^[1]

Cambita Garabitos became a municipality in 1987, Sabana Grande de Palenque in 1997, San Gregorio de Nigua in 2001 and Los Cacaos in 2004. In 2004, Hato Damas became a municipal district; El Carril in 2001; San José del Puerto, Medina and La Cuchilla in 2002; and Cambita el Pueblecito in 2005.^[1]

Location

The San Cristóbal province is in the southern part of the country. It is bordered to the north by the Monseñor Nouel province, to the northeast by the Monte Plata province, to the east by the Santo Domingo province and to the west by the Peravia and San José de Ocoa province. The Caribbean Sea is to the south.

Population

In 2014 (last national census), there were 640,066 people living in the San Cristóbal province, and 295,539 (46.2%) living in towns and cities. The population density was 515.9 persons/km².^[2]

Its population represents 6.78% of the total population of the country and the province is ranked as the 4th (out of 31 plus the National District) more populated province.

As of 2016^[update], the total estimated propulation of the province is 611,677 inhabitants.^[3]

The largest city of the province is San Cristóbal, its head municipality or capital, with an urban population (in 2014) of 138,455 inhabitants.^[2]

Geography

The San Cristóbal province has a total area of 1,240.6 km² (479.0 sq mi).^[2] It has 2.6% of the area of the Dominican Republic and it is ranked as the 19st (out of 31 plus the National District) largest province.

The altitude of the city of San Cristóbal, provincial capital, is 49 m (161 ft) above sea level.^[4]

The most important rivers are:

Haina, in the eastern border of the province;
Nigua, that crosses the provincial capital city; and
Nizao, in the western border of the province.

Municipalities

There are 8 municipalities and 6 municipal districts (M.D.) in the province.^[1]

Municipalities of the San Cristóbal province
Municipality (code)	Municipal Districts (code)	Population (2010)	Area (km²)	Density	Altitude (m)
San Cristóbal (210101)		216,875	153.6	1,411.9	49
	Hato Damas (210102)	15,894	59.1	268.9	143
San Cristóbal (210100)		232,769	212.6	1,094.9
Sabana Grande de Palenque (210201)		15,466	30.0	515.5	19
Sabana Grande de Palenque (210200)		15,466	30.0	515.5
Bajos de Haina (210301)		83,582	12.7	6,581.3	2
	El Carril (210302)	40,611	27.0	1,504.1	52
Bajos de Haina (210300)		124,193	39.7	3,128.3
Cambita Garabitos (210401)		20,655	136.9	150.9	182
	Cambita el Pueblecito (210402)	10,402	35.8	290.6	192
Cambita Garabitos (210400)		31,057	172.8	179.7
Villa Altagracia (210501)		53,576	173.6	308.6	198
	San José del Puerto (210502)	14,493	124.7	116.2	273
	Medina (210503)	7,066	31.9	221.5	78
	La Cuchilla (210504)	9,177	95.9	95.7	444
Villa Altagracia (210500)		84,312	426.2	197.8
Yaguate (210601)		42,325	122.3	346.1	54
Yaguate (210600)		42,325	122.3	346.1
San Gregorio de Nigua (210701)		30,268	51.1	592.3	8
San Gregorio de Nigua (210700)		30,268	51.1	592.3
Los Cacaos (210801)		9,540	185.9	51.3	555
Los Cacaos (210800)		9,540	185.9	51.3
San Cristóbal (210000)		640,066	1,240.6	515.9