Baoruco Province




province of the Dominican Republic

Province in Dominican Republic

















































Baoruco
Province




Flag of Baoruco
Flag
Official seal of Baoruco
Seal
Coordinates: 18°29′24″N 71°25′12″W / 18.49000°N 71.42000°W / 18.49000; -71.42000Coordinates: 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 code(s) 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. 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


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
7004136230000000000♠13,623
7003556900000000000♠5,569
7003805400000000000♠8,054

Los Ríos
7003702300000000000♠7,023
7003258500000000000♠2,585
7003443800000000000♠4,438

Neiba
7004623450000000000♠62,345
7004458240000000000♠45,824
7004165210000000000♠16,521

Tamayo
7004193260000000000♠19,326
7003985500000000000♠9,855
7003947100000000000♠9,471

Ubilla
7003205500000000000♠2,055[4]

Villa Jaragua
7003895200000000000♠8,952
7003640800000000000♠6,408
7003254400000000000♠2,544

Baoruco province
7005111269000000000♠111,269
7004702410000000000♠70,241
7004410280000000000♠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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ 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). Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-01-24.CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter (link)


  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.
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  4. ^ World Gazeteer: Dominican Republic at Archive.today (archived 2012-12-04) – 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









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