Baoruco Province

Province of the Dominican Republic

Province in Dominican Republic

Bahoruco

Province

Natural tree tunnel in Bahoruco province

Coordinates: 18°29′24″N 71°25′12″W﻿ / ﻿18.49000°N 71.42000°W﻿ / 18.49000; -71.42000
Country| Dominican Republic
Province since| 1943
Capital| Neiba
Government

• Congresspersons| 1 Senator
2 Deputies
Area

• Total

| 1,282.23 km2 (495.07 sq mi)
Population

(2014)[1]

• Total

| 111,269
• Density| 87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-4 (EST)
Area codes| 1-809, 1-829, 1-849
ISO 3166 code| DO-03

Baoruco, alternatively spelt Bahoruco (Spanish pronunciation: [baoˈɾuko]), is a 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

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Municipalities of the Province Municipal capital of Neiba Neiba, Baoruco, Dominican Republic school kids

The province is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal \- D.M.) within them:[2]

* Galván
* Los Ríos
* Las Clavellinas city (D.M.)
* Neiba
* El Palmar (D.M.)
* Tamayo
* Cabeza de Toro (D.M.)
* Montserrat (D.M.)
* Santana (D.M.)
* Uvilla (D.M.)
* Villa Jaragua

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2014 estimate. Urban population are those living in the seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts (Secciones literally sections) and neighborhoods (Parajes literally places) outside them. The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate.[3]

Name  | Total population | Urban population | Rural population

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Galván | 13,623 | 5,569 | 8,054
Los Ríos | 7,023 | 2,585 | 4,438
Neiba | 62,345 | 45,824 | 16,521
Tamayo | 19,326 | 9,855 | 9,471
Ubilla | 2,055[4] |  |
Villa Jaragua | 8,952 | 6,408 | 2,544
Baoruco province | 111,269 | 70,241 | 41,028

For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

## References

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1. ^ Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-02.
2. ^ "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006". Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
3. ^ Consejo Nacional de Población y Familia. "Estamaciones y Proyecciones de la Población Dominicana por Regiones, Provincias, Municipios y Distritos Municipales, 2014" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-02-02.[permanent dead link]
4. ^ "World Gazeteer: Dominican Republic". Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2018-12-02. – World-Gazetteer.com

## External links

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* Dominican Republic portal

* Jaragua-Baoruco-Enriquillo Reserve
* (in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
* (in Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format

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Provinces of the Dominican Republic

* Azua
* Baoruco
* Barahona
* Dajabón
* Distrito Nacional
* Duarte
* Elías Piña
* El Seibo
* Espaillat
* Hato Mayor
* Hermanas Mirabal
* Independencia
* La Altagracia
* La Romana
* La Vega
* María Trinidad Sánchez
* Monseñor Nouel
* Monte Cristi
* Monte Plata
* Pedernales
* Peravia
* Puerto Plata
* Samaná
* San Cristóbal
* San José de Ocoa
* San Juan
* San Pedro de Macorís
* Sánchez Ramírez
* Santiago
* Santiago Rodríguez
* Santo Domingo
* Valverde

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