| Barahona | |
| Province | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
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| Capital | Santa Cruz de Barahona |
| - elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| - coordinates | 18°12′0″N 71°06′0″W / 18.2°N 71.1°W |
| Area | 1,739.38 km2 (672 sq mi) |
| Population | 179,239 (2002) |
| Density | 103.0 /km2 (267 /sq mi) |
| Province since | 1881 |
| Subdivisions | 11 municipalities 11 municipal districts |
| Congresspersons | 1 Senator 7 Deputies |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 1-809 1-829 1-849 |
| ISO 3166-2 | DO-04 |
| Postal Code | 81000 |
 Location of the Barahona Province
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Barahona is a province of the Dominican Republic.
Municipalities and municipal districts
The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:[1]
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The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2008 census. 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 of them.[2]
| Name | Total population | Urban population | Rural population |
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| Cabral | 14,569 | 13,059 | 1,510 |
| El Peñón | 6,548 | 6,506 | 42 |
| Enriquillo | 16,898 | 7,957 | 8,941 |
| Fundación | 6,009 | 4,598 | 1,411 |
| Jaquimeyes | 12,394 | 6,489 | 5,905 |
| La Ciénaga | 8,159 | 3,303 | 4,856 |
| Las Salinas | 6,589 | 5,598 | 991 |
| Paraíso | 15,894 | 7,835 | 8,059 |
| Polo | 10,598 | 4,193 | 6,405 |
| Santa Cruz de Barahona | 141,852 | 133,283 | 8,569 |
| Vicente Noble | 21,055 | 14,589 | 6,466 |
| Barahona province | 260,565 | 207,410 | 53,155 |
Tierra Blanca is located near the city of Cabral, west of Santo Domingo in the Southwestern province of Barahona. In 2008 Builders Beyond Boarders ("B3" provides high school students the opportunity to engage in humanitarian service, strengthen their awareness of diverse cultures, and develop a lifelong commitment to helping others by participating in construction projects to benefit impoverished communities throughout the world.) will build a multipurpose facility in the center of town to serve as a safe haven during tropical storms and hurricanes, a small preschool, an “office” for the community’s micro credit/savings and loan project, a central meeting area for the local committees (including a very involved youth organization), as well as bathrooms and a small kitchen.
For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.
References
- ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=113. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. "VIII Censo 2002 Población y Vivienda" (in Spanish) (PDF). http://one.gob.do/censo/volumen_I_pdf.zip. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
External links
- (Spanish) Informationn on the Barahona province and the Southwest region of the Dominican Republic
- (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
- (Spanish) Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format
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