Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country Studies

Appendix
Table 2. (Continued) Dominican Republic: Population and
Percentage Increase, 1981 Census and 1993 Census
Region
Subregion
Province
Population
1981 1993
Increase
(in percentages)
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Monte Plata 155,608 167,148 7.4
Yuma
Total Valdesia 2,154,801 2,982,865 38.4
El Seybo 83,230 96,770 16.3
La Altagracia 96,009 115,685 20.5
La Romana 107,021 166,550 55.6
San Pedro de Macoris 147,777 212,368 43.7
Hato Mayor^ 68,397 80,074 17.1
Total Yuma 502,434 671,447 33.6
Total Southeast 2,657,235 3,654,312 37.5
TOTAL 5,545,741 7,293,390 31.5
These provinces became a part of the category after the 1981 census.
Source: Based on information from Dominican Republic, Oficina Nacional de
Estadistica, Republica Dominicana en Cifras, 1997, Santo Domingo, 1998, 47.
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