Largest cities in the Dominican Republic by population
The 19 cities the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2024 lists for the Dominican Republic: the capital and every city of 100,000 or more, with the latest figure the country reported. The largest is Santo Domingo East - Santo Domingo Este with 1,161,393 people; the capital, Santo Domingo, has 1,043,186.
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Municipalities (157) and the National District: Mayor (alcalde) and council (concejo de regidores) elected for four years. Waste, markets, local roads, urban planning, municipal police (Law 176-07).
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| # | City | Population | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo East - Santo Domingo Este | 1,161,393 | 1 July 2020 |
| 2 | Santo Domingo (capital) | 1,043,186 | 1 July 2020 |
| 3 | Santiago de los Caballeros | 750,011 | 1 July 2020 |
| 4 | Santo Domingo North - Santo Domingo Norte | 647,894 | 1 July 2020 |
| 5 | Santo Domingo West - Santo Domingo Oeste | 444,681 | 1 July 2020 |
| 6 | Los Alcarrizos | 333,836 | 1 July 2020 |
| 7 | Higüey | 325,011 | 1 July 2020 |
| 8 | San Cristóbal | 260,332 | 1 July 2020 |
| 9 | La Vega | 258,857 | 1 July 2020 |
| 10 | San Pedro de Macorís | 205,067 | 1 July 2020 |
| 11 | San Francisco de Macoris | 194,198 | 1 July 2020 |
| 12 | Moca | 185,572 | 1 July 2020 |
| 13 | Boca Chica | 173,812 | 1 July 2020 |
| 14 | Baní | 168,484 | 1 July 2020 |
| 15 | Puerto Plata | 164,517 | 1 July 2020 |
| 16 | La Romana | 155,143 | 1 July 2020 |
| 17 | Bajos de Haina | 138,906 | 1 July 2020 |
| 18 | Bonao | 132,206 | 1 July 2020 |
| 19 | San Juan de la Maguana | 126,143 | 1 July 2020 |
Countries define a city in different ways (the city proper, or the wider urban area) and report in different years, so cities in different countries are not always comparable.
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Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
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