San Cristóbal: population and official figures

In depth

• Health in San Cristóbal: The Ministry of Public Health lists 44 public health establishments in the municipality of San Cristóbal in its 2026 register, 7th most among the 19 Dominican cities on this site; that is 2.3% of the 1,910 public establishments in the Dominican Republic.
• Education in San Cristóbal: The Ministry of Education counts 72,560 pupils enrolled in education districts San Cristobal Norte (0402) and San Cristobal Sur (0403) in 2024-25, 4th most among the 15 cities with matching education districts; the country total in the file is 2,612,882.
• Government budget and revenue in San Cristóbal: The municipal government of San Cristóbal recorded revenue of RD$ 658.94 million in 2025 in the Ministry of Finance's local government report, 8th highest among the 19 Dominican cities on this site; the 2024 figure was RD$ 514.88 million, so revenue was up 28.0%.

Who runs San Cristóbal?

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
• Higüey 325,011
• 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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