page_title: La Vega Province
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: La Vega Province / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Constanza
context_page_description: La Vega is a Dominican province, in the central part of the country. Its capital city is Concepción de la Vega.
  It was one of the first provinces in the country; it was one of the provinces created by the first constitution of the country in 1844. Its name has always been La Vega.
context_section_description: The La Vega province has a total area of 2,292.5 km² (885.1 sq mi). It has  4.7% of the area of the Dominican Republic and it is ranked as the 6th (out of 31 plus the National District) largest province.
  The altitude of Concepción de la Vega, provincial capital, is 101 m (331 ft).
  The Cordillera Central ("Central mountain chain") is in the western part of the province. The "Valle de la Vega Real" ("Royal Valley"), the eastern part of the Cibao Valley, is in the eastern half of the province.
  In the mountains, there are several valleys with an important production of vegetables and fruits. The 3 more important of these valleys are:
  Constanza
  Jarabacoa
  Tireo
  The highest mountain in the province is Alto Bandera, 2,872 m (9,423 ft) high.
  The main rivers of the province are the Yaque del Norte and Camú rivers.
  The most important protected areas in the province are the Scientific Reserve Ébano Verde (Reserva Científica Ébano Verde) and the Scientific Reserve Valle Nuevo (Reserva Científica de Valle Nuevo).
caption: The Constanza valley
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