Valverde Province

Valverde
Valverde
Province
	Dominican Military base in Mao, Valverde.
	Coat of arms
	Location of the Valverde Province
	Coordinates: 19°37′37″N 71°02′16″W / 19.62694°N 71.03778°W
Country	Dominican Republic
Province since	1959
Capital	Santa Cruz de Mao
Government
• Type	Subdivisions
• Body	3 municipalities; 10 municipal districts
• Congresspersons	1 Senator ; 3 Deputies
Area
• Total	823.38 km2 (317.91 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	217,026
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
Area code	1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2	DO-27
Postal Code	61000

Valverde (Spanish pronunciation: [balˈβeɾðe]) is a province of the Dominican Republic. It was split from Santiago Province in 1959. It is in the northwestern part of the country. Its capital city is Santa Cruz de Mao.

It was created on 1959. It was a municipality of the Santiago province before being elevated to the category of province. Valverde was the birthplace of former President of the Republic from July 1857 to August 1858, General José Desiderio Valverde, for whom this province bears his name.

^ Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-02.

[r-pop-1] Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-02.

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