page_title: La Romana Province, Dominican Republic
section_title: References
hierarchical_section_title: La Romana Province, Dominican Republic / References
caption_attribution_description: Nature of the Dominican Republic
context_page_description: La Romana is a province of the Dominican Republic. The capital is also named La Romana, and is the third-largest city in the country. La Romana was elevated to the category of province in 1944.
  La Romana is also home to Casa de Campo, one of the world's largest resorts and top golfing destinations, including the Teeth of the Dog golf course. Many international and local artists perform at "Altos de Chavón", an artistic community and university.
  La Romana is a port city ranked as Dominican Republic's 7th-largest by population. The city is located opposite Catalina Island, and approx 80 km from Santo Domingo. Its name comes from a balance used to weigh merchandise for export. Town's patron saint is Santa Rosa de Lima.
context_section_description: Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de  Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
  Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Censos y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-10-11.
caption: Pic of restaurant in the Altos de Chavón resort
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