San Cristóbal Province facts for kids

Quick facts for kids San Cristóbal
Province
Symbol
Country	Dominican Republic
Development region	Valdesia (V)
Capital	San Cristóbal
- elevation	49 m (161 ft)
- coordinates	18°25′12″N 70°06′36″W / 18.42000°N 70.11000°W / 18.42000; -70.11000
Lowest point	Caribbean Sea
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Area	1,240.6 km² (479 sq mi)
Population	640,066 (2014)
Density	516 /km² (1,336 /sq mi)
Province since	1932
Subdivisions	8 municipalities 6 municipal districts
Congresspersons	1 Senator 11 Deputies
Timezone	EST (UTC-4)
Area code	1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2	DO-21

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.

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.

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.

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.

	San José de Ocoa	Monseñor Nouel	Monte Plata
	Peravia		Santo Domingo
		San Cristóbal province
		Caribbean Sea

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.

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.

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

Geography

The San Cristóbal province has a total area of 1,240.6 km² (479.0 sq mi). 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.

The most important rivers are:

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

Municipalities

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

Municipalities of San Cristóbal Province

Images for kids

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  Fuerte Resoli in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic

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  City of San Cristobal.

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  San Cristobal, Dominican Republic park.

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de San Cristóbal para niños