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List Of FIPS Region Codes (D–F)
This is a list of FIPS 10-4 region codes from D-F, using a standardized name format, and cross-linking to articles. On September 2, 2008, FIPS 10-4 was one of ten standards withdrawn by NIST as a Federal Information Processing Standard.Federal Register, September 2, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 170), page 51276 The list here is the last version of codes. For earlier versions, see link below. DA: Denmark DJ: Djibouti DO: Dominica DR: Dominican Republic EC: Ecuador EG: Egypt EI: Republic of Ireland, Ireland EK: Equatorial Guinea EN: Estonia ER: Eritrea ES: El Salvador ET: Ethiopia EZ: Czech Republic FI: Finland FJ: Fiji FM: Federated States of Micronesia FR: France See also * List of FIPS region codes (A-C) * List of FIPS region codes (G-I) * List of FIPS region codes (J-L) * List of FIPS region codes (M-O) * List of FIPS region codes (P-R) * List of FIPS region codes (S-U) * List of FIPS region codes (V-Z) Sources FIPS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIPS 10-4
The Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS 10-4 standard, ''Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions'', was a list of two-letter country codes that were used by the U.S. Government for geographical data processing in many publications, such as the ''The World Factbook, CIA World Factbook''. The standard was also known as DAFIF 0413 ed 7 Amdt. No. 3 (November 2003) and as DIA 65-18 (Defense Intelligence Agency, 1994, "Geopolitical Data Elements and Related Features"). The FIPS 10-4 codes are similar to (but sometimes incompatible with) the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes. The standard also includes codes for the top-level subdivision of the countries, similar to but usually incompatible with the ISO 3166-2 standard. History On September 2, 2008, FIPS 10-4 was one of ten standards withdrawn by National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST as a Federal Information Processing Standard. The National Geospatial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint David Parish, Dominica
Saint David is one of Dominica's ten administrative parishes, located on the eastern side of the island. It is bordered by St. Andrew to the north; St. Joseph, St. Paul and St. George to the west; and St. Patrick to the south. With that, it's bordered by five other parishes, more than any other one in Dominica. It has an area of 131.6 km2 (50.8 mi2),Figures provided by the Lands and Surveys Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Cork Street, Roseau, Dominica. and has a population of 6,789.Commonwealth of Dominica, ''Population and Housing Census – 2001.'' Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kennedy Avenue, 2001. Settlements Its largest settlement is Castle Bruce, with a population of 1,653. It includes the Indigenous community of the Kalinago Territory (formerly the Carib Territory) which has a population of about 3000 spread across 7 hamlets. Other villages include: * Grand Fond * Rosalie * Good Hope * Petit Soufrière ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dajabón Province
Dajabón () is a northwestern province which currently comprises one of the 32 Provinces of the Dominican Republic, provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is divided into 5 municipalities and its capital city with Dajabón, the same name. It is bordered by the provinces of Monte Cristi Province, Monte Cristi to the north, Santiago Rodríguez Province, Santiago Rodríguez to the south, Elías Piña Province, Elías Piña to the south and the Nord-Est (department), Nord-Est department of Haiti to the west. It was split from Monte Cristi in 1938, and was called ''Libertador'' until 1961. Location It is located in the northwestern part of the country, and is surrounded by the provinces Monte Cristi Province, Monte Cristi (north), Santiago Rodríguez Province, Santiago Rodríguez (east) and Elías Piña Province, Elías Piña (south). To the west, Dajabón borders the Republic of Haiti. Origin of name The province takes its name from the Taíno people, Taíno name of the region, Daha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barahona Province
Barahona () is a province of the Dominican Republic. Located in the country's southwestern region, it is dividing into 11 municipalities and its capital bears the city of the same name. Barahona borders the provinces of Pedernales to the southwest, Baoruco and Independencia to the north, and Azua to the east along with coastline to the south with the Caribbean Sea. The province has an approximately three hours drive from Santo Domingo the capital of the Dominican Republic. In 2019, volunteers from Amigos de las Americas visited to facilitate projects within the various municipalities of Barahona. Municipalities and municipal districts The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (''municipios'') and municipal districts (''distrito municipal'' - D.M.) within them: * Cabral * El Peñón *Enriquillo **Arroyo Dulce (D.M.) * Fundación ** Pescadería (D.M.) * Jaquimeyes **Palo Alto (D.M.) * La Ciénaga **Bahoruco (D.M.) * Las Salinas * Paraís ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baoruco Province
Baoruco, alternatively spelt Bahoruco (), is a Provinces of the Dominican Republic, province of the Dominican Republic located in the southwest of the country, part of the Enriquillo Region, along with the provinces of Barahona, Independencia and Pedernales. Before 1952 it included what is now Independencia Province. Important features are the Sierra de Neiba mountain range and Lake Enriquillo. Municipalities and municipal districts The province is divided into the following Municipalities of the Dominican Republic, municipalities (''municipios'') and municipal districts (''distrito municipal'' - D.M.) within them: *Galván, Dominican Republic, Galván *Los Ríos, Dominican Republic, Los Ríos **Las Clavellinas city (D.M.) *Neiba **El Palmar, Dominican Republic, El Palmar (D.M.) *Tamayo (Dominican Republic), Tamayo **Cabeza de Toro (D.M.) **Montserrat, Baoruco, Montserrat (D.M.) **Santana, Baoruco, Santana (D.M.) **Uvilla, Baoruco, Uvilla (D.M.) *Villa Jaragua The following is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azua Province
Azua () is a province which is collectively one of the thirty-two provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is divided into 10 municipalities (the same as Santiago) and its capital city is Azua de Compostela. It is bordered by the provinces of La Vega to the north-east, San José de Ocoa and Peravia to the east, Barahona and Baoruco to the west and San Juan to the north-west. To the south, Azua has a significant coastline of the Caribbean Sea. Azua is known for its diverse geography and climate, with the southern part of the province having an arid climate that is not the typical tropical-like that is found in other parts of the Caribbean. Geography The southern part of the province is located in the Llanura or Llano de Azua (also known as the "Plena de Azua"), a coastal plain surrounded by mountains that act as barriers to the water-laden winds so that the lower parts of the province are very arid. Azua had the Sierra de Ocoa, which is the southern end of the Cordillera Centra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and a Dominican Republic–Haiti border, land border with Haiti to the west, occupying the Geography of the Dominican Republic, eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola which, along with Saint Martin (island), Saint Martin, is one of only two islands in the Caribbean shared by two sovereign states. In the Antilles, the country is the List of Caribbean islands by area, second-largest nation by area after Cuba at and List of Caribbean countries by population, second-largest by population after Haiti with approximately 11.4 million people in 2024, of whom 3.6 million reside in the Greater Santo Domingo, metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. The native Taíno people had inhabited Hispaniola prior to European colonization of the America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Peter Parish, Dominica
Saint Peter is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. John to the north, St. Joseph to the south, and St. Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( ; ; ; ) was an apostle of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was a fisherman and one of the Apostles in the New Testament, Twelve Apostles chosen by Jesus. The title First-Called () used by the Eastern Orthodox Chu ... to the east. It has an area of 27.7 km² (10.74 mi²), and has a population of 1,452, the least populous parish of Dominica. at GeoHive. Retrieved July 21, 2006. Colihaut (the largest village), Dublanc and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Paul Parish, Dominica
Saint Paul is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. Joseph to the north, St. David to the east, and St. George to the south. It has an area of 67.4 km2 (26.02 mi2), and a population of 8,397. at GeoHive. Retrieved July 21, 2006. The largest settlements are Canefield (where the island's second airport is located) and Mahaut, which includes the port of Belfast. Another village in the parish, |
Saint Patrick Parish, Dominica
Saint Patrick is one of Dominica's 10 administrative Parishes of Dominica, parishes. It is bordered by Saint George Parish, Dominica, St. George, Saint Luke Parish, Dominica, St. Luke and Saint Mark Parish, Dominica, St. Mark to the west, and Saint David Parish, Dominica, St. David to the north. It has an area of 84.4 km² (32.59 mi²), and has a population of 8,383. at GeoHive. Retrieved July 21, 2006. Grand Bay, Dominica, Grand Bay (also known as Berekua) and La Plaine, Dominica, La Plaine are the largest settlements in the parish. Other villages include: *Bagatelle, Dominica, Bagatelle *Bellevue Chopin (also in St. George) *Boetica *Bordeaux, Dominica, Bordeaux *Delices *Dubuc, Dominica, Dubuc *Fond St. Jean *Geneva Estate, Geneva *Hagley, Dominica, Hagley *Montine *Petite Savanne *Pichelin *P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Mark Parish, Dominica
Saint Mark is one of Dominica's ten administrative parishes (Dominica is in the Lesser Antilles). It is bordered by St. Luke (to the north) and St. Patrick (to the east). With an area of 9.9 km² (3.8 mi²),Figures provided by the Lands and Surveys Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Cork Street, Roseau, Dominica. it is the second smallest in the island. It had a population of 1,834 people at the Population Census of 2011. The main settlements in the parish are Soufrière and Scotts Head (near which the only tombolo in the West Indies can be found). Another village in the parish is Galion Galion ( ) is a city in Crawford, Morrow, and Richland counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 10,453 at the 2020 census. Galion is the second-largest city in Crawford County after Bucyrus. The Crawford County portion of Galio .... References External links * Parishes of Dominica Tombolos {{Dominica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Luke Parish, Dominica
Saint Luke is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. George to the north, St. Mark to the south, and St. Patrick to the east. The parish is the smallest one in Dominica by area and population. 1,668 peopleCommonwealth of Dominica, ''Population and Housing Census – 2001''. Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kennedy Avenue, 2001. live in its 7.77 km2 (3 mi2)Figures provided by the Lands and Surveys Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Cork Street, Roseau, Dominica. of area. Pointe Michel (La Pointe) is its only settlement. Its shape resembles a wedge A wedge is a triangle, triangular shaped tool, a portable inclined plane, and one of the six simple machines. It can be used to separate two objects or portions of an object, lift up an object, or hold an object in place. It functions by conver ... pointing right, with the top part cut off. References External links * Parishes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
