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Independencia Province

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Independencia
Province
Statue of the Taino Enriquillo
Statue of the Taino Enriquillo
Location of Independencia Province
Location of Independencia Province
CountryDominican Republic
Province since1948
CapitalJimaní
Government
 • TypeSubdivisions
 • Body6 municipalities
6 municipal districts
 • Congresspersons1 Senator
2 Deputies
Area
 • Total
2,007.4 km2 (775.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
60,689
 • Density30.233/km2 (78.302/sq mi)
DemonymIndependenciano/a
Time zoneUTC-4 (EST)
Area code1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2DO-10
Postal Code83000

Independencia (Spanish pronunciation: [indepenˈdensja]) is a province of the Dominican Republic. It is spread over an area of 2,007.4 km2 (775.1 sq mi), and has its capital at Jimaní. It was created on 29 December 1948, but officially came into effect on 1 January 1950. As per the 2022 census, it had a population of 60,689 inhabitants.

History

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The region was earlier part of the Bahoruco Province. It was created on 29 December 1948, but officially came into effect on 1 January 1950. The name is given in remembrance of the National Independence of 27 February 1844.[1]

Geography

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Independencia is one of the 31 provinces of the Dominican Republic.[2][3] It is spread over an area of 2,007.4 km2 (775.1 sq mi).[4] It is located in the southwestern part of the country, and is bordered by the Elías Piña Province to the north, Bahoruco and Barahona Provinces to the east, Pedernales Province to the south. It shares an international land border with Haiti to the west.[4][1]

Climate and vegetation

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The climate is warm and predominantly dry.[1] The province has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw). It has an average annual temperature is 26.59 °C (79.86 °F), and receives an average annual rainfall of 4.25 cm (1.67 in) annually.[5]

About 897.54 km2 (346.54 sq mi) of the total land area is protected, which forms part of several National Parks. Forests cover 798.8 km2 (308.4 sq mi) or 40.4% of the total land area of which dry forests occupy the majority of the area, with patches of conifer and broad-leaf forests. Agricultural lands cover 473.3 km2 (182.7 sq mi) of the land area of the province.[4]

Administration

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Municipalities of Independencia

Its capital city is Jimaní.[6] The province is divided into six municipalities (municipios), which are further subdivided into seven municipal districts.[3][4][7]

Demographics

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According to the 2022 census, the province had a population of 60,689 inhabitants. The population consisted of 30,672 males (50.5%) and 30,017 females (49.5%). About 30.7% of the population was below the age of 15 years, 60.7% belonged to the age group of 15–64 years, and 8.6% was aged 65 years or older. The province had an urban population of 48,048 inhabitants (79.2%) and a rural population of 12,641 inhabitants (20.8%).[3]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Independencia Province". Alegs (in Spanish). Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Dominican Republic, Administrative Divisions". City Population.de. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Independencia Province". City Population.de. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Independencia". Government of the Dominican Republic (in Spanish). Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Independencia". Weather and Climate. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Independencia". Visit Dominican Republic. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  7. ↑ Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved January 24, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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