Then, in 1944, the province was made part of the San Cristóbal province again until 1982 when the new Monte Plata province was created with the municipalities of Monte Plata, Sabana Grande de Boyá, Yamasá and Bayaguana. In 2004, Peralvillo became a municipality.
Don Juan became a municipal district in 1987, Gonzalo in 1997, Los Botados in 1998, Majagual in 2001, Chirino in 2002, Boyá in 2004 and Mamá Tingó in 2010.
The Monte Plata province is in the centre of the country. To the north, it has the Sánchez Ramírez, Duarte and Samaná provinces; to the east, the Hato Mayor and San Pedro de Macorís; to the south, the Santo Domingo province; and to the west, the San Cristóbal and Monseñor Nouel provinces.
In (last national census), there were people living in the Monte Plata province, and 91,838 () living in towns and cities. The population density was persons/km².
Its population represents of the total population of the country and the province is ranked as the 15th (out of 31 plus the National District) more populated province.
, the total estimated propulation of the province is 189,166 inhabitants.
The largest city of the province is Bayaguana, with an urban population (in ) of 20,303 inhabitants. The capital of the province, Monte Plata, has an urban population of 16,115 inhabitants.
The Monte Plata province has a total area of . It has of the area of the Dominican Republic and it is ranked as the 5th (out of 31 plus the National District) largest province.
The altitude of Monte Plata, provincial capital, is above sea level.
The Sierra de Yamasá is found to the east and north of the province. "Los Haitises" is a karstic region found in the northwestern part of the province; most of it is now a national park.
The river Ozama is the most important river in the province. Other rivers are Yabacao, Yamasá, Comate, Mijo and Guanuma, all tributaries of the Ozama.
The Monte Plata province has a tropical wet climate with no dry or cold season as it is constantly moist.
There are five municipalities and seven municipal districts (M.D.) in the province.
The most important economic activity of the province is farming. Some important crops are sugar cane, cacao and fruits like orange.
Cattle raising is also very important.
Luís Pereira
Luís Pereira (born 21 June, 1949) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
185||10
143||14
328||24
!Total||32||0
Marinho Peres
Marinho Peres (born 19 March, 1947) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
72||2
20||3
92||5
!Total||11||1
José Maria Rodrigues Alves
José Maria Rodrigues Alves (born 18 May, 1949) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
175||2
175||2
!Total||47||0
Wilson da Silva Piazza
Wilson da Silva Piazza (born 25 February, 1943) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
121||1
121||1
!Total||51||0
Marinho Chagas
Marinho Chagas (8 February, 1952 - 1 June 2014) was a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
133||20
43||11
176||31
!Total||27||4
Jairzinho
Jairzinho (born 25 December, 1944) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
52||22
18||9
0||0
0||0
0||0
70||31
!Total||81||33
Leivinha
Leivinha (born 11 September, 1949) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
88||40
83||40
171||80
!Total||21||7
César Augusto da Silva Lemos
César Augusto da Silva Lemos (born 17 May, 1945) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
70||24
70||24
!Total||||
Paulo César Lima
Paulo César Lima (born 16 June, 1949) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
118||23
52||19
170||42
!Total||58||8
Renato Cunha Valle
Renato Cunha Valle (born 5 December 1944) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
127||0
127||0
!Total||2||0
Valdomiro Vaz Franco
Valdomiro Vaz Franco (born 17 February, 1946) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
199||60
!Total||17||3
Alfredo Mostarda Filho
Alfredo Mostarda Filho (born 18 October, 1946) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
121||2
121||2
!Total||2||0
Marco Antônio
Marco Antônio (born 6 February, 1951) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
192||12
192||12
!Total||||
Paulo César Carpegiani
Paulo César Carpegiani (born 7 February, 1949) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
172||17
172||17
!Total||16||0
Ademir da Guia
Ademir da Guia (born 3 April 1942) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for the Brazilian national team.
133||18
133||18
!Total||||
Sebastião Miranda da Silva Filho
Sebastião Miranda da Silva Filho (born 26 February, 1952) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
104||45
32||8
136||53
!Total||6||0
Jonas Eduardo Américo
Jonas Eduardo Américo (born 6 August, 1949) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
115||26
115||26
!Total||41||8
Félix Miéli Venerando
Félix Miéli Venerando (born 24 December, 1937) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for the Brazil national team.
64||0
64||0
!Total||38||0
Hércules Brito Ruas
Hércules Brito Ruas (born 9 August, 1939) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
63||0
63||0
!Total||45||0
Clodoaldo
Clodoaldo (born 26 September, 1949) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
92||2
92||2
!Total||||
Gérson
Gérson (born 11 January 1941) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
34||1
34||1
!Total||70||14
Tostão
Tostão (born 25 January 1947) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
46||11
46||11
!Total||54||32
Ado
Ado (born 4 July, 1946) is a former Brazilian football player.
Roberto Miranda
Roberto Miranda (born 31 July, 1944) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
82||26
82||26
!Total||||
José Guilherme Baldocchi
José Guilherme Baldocchi (born 14 March, 1946) is a former Brazilian football player.
José de Anchieta Fontana
José de Anchieta Fontana (born 31 December, 1940) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
34||0
34||0
Everaldo
Everaldo (born 11 September, 1944) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Grêmio and Brazil national team.
85||0
85||0
!Total||||
Joel Camargo
Joel Camargo (18 September, 1946 – 23 May 2014) was a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
Camargo died on 23 May 2014 from renal failure, aged 67.
5||0
2||0
7||0
Dadá Maravilha
Dadá Maravilha (born 4 March, 1943) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
236||112
236||112
!Total||||
Gylmar dos Santos Neves
Gylmar dos Santos Neves (22 August 1930 – 25 August 2013) was a Brazilian football player. He has played for the Brazil national football team.
!Total||94||0
Djalma Santos
Djalma Santos (27 February 1929 – 23 July 2013) was a Brazilian footballer. He played for Brazil national team. He died of pneumonia.
!Total||98||3
José Maria Fidélis dos Santos
José Maria Fidélis dos Santos (born 13 March, 1944) is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
95||0
95||0
Hilderaldo Bellini
Hilderaldo Bellini (7 June 1930 – 20 March 2014) was a Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team.
Bellini died on 20 March 2014, aged 83, in São Paulo, due to complications caused by Alzheimer's disease ending with cardiac arrest.
!Total||51||0
Altair Gomes de Figueiredo
Altair Gomes de Figueiredo (22 January 1938 – 9 August 2019) was a Brazilian football player. He played for Fluminense and Brazil national team.