What is the Duarte Province?
Q: What is the Duarte Province?
A: The Duarte Province is a Dominican province located in the northeastern part of the country.
Q: Who was it named after?
A: The Duarte Province was named after one of the Founding Fathers of the Dominican Republic, Juan Pablo Duarte.
Q: When was it created?
A: The Duarte Province was created in 1896 as a district known as Distrito Pacificador.
Q: How did its name change?
A: In 1907, all districts were changed to provinces and in 1925, its name changed to Duarte.
Q: Where is the Duarte Province located?
A: The Duarte Province is located in the northeastern part of the Dominican Republic.
Q: What type of subdivision was it before becoming a province?
A: Before becoming a province, it was a district or an old country subdivision.
Q: What event caused its name to change from Distrito Pacificador to Duarte?
A: Its name changed from Distrito Pacificador to Duarte when the Constitution of 1907 changed all districts into provinces and then again in 1925 when its name officially became "Duarte".
