Hato Mayor del Rey

Hato Mayor del Rey
Mercedes de la Rocha Plaza

Mercedes de la Rocha Plaza
Official seal of Hato Mayor del Rey
Hato Mayor del Rey is located in the Dominican Republic
Hato Mayor del Rey
Hato Mayor del Rey
Coordinates: 18°46′12″N 69°15′36″W / 18.77000°N 69.26000°W / 18.77000; -69.26000
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceHato Mayor
Founded1520
Municipality since1843
Area
 • Total659.65 km2 (254.69 sq mi)
Elevation102 m (335 ft)
Population
 (2012)[3]
 • Total70,141
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Urban
61,576
Distance to
 – Santo Domingo

110 km
Municipalities3
ClimateAm

Hato Mayor del Rey is the capital of Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic. It is bordered on the North by the municipalities of El Valle and Sabana de la Mar, on the South by the San Pedro de Macorís Province, on the East by the El Seibo Province and on the West by the municipality of Bayaguana, Monte Plata. It is located 27 kilometers from the San Pedro de Macorís Province and 110 kilometers from the capital city of Santo Domingo. Hato Mayor del Rey has a population of 70,141 inhabitants, and is divided into three municipal districts: Yerba Buena, Guayabo Dulce and Mata Palacio.

  1. ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 17 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
  3. ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica