Hermanas Mirabal Province

**Hermanas Mirabal** (known previously as **Salcedo province**) is a Dominican province, in the north-central part of the country. Its capital city is Salcedo.

It was created on 1952 with the name Province Salcedo. In November 2007, its name was changed to Hermanas Mirabal. It was a municipality of the Espaillat province before being elevated to the category of province.

## Location

The Hermanas Mirabal province is bordered to the north and the west by the province of Espaillat, to the east by the Duarte province and to the south by La Vega.

## Origin of name

_Hermanas Mirabal_ ("Mirabal Sisters") were three sisters (Patria, Minerva and María Teresa Mirabal) that lived in Ojo de Agua, a small town in this province, and that were killed on 25 November 1960 by people of the dictator Rafael Trujillo. That day, 25 November, is now known as the _International Day of Non Violence Against Women_.

## History

The province was created in 1952 with the name of _Salcedo province_, with the municipalities of Salcedo and Tenares, that were parts of the Espaillat province; Salcedo was named as capital of the province.

In 1959, Villa Tapia became a municipal district of the province but was made a municipality in 1968. Blanco was made a municipal district in 1968 and Jamao Afuera in 2003.

## Population

In  (last national census), there were  people living in the Hermanas Mirabal province, and 26,649 () living in towns and cities. The population density was  persons/km², one of the highest in the country

Its population represents  of the total population of the country and the province is ranked as the 24th (out of 31 plus the National District) more populated province.

, the total estimated propulation of the province is 92,353 inhabitants.

The largest city of the province is Salcedo, its head municipality or capital, with a population (in ) of 35,306 inhabitants.

## Geography

The Hermanas Mirabal province has a total area of . It has   of the area of the Dominican Republic and it is ranked as the 31st (out of 31 plus the National District) largest province; only the Distrito Nacional is smaller.

There are two geographic regions in the province. The northern half of the province is in the southern side of the Cordillera Septentrional (_Northern mountain range_); the mountains here are not very high. The southern half is in the Cibao valley.

The altitude of Salcedo, provincial capital, is .

The only protected area in the province is the _Reserva Científica La Salcedoa_ ("Scientific Reserve La Salcedoa"), created to protect the habitat of an endemic plant: the _Salcedoa mirabaliarum_. The area is in a karstic region and includes part of the Espaillat province.

### Climate

The climate of the province is a tropical climate, hot most of the year.

### Municipalities

There are 3 municipalities and 2 municipal districts (M.D.) in the province. The municipalities and its municipal districts (M.D.) are:

|Municipality (code) !! Municipal Districts (code) !! Population <small>(2010)</small> !! Area <small>(km<sup>2</sup>)</small> !! Density !! Altitude <small>(m)</small>||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Salcedo (190101)|35,306|84.2||196||
||Jamao Afuera (190102)|4,251|92.8||700|
|**Salcedo** (190100)|39,557|177.1||||
|Tenares (190201)|22,922|92.7||163||
||Blanco (190202)|4,843|66.2||183|
|**Tenares** (190200))|27,765|158.9||||
|Villa Tapia (190301)|24,871|91.4||107||
|**Villa Tapia** (190300)|24,871|91.4||||
|**Hermanas Mirabal province** (190000)|92,193|427.4||||

## Economy

The main economic activity of the province is agriculture and the main products are plantain, cassava, coffee and cacao.

## Related pages

- Provinces of the Dominican Republic
- Development regions of the Dominican Republic

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Hermanas Mirabal
- **settlement type**: Provinces of the Dominican Republic, Province
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **image map**: Hermanas Mirabal in Dominican Republic.svg
- **map caption**: Location of the Hermanas Mirabal Province
- **leader title1**: Congress of the Dominican Republic, Congresspersons
- **leader name1**: 1 Senator
2 Deputies
- **government type**: Subdivisions
- **governing body**: 3 Municipality, municipalities
2 List of municipalities of the Dominican Republic#Administration, municipal districts
- **seat**: Salcedo, Hermanas Mirabal, Salcedo
- **seat type**: Capital
- **established title**: Province since
- **established date**: 1952
- **area total km2**: 440.43
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone1**: Atlantic Time Zone, AST
- **utc offset1**: -4
- **blank name**: Area code
- **blank info**: 1-809 1-829 1-849
- **blank1 name**: ISO 3166-2
- **blank1 info**: DO-19
- **blank2 name**: Postal Code
- **blank2 info**: 34000