As of Sunday, there are 30 provinces in the Dominican Republic and a National District. San Jose de Ocoa became the 30th province, the result of efforts of local promoters who feel that this will foster the development of the community. Father Luis Quinn, a community spokesman, expressed his hope that now as a province San Jose de Ocoa would be able to develop its agriculture and eco tourism potential. His efforts to turn San Jose de Ocoa into a province met with the support of politicians who saw it as an opportunity to create more jobs for their partisans. The capital of the province will be San Jose de Ocoa. The new province, previously part of the province of Peravia, has an extension of 840 kilometers and a population of 110,000 inhabitants.
