Baoruco Province

Bahoruco
Province
Natural tree tunnel in Bahoruco province
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 18°29′24″N 71°25′12″W
Country	Dominican Republic
Province since	1943
Capital	Neiba
Government
• Congresspersons	1 Senator 2 Deputies
Area
• Total	1,282.23 km^2 (495.07 sq mi)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	111,269
• Density	87/km^2 (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

Municipalities of the Province.

Municipal capital of Neiba.

Neiba, Bahoruco, 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
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

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

• 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