Duarte | |
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![]() Town Hall in San Francisco city, Duarte province, Dominican Republic | |
![]() Location of the Duarte Province | |
Country | ![]() |
Province since | 1896 |
Capital | San Francisco de Macorís |
Government | |
• Type | Subdivisions |
• Body | 7 municipalities 11 municipal districts |
• Congresspersons | 1 Senator 6 Deputies |
Area | |
• Total | 1,605.35 km2 (619.83 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 338,649 |
• Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
Area code | 1-809 1-829 1-849 |
ISO 3166-2 | DO-06 |
Postal Code | 31000 |
The Duarte Province is a Dominican province; it is found in the northeastern part of the country. It has the name of one of the Founding Fathers of the country, Juan Pablo Duarte.
It was created in 1896 as a district (an old country subdivision) with the name Distrito Pacificador but the Constitution of 1907 changed all districts to provinces. In 1925 its name was changed to Duarte.