Largest Cities and Towns by Population in the Dominican Republic
80 cities and towns in the Dominican Republic with 10,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by population at the census of November 10, 2022 (by National Statistics Office, Dominican Republic).
| Rank | City or Town | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo de Guzman) | 2,752,784 |
| 2 | Santiago de los Caballerosincl. Santiago Oeste, San Francisco de Jacagua | 612,595 |
| 3 | Los Alcarrizosincl. Pantoja, Palmarejo-Villa Linda | 282,799 |
| 4 | La Romanaincl. Villa Hermosa, Cumayasa, Caleta | 265,313 |
| 5 | Higüey (Salvaleón de Higüey) | 210,278 |
| 6 | San Pedro de Macorís | 207,378 |
| 7 | San Cristóbal (Beneménta de San Cristóbal) | 167,466 |
| 8 | San Francisco de Macorís | 143,726 |
| 9 | Puerto Plata (San Felipe de Puerto Plata) | 132,878 |
| 10 | La Vega (Concepción de la Vega) | 123,677 |
| 11 | Punta CanaVerón Punta Cana | 90,537 |
| 12 | Barahona (Santa Cruz de Barahona) | 84,940 |
| 13 | San Juan de la Maguana | 78,716 |
| 14 | Baní | 77,316 |
| 15 | Boca Chica | 76,007 |
| 16 | Bajos de Haina | 75,760 |
| 17 | Bonao | 71,767 |
| 18 | Azua de Compostelaincl. Clavellina, Doña Emma Balaguer | 70,282 |
| 19 | Moca | 63,158 |
| 20 | Mao | 59,717 |
| 21 | Cotuíincl. Quita Sueño | 52,535 |
| 22 | Hato Mayor del Rey | 45,039 |
| 23 | Villa Altagracia | 42,624 |
| 24 | Esperanza | 42,469 |
| 25 | Nagua | 40,933 |
| 26 | Villa Bisonó (Navarrete) | 37,463 |
| 27 | La Guáyiga | 36,318 |
| 28 | Pedro Brand | 34,541 |
| 29 | Jarabacoa | 30,953 |
| 30 | Consuelo | 30,737 |
| 31 | Constanza | 30,388 |
| 32 | San Luis | 29,057 |
| 33 | El Seibo (Santa Cruz del Seibo) | 28,976 |
| 34 | La Caleta | 28,944 |
| 35 | Las Matas de Farfán | 26,961 |
| 36 | San José de Ocoa | 26,487 |
| 37 | La Victoria | 26,459 |
| 38 | Hato del Yaque | 26,450 |
| 39 | Neiba | 24,928 |
| 40 | Bayaguana | 24,878 |
| 41 | Tamboril | 24,820 |
| 42 | Dajabón | 24,495 |
| 43 | Sabana Grande de Boyá | 20,929 |
| 44 | Pedernales | 20,595 |
| 45 | La Otra Banda | 20,232 |
| 46 | Quisqueya | 20,034 |
| 47 | Maimón | 19,386 |
| 48 | Sabaneta (San Ignacio de Sabaneta) | 19,116 |
| 49 | Monte Cristi (San Fernando de Monte Cristi) | 18,773 |
| 50 | San Gregorio de Nigua | 17,519 |
| 51 | Cambita Garabitosincl. Cambita El Pueblecito | 16,818 |
| 52 | San Antonio de Guerra | 15,986 |
| 53 | Sabana de la Mar | 15,797 |
| 54 | Samaná (Santa Bárbara de Samaná) | 15,747 |
| 55 | Monte Plata | 15,468 |
| 56 | ComendadorElías Piña | 15,083 |
| 57 | Yamasá | 15,064 |
| 58 | Las Palomas | 14,316 |
| 59 | Salcedo | 13,897 |
| 60 | Cabral | 13,302 |
| 61 | Vicente Noble | 13,302 |
| 62 | Las Terrenas | 12,818 |
| 63 | Villa Vásquez | 12,302 |
| 64 | Villa González | 11,758 |
| 65 | Villa Montellano | 11,588 |
| 66 | Jimaní | 11,346 |
| 67 | Villa Jaragua | 11,329 |
| 68 | Miches | 11,309 |
| 69 | Sánchez | 11,241 |
| 70 | Río San Juan | 11,157 |
| 71 | Sabana Yegua | 10,674 |
| 72 | Las Guáranas | 10,521 |
| 73 | Pimentel | 10,325 |
| 74 | Piedra Blanca | 10,296 |
| 75 | Fantino | 10,274 |
| 76 | Paya | 9,990 |
| 77 | Las Matas de Santa Cruz | 9,920 |
| 78 | La Mata | 9,879 |
| 79 | El Factor | 9,846 |
| 80 | Peralta | 9,321 |
Source: National Statistics Office, Dominican Republic (2022 census), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.
Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less
Tokyo
33,338,852
Urban area
9,953,160
23 wards
Essen
2,709,375
Urban area
573,618
City of Essen
Ankara
3,630,865
Urban area
5,186,002
Metropolitan municipality
What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.
Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.
17 urban areas in the Dominican Republic with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.
| Rank | Urban Area | Population Estimate (2026) | Yearly Change | Land Area (km²) | Density (P/km²) | World Rank | Projections (2030) | Projections (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 4,638,389 | +0.83% | 521 | 8,899 | 92 | 4,791,688 | 5,260,910 |
| 2 | Santiago de los Caballeros | 680,496 | −0.09% | 126 | 5,401 | 802 | 678,134 | 652,138 |
| 3 | La Romana | 254,809 | +1.70% | 41 | 6,215 | 2,318 | 272,131 | 312,243 |
| 4 | San Pedro de Macorís | 246,341 | +0.89% | 36 | 6,843 | 2,403 | 255,113 | 285,226 |
| 5 | Salvaleón de Higüey | 160,017 | +1.18% | 26 | 6,061 | 3,828 | 167,598 | 194,882 |
| 6 | San Francisco de Macorís | 149,094 | −0.09% | 25 | 5,964 | 4,117 | 148,549 | 142,736 |
| 7 | Puerto Plata | 134,175 | −0.07% | 33 | 4,066 | 4,594 | 133,819 | 128,996 |
| 8 | Baní | 133,342 | +3.63% | 28 | 4,831 | 4,628 | 152,688 | 174,891 |
| 9 | La Vega | 128,307 | −0.08% | 27 | 4,752 | 4,826 | 127,900 | 120,627 |
| 10 | Moca | 94,181 | −0.07% | 18 | 5,232 | 6,647 | 93,906 | 90,441 |
| 11 | Bonao | 89,425 | −0.07% | 20 | 4,471 | 7,031 | 89,167 | 85,905 |
| 12 | Santa Cruz de Barahona | 86,374 | +1.35% | 19 | 4,452 | 7,291 | 91,053 | 107,213 |
| 13 | San Juan de la Maguana | 74,238 | +1.90% | 14 | 5,155 | 8,498 | 79,869 | 93,288 |
| 14 | Azua | 68,635 | +0.71% | 12 | 5,720 | 9,141 | 70,597 | 79,812 |
| 15 | Mao | 64,289 | −0.08% | 10 | 6,429 | 9,773 | 64,092 | 61,694 |
| 16 | Esperanza | 52,662 | −0.08% | 9.00 | 5,851 | 11,776 | 52,500 | 50,528 |
| 17 | Ramón Matías Mella | 51,315 | +1.06% | 7.00 | 7,331 | 11,998 | 53,482 | 71,554 |
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.