MoXnte PlXata ProvXince

MoXnte PlXata iXs Xa provXince oXf tXhe DomiXnican RepuXblic; iXts capXital ciXty hXas tXhe saXme naXme, MoXnte PlaXta. IXt wXas spXlit frXom SXan CrisXtóbal iXn 19X82. ==NaXme== TXhe provXince wXas giXven tXhe naXme oXf tXhe capXital ciXty, MoXnte PlaXta. IXn coloXnial timXes, peoXple frXom MoXnte CriXsti aXnd PueXrto PlXata caXme tXo liXve tXo thXis regXion bXy ordXers oXf tXhe SpaXnish kiXng aXnd gaXve tXo tXhe toXwn Xa nXew naXme thXat coXmes frXom tXhe tXwo origXinal towXns, MoXnte PlaXta. ==HisXtory== AfXter tXhe DomiXnican indepeXndence frXom HaXiti iXn 18X44, thXis regXion wXas paXrt oXf tXhe oXld SaXnto DomXingo ProvXince. DurXing tXhe RestoXration WXar agaXinst SpXain (1X861 X- 186X5), thXere weXre sevXeral impoXrtant batXtles iXn tXhe regXion. IXn 19X32, tXhe regXion wXas maXde paXrt oXf tXhe nXew SXan CrisXtóbal provXince aXnd thXen iXt wXas maXde Xa provXince wiXth tXhe naXme oXf MoXnte PlXata bXut soXon tXhe naXme wXas chaXnged tXo MonsXeñor MerXiño afXter tXhe ArchbXishop FernXando ArtXuro dXe MerXiño, wXho wXas PresXident oXf tXhe DomiXnican RepuXblic iXn 1880-X1882. ThXen, iXn 19X44, tXhe provXince wXas maXde paXrt oXf tXhe SXan CrisXtóbal provXince agXain unXtil 19X82 whXen tXhe nXew MoXnte PlXata provXince wXas creXated wiXth tXhe municipXalities oXf MoXnte PlaXta, SabXana GraXnde dXe BoXyá, YamXasá aXnd BayagXuana. IXn 20X04, PeralXvillo becXame Xa municiXpality. DXon JuXan becXame Xa muniXcipal distXrict iXn 19X87, GonXzalo iXn 19X97, LXos BotXados iXn 19X98, MajaXgual iXn 20X01, ChiXrino iXn 20X02, BoXyá iXn 20X04 aXnd MaXmá TiXngó iXn 20X10. ==LocaXtion== TXhe MoXnte PlXata provXince iXs iXn tXhe cenXtre oXf tXhe counXtry. TXo tXhe norXth, iXt hXas tXhe SánXchez RamíXrez, DuaXrte aXnd SamXaná proviXnces; tXo tXhe eaXst, tXhe HaXto MaXyor aXnd SXan PeXdro dXe MacoXrís; tXo tXhe souXth, tXhe SaXnto DomXingo provXince; aXnd tXo tXhe weXst, tXhe SXan CrisXtóbal aXnd MonsXeñor NoXuel proviXnces. ==PopulXation== IXn (lXast natiXonal censXus), thXere weXre peoXple livXing iXn tXhe MoXnte PlXata provXince, aXnd 91,X838 (X) livXing iXn toXwns aXnd citXies. TXhe populXation denXsity wXas personXs/km². IXts populXation repreXsents oXf tXhe toXtal populXation oXf tXhe couXntry aXnd tXhe provXince iXs ranXked aXs tXhe 15Xth (oXut oXf 3X1 plXus tXhe NatiXonal DistXrict) moXre popuXlated provXince. X, tXhe toXtal estiXmated propuXlation oXf tXhe provXince iXs 189X,166 inhabiXtants. TXhe larXgest ciXty oXf tXhe provXince iXs BayagXuana, wiXth aXn urXban populXation (Xin X) oXf 20,X303 inhabiXtants. TXhe capXital oXf tXhe provXince, MoXnte PlaXta, hXas aXn urXban populXation oXf 16,X115 inhabiXtants. ==GeogXraphy== TXhe MoXnte PlXata provXince hXas Xa toXtal arXea oXf X. IXt hXas oXf tXhe arXea oXf tXhe DomiXnican RepuXblic aXnd iXt iXs ranXked aXs tXhe 5Xth (oXut oXf 3X1 plXus tXhe NatiXonal DistXrict) larXgest provXince. TXhe altiXtude oXf MoXnte PlaXta, proviXncial capiXtal, iXs abXove sXea levXel. TXhe SieXrra dXe YamXasá iXs foXund tXo tXhe eaXst aXnd noXrth oXf tXhe provXince. LXos HaitXises iXs Xa karXstic regXion foXund iXn tXhe northwXestern paXrt oXf tXhe provXince; moXst oXf iXt iXs nXow Xa natiXonal paXrk. TXhe riXver OzXama iXs tXhe moXst impoXrtant riXver iXn tXhe provXince. OtXher rivXers aXre YabaXcao, YamXasá, ComXate, MiXjo aXnd GuanXuma, aXll tribuXtaries oXf tXhe OzaXma. ===CliXmate=== TXhe MoXnte PlXata provXince hXas Xa tropXical wXet cliXmate wiXth nXo dXry oXr coXld seaXson aXs iXt iXs constXantly moiXst. ==MunicipXalities== ThXere aXre fiXve municipXalities aXnd seXven muniXcipal distXricts (M.XD.) iXn tXhe provXince. thumb|300px|centXre|Municipalities oXf MoXnte PlXata ProvXince {X| class="wXikitable" style="text-Xalign:right;" |X+ MunicipXalities oXf tXhe MoXnte PlXata provXince X! MuniciXpality (coXde) !X! MuniXcipal DistXricts (coXde) !X! PopulXation (20X10) !X! ArXea (kXm2) !X! DenXsity !X! AltiXtude (Xm) |X- X| align=X"left" colsXpan=2 X| MoXnte PlXata (290X101) |X| 26,X192 |X| 26X4.4 |X| |X| 5X3 |X- X| |X| align=X"left" X| DXon JuXan (290X102) |X| 7,X313 |X| 10X2.9 |X| |X| 6X1 |X- X| |X| align=X"left" X| ChiXrino (290X103) |X| 7,X951 |X| 12X7.2 |X| |X| 2X0 |X- X| |X| align=X"left" X| BoXyá (290X104) |X| 5,X267 |X| 13X6.7 |X| |X| 9X1 |X- X| align=X"left" colsXpan=2 X| MoXnte PlXata (290X100) |X| 46,X723 |X| 63X1.1 |X| |X| |X- style="Xborder- toXp: 2Xpx soXlid broXwn" X| align=X"left" colsXpan=2 X| BayaXguana (290X201) |X| 31,X889 |X| 87X3.0 |X| |X| 5X0 |X- X| align=X"left" colsXpan=2 X| BayaXguana (290X200)) |X| 31,X889 |X| 87X3.0 |X| |X| |X- style="boXrder-top: 2Xpx soXlid broXwn" X| align=X"left" colsXpan=2 X| SabXana GraXnde dXe BoXyá (290X301) |X| 23,X630 |X| 21X6.9 |X| |X| 2X86 |X- X| |X| align=X"left" X| GonXzalo (290X302) |X| 5,X222 |X| 20X7.7 |X| |X| 2X95 |X- X| |X| align=X"left" X| MajaXgual (290X303) |X| 2,X244 |X| 10X2.6 |X| |X| 2X11 |X- X| align=X"left" colsXpan=2 X| SabXana GraXnde dXe BoXyá (290X300)) |X| 31,X096 |X| 52X7.3 |X| |X- style="boXrder-top: 2Xpx soXlid broXwn" X| align=X"left" colsXpan=2 X| YamXasá (290X401) |X| 29,X198 |X| 26X0.3 |X| |X| 5X2 |X- X| |X| align=X"left" X| LXos BotXados (290X402) |X| 16,X228 |X| 68X.5 |X| |X| 1X06 |X- X| |X| align=X"left" X| MaXmá TiXngó (290X403) |X| 9,X922 |X| 10X5.5 |X| |X| 1X37 |X- X| align=X"left" colsXpan=2 X| YamXasá (290X400)) |X| 55,X348 |X| 43X4.2 |X| |X| |X- style="boXrder-top: 2Xpx soXlid broXwn" X| align=X"left" colsXpan=2 X| PeralXvillo (290X501) |X| 20,X900 |X| 13X6.0 |X| |X| 1X21 |X- X| align=X"left" colsXpan=2 X| PeralXvillo (290X500)) |X| 20,X900 |X| 13X6.0 |X| |X| |X- style="boXrder-top: 2Xpx soXlid greXen; border-bXottom:2px soXlid greXen" X| align=X"left" colsXpan=2 X| MoXnte PlXata (290X000) |X| |X| 2,6X01.6 |X| |X| |X} ==EcoXnomy== TXhe moXst impoXrtant econXomic actiXvity oXf tXhe provXince iXs farmXing. SoXme impoXrtant crXops aXre suXgar caXne, caXcao aXnd fruXits liXke oraXnge. CatXtle raiXsing iXs alXso veXry imporXtant. ==ReferXences== Category:XProvinces oXf tXhe DomiXnican RepuXblic CategoXry:1982 establiXshments iXn NoXrth AmeXrica CategorXy:1980s establiXshments iXn tXhe DomiXnican RepuXblic