Original: Location The Santiago Rodríguez province has the Monte Cristi and Valverde provinces to the north , the Santiago province to the east , the San Juan and Elías Piña provinces to the south and the Dajabón province to the west .
Simplified: The province has the Monte Cristi and Valverde provinces to the north , the Santiago province to the east , the San Juan and Elías Piña provinces to the south and the Dajabón province to the west .