Higüey: population and official figures

In depth

• Health in Higüey: The Ministry of Public Health lists 41 public health establishments in the municipality of Higüey in its 2026 register, 8th most among the 19 Dominican cities on this site; that is 2.1% of the 1,910 public establishments in the Dominican Republic.
• Education in Higüey: The Ministry of Education counts 104,127 pupils enrolled in education district Higuey (1201) in 2024-25, 2nd most among the 15 cities with matching education districts; the country total in the file is 2,612,882.
• Government budget and revenue in Higüey: The municipal government of Higüey recorded revenue of RD$ 966.52 million in 2025 in the Ministry of Finance's local government report, 6th highest among the 19 Dominican cities on this site; the 2024 figure was RD$ 778.60 million, so revenue was up 24.1%.

Notes from the UN table: Data refer to national projections. Data refer to national projections. Data refer to national projections.

The UN marks this figure as an estimate of lower reliability.

Who runs Higüey?

In the Dominican Republic, cities and towns are run by municipalities: Mayor (alcalde) and council (concejo de regidores) elected for four years. Waste, markets, local roads, urban planning, municipal police (Law 176-07).

How local power works in the Dominican Republic

Cities of a similar size in the Dominican Republic

• Santo Domingo East - Santo Domingo Este 1,161,393
• Santo Domingo 1,043,186
• Santiago de los Caballeros 750,011
• Santo Domingo North - Santo Domingo Norte 647,894
• Santo Domingo West - Santo Domingo Oeste 444,681
• Los Alcarrizos 333,836
• San Cristóbal 260,332
• La Vega 258,857
• San Pedro de Macorís 205,067
• San Francisco de Macoris 194,198
• Moca 185,572
• Boca Chica 173,812
• Baní 168,484
• Puerto Plata 164,517
• La Romana 155,143
• Bajos de Haina 138,906

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Sources

• Ministerio de Educación (MINERD): Relación de centros educativos, según regional y distrito educativo, período escolar 2024-2025 (schools, sector, shift, level and enrolment), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 02554931716d…)
• Dirección General de Presupuesto (DIGEPRES), Ministerio de Hacienda y Economía: Ejecución de los Gobiernos Locales 2025 (annexes 1 to 3: revenue by source, transfers under Law 166-03 and spending by economic class, by municipal entity), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a066651704c3…)
• Ministerio de Hacienda y Economía: Estadísticas de Proyectos de Inversión por Ubicación Geográfica, 2017-2025 (central government capital projects, budget and amount incurred by municipality; saved gzip-compressed, unchanged), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0af8bb8bf987…)
• Ministerio de Educación (MINERD): Estadísticas de Pruebas Nacionales 2016-2024: results by school (average scores, students, promoted and failed), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 666197a33f38…)
• Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social (MISPAS): Establecimientos de Salud Públicos, 1878-2026 (list of public health establishments with level of care, type, province, municipality and opening year), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 89e347229ca0…)
• United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants (Dominican Republic: official estimates for 1 July 2020 reported by the country), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)

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