Dominican Republic provinces quiz

The 32 provinces in the quiz

The Dominican Republic has 31 provinces and the National District: 32 in the quiz. Use the Capitals button in the panel to find their capitals instead.

How to play

In Point mode we name a province and you tap it on the map; in Type mode one lights up and you type its name (accents don’t matter); and in Time trial you get 6 seconds per question. If you miss, we show you where it was, which way it lies and a hint drawn from the data: its size rank and its neighbors.

Each game has 10, 20 or all the questions, and at the end you can practice just the ones you missed. Your best score for each mode is saved in this browser only: neither we nor anyone else can see it, and there’s no sign-up.

The hardest ones

The smallest provinces are the hardest, since they barely show on the map: Distrito Nacional (about 30 sq mi), Hermanas Mirabal (about 190 sq mi), and La Romana (about 200 sq mi). Zoom in with the buttons or two fingers to tap them.

And watch out for look-alike names: Monte Cristi and Monte Plata; Santiago and Santiago Rodríguez.

Tips to learn them

• The 5 provinces bordering Haiti trace that border on the map: Dajabón, Elías Piña, Independencia, Monte Cristi, and Pedernales.
• 15 of the 32 have no coastline: Baoruco, Dajabón, Duarte, Elías Piña, Hermanas Mirabal, Independencia, La Vega, Monseñor Nouel, Monte Plata, San José de Ocoa, San Juan, Sánchez Ramírez, Santiago, Santiago Rodríguez, and Valverde.
• La Vega has the most neighbors: it borders 9 provinces. Once you place it, you have a landmark for many more.

Playing in class

If you teach in the Dominican Republic, start with your school’s province and its neighbors and add a few each day. Otherwise, it’s a good way to get to know the country before studying it.

With the Challenge your class link, everyone gets the same questions in the same order, with no accounts or passwords, and each student sees their own score, time and streak. To practice on paper, there’s a printable worksheet of the same map with an answer key.

List of all 32 provinces

1. Azua Azua
2. Baoruco Neiba
3. Barahona Santa Cruz de Barahona
4. Dajabón Dajabón
5. Distrito Nacional Santo Domingo
6. Duarte San Francisco de Macorís
7. El Seibo Santa Cruz del Seibo
8. Elías Piña Comendador
9. Espaillat Moca
10. Hato Mayor Hato Mayor del Rey
11. Hermanas Mirabal Salcedo
12. Independencia Jimaní
13. La Altagracia Salvaleón de Higüey
14. La Romana La Romana
15. La Vega La Vega
16. María Trinidad Sánchez Nagua
17. Monseñor Nouel Bonao
18. Monte Cristi Monte Cristi
19. Monte Plata Monte Plata
20. Pedernales Pedernales
21. Peravia Baní
22. Puerto Plata Puerto Plata
23. Samaná Samaná
24. San Cristóbal San Cristóbal
25. San José de Ocoa San José de Ocoa
26. San Juan San Juan de la Maguana
27. San Pedro de Macorís San Pedro de Macorís
28. Sánchez Ramírez Cotuí
29. Santiago Santiago de los Caballeros
30. Santiago Rodríguez Sabaneta
31. Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Este
32. Valverde Mao