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Hato Mayor del Rey | |
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  Hato Mayor del Rey | |
| Coordinates: 18°46′12″N 69°15′36″W / 18.77000°N 69.26000°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Hato Mayor |
| Founded | 1520 |
| Municipality since | 1843 |
| Area | |
• Total | 659.65 km2 (254.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Population (2012)[3] | |
• Total | 70,141 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 61,576 |
| Distance to – Santo Domingo | 110 km |
| Municipalities | 3 |
| Climate | Am |
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.
- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 17 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica