Espaillat Province

Espaillat
Province
North coast of Espaillat province.
Coat of arms
Nickname:  Tierra de Héroes
Location of the Espaillat Province
Country	Dominican Republic
Province since	1885
Capital	Moca
Government
• Type	Subdivisions
• Body	5 municipalities 10 municipal districts
• Congresspersons	1 Senator 5 Deputies
Area
• Total	838.62 km2 (323.79 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	333,401
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
Area code	1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2	DO-09
Postal Code	56000

Espaillat (Spanish pronunciation: [espajˈʎat]) is one of the 32 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is divided into 5 municipalities and its capital city is Moca. Located in north-central Dominican Republic (Cibao), it is bordered by the provinces of La Vega to the south, Santiago and Puerto Plata to the west, and María Trinidad Sánchez to the north-east. The province has a coastline to the north with the Atlantic Ocean. It is named for Ulises Francisco Espaillat (1823–1878), the 19th-century author who was briefly President of the Republic in 1876.