Baoruco Province
Baoruco | |||
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Province | |||
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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 |
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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
^ 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}
^ 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)
^ 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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^ 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