title: Hato Mayor Province
text: # Hato Mayor Province
  
  Hato Mayor (Spanish pronunciation:, greater cattle-raising district) is a province of the Dominican Republic. The province was split from El Seibo in 1984.
  
  ## Municipalities and municipal districts
  
  The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:
  
  * El Valle
  * Hato Mayor del Rey
     * Guayabo Dulce (D.M.)
     * Mata Palacio (D.M.)
     * Yerba Buena (D.M.)
  * Sabana de la Mar
     * Elupina Cordero de las Cañitas (D.M.)
  
  The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2014 estimate. Urban population are those living in the seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts (Secciones literally sections) and neighborhoods (Parajes literally places) outside them. The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate.
  
  | Name | Total population | Urban population | Rural population |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | El Valle | 11,222 | 1,847 | 9,375 |
  | Hato Mayor del Rey | 73,558 | 62,475 | 11,083 |
  | Sabana de la Mar | 18,252 | 11,664 | 6,588 |
  | Hato Mayor province | 103,032 | 75,986 | 27,046 |
  
  For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
  
  