Santo Domingo Province

• Name — Santo Domingo • Settlement Type — Province • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Dominican Republic • Leader Title1 — Congresspersons • Leader Name1 — 1 Senator 36 Deputies • Government Type — Subdivisions • Governing Body — 8 municipalities 7 municipal districts • Seat — Santo Domingo Este • Seat Type — Capital • Established Title — Province since • Established Date — 2001 • Area Total Km2 — 1302.2 • Population As Of — 2022 • Population Total — 2,769,588 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — AST • Utc Offset1 — -4 • Blank Name — Area code • Blank Info — 1–809 1–829 1–849 • Blank1 Name — ISO 3166-2 • Blank1 Info — DO-32 • Blank2 Name — Postal Code • Blank2 Info — 10700 to 11999

Santo Domingo was split from the Distrito Nacional on 16 October 2001. The province was created to include the suburbs of the national capital of Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo is one of the 31 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is spread over an area of. It is bordered by the Monte Plata Province to the north, San Pedro de Macorís Province to the east, San Cristóbal Province to the west and Caribbean Sea to the south. The province consists of low plains along the Caribbean Sea coast, with urbanized districts and scattered agricultural lands in the interiors. It has a long coastline.

The province experiences a tropical climate with warmer temperatures year-round and a distinct rainy season. About of the land area is protected, and is spread across 14 protected areas. Broad-leaf forests occupy or 26.8% of the land area. Agricultural lands cover an area of in the province.

Its capital city is Santo Domingo Este, which forms part of the larger Santo Domingo metropolitan area. The province is divided into seven municipalities (municipios) and eight municipal districts (distrito municipal – D. M.) within them. • Boca Chica • La Caleta (D.M.) • Los Alcarrizos • Palmarejo-Villa Linda (D.M.) • Pantoja (D.M.) • Pedro Brand • La Cuaba (D.M.) • La Guáyiga (D.M.) • San Antonio de Guerra • Hato Viejo (D.M.) • Santo Domingo Este • San Luis (D.M.) • Santo Domingo Norte • La Victoria (D.M.) • Santo Domingo Oeste

According to the 2022 census, the province had a population of 2,769,588 inhabitants, making it the most populous province in Dominican Republic. The population consisted of 1,428,589 females (51.6%) and 1,340,999 males (48.4%). About 25.9% of the population was below the age of 15 years, 66.3% belonged to the age group of 15–64 years, and 7.8% was aged 65 years or older. The province had an urban population of 2,260,998 inhabitants (81.6%) and a rural population of 508,590 inhabitants (18.4%).