Municipalities and Municipal Districts
The province is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:
- San Felipe de Puerto Plata
- Maimón (D.M.)
- Yásica Arriba (D.M.)
- Altamira
- Río Grande (D.M.)
- Guananico
- Imbert
- Los Hidalgos
- Navas (D.M.)
- Luperón
- Belloso (D.M.)
- La Isabela (D.M.)
- Sosúa
- Cabarete (D.M.)
- Sabaneta de Yásica (D.M.)
- Villa Isabela
- Estero Hondo (D.M.)
- La Jaiba (D.M.)
- Gualete (D.M.)
- Villa Montellano
The following is a sortable table of the municipalities with population figures as of the 2012 census (the last national census). 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 of them.
| Name | Total population | Urban population | Rural population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altamira | 700426056000000000026,056 | 70037889000000000007,889 | 700418167000000000018,167 |
| Guananico | 70038954000000000008,954 | 70033025000000000003,025 | 70035929000000000005,929 |
| Imbert | 700430514000000000030,514 | 700414589000000000014,589 | 700415925000000000015,925 |
| Los Hidalgos | 700414589000000000014,589 | 70033022000000000003,022 | 700411567000000000011,567 |
| Luperón | 700420259000000000020,259 | 70034989000000000004,989 | 700415270000000000015,270 |
| San Felipe de Puerto Plata | 7005286558000000000286,558 | 7005247569000000000247,569 | 700438989000000000038,989 |
| Sosúa | 700469885000000000069,885 | 700419338000000000019,338 | 700450547000000000050,547 |
| Villa Isabela | 700414889000000000014,889 | 70031058000000000001,058 | 700413831000000000013,831 |
| Villa Montellano | 700419029000000000019,029 | 70039009000000000009,009 | 700410020000000000010,020 |
| Puerto Plata province | 7005490733000000000490,733 | 7005310488000000000310,488 | 7005180245000000000180,245 |
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
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