Espaillat (, ) is a province in the Dominican Republic. Located in the north central part of the country, it is spread over an area of , and has its capital at Moca. As per the 2022 census, it had a population of 241,058 inhabitants.
History
The region was part of the La Vega Province earlier. It was created as a new province in 1885, named after author Ulises Francisco Espaillat.
Geography
thumb|Municipalities of the Province
Espaillat is one of the 31 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is spread over an area of . It forms part of the Cibao region in the north central part of the country.
About is covered by forests, which is roughly one-third of the total land area. Of this, (1.4%) of the land area is protected and forms part of two protected areas. Agricultural and pastoral lands cover an area of in the province. Major agricultural produce include coffee and sugercane.
- Cayetano Germosén
- Gaspar Hernández
- Joba Arriba (D.M.)
- Veragua (D.M.)
- Villa Magante (D.M.)
- Jamao al Norte
- Moca
- Canca La Reina (D.M.)
- El Higüerito (D.M.)
- José Contreras (D.M.)
- Juan López (D.M.)
- La Ortega (D.M.)
- Las Lagunas (D.M.)
- Monte de La Jagua (D.M.)
- San Víctor
Demographics
According to the 2022 census, the province had a population of 241,058 inhabitants. The population consisted of 122,183 males (50.7%) and 118,875 females (49.3%). About 21.7% of the population was below the age of 15 years, 67% belonged to the age group of 15–64 years, and 11.3% was aged 65 years or older. The province had a rural population of 132,954 inhabitants (55.2%) and an urban population of 108,104 inhabitants (44.8%).