Espaillat (Spanish pronunciation: [espajˈʎat]) is one of the 32 provinces of the Dominican Republic.

It is divided into 5 municipalities and its capital city is Moca.

Located in north-central Dominican Republic (Cibao), it is bordered by the provinces of La Vega to the south, Santiago and Puerto Plata to the west, and María Trinidad Sánchez to the north-east.

The province has a coastline to the north with the Atlantic Ocean.

It is named for Ulises Francisco Espaillat (1823–1878), the 19th-century author who was briefly President of the Republic in 1876.