San Cristóbal Province


San Cristóbal is a province in the southern Dominican Republic, west of the capital Santo Domingo. It was originally named Trujillo after the dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, taking its present name after his assassination in 1961. It included what is now Monte Plata Province until 1992. The provincial capital is San Cristóbal.
In 2007, a documentary was filmed near Hato Damas, about a group of coffee and cacao producers who work together, called Convite. It is available on .

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:
The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2012 census. Urban population are those living in the seats of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts and neighborhoods outside of them.
NameTotal populationUrban populationRural population
Bajos de Haina1589857985679129
Cambita Garabitos425891865923930
Los Cacaos49858965240206
Sabana Grande de Palenque302471258917658
San Cristóbal27523217857496658
San Gregorio de Nigua405892015420435
San Gregorio de Yaguate925862605846528
Villa Altagracia1696552862391032
San Cristóbal province640066364165215576

For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.