Development regions of the Dominican Republic

The development regions of the Dominican Republic are groups of provinces made only for planning purposes and without any administrative function. They were created on 30 June 2004.
There are 10 development regions in three groups:
Cibao
Suroeste 
Sureste
The population data in the following tables are from the last national census ().
Cibao.
The Cibao is one of the tradicional division of the country; it corresponds with the northern half of the country.