Barahona

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Barahona
Map of Domincan Republic, Barahona is indicated
Capital Santa Cruz de Barahona
Area 1,739.38 km²[1]
Population (2002 census) 179,239
Population density 103 / km²[1]
ISO 3166-2 DO-04

Barahona is a province of the Dominican Republic. Until 1958 it included what is now Pedernales Province. In the spring of 2006, members of the U.S. Armed Forces, Georgia Army National Guard, and Puerto Rico Army National Guard went to Barahona. The US government claimed that the troops were to help rebuild schools and hospitals in the rural mountain areas that had been devistated by Hurricane Katrina in September 2005, though local belief was that the military presence was related to spying activities focused on Venezuela and the provisioning of the Dominican military.

[edit] 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:[2]

  • Cabral
  • El Peñón
  • Enriquillo
    • Arroyo Dulce (D.M.)
  • Fundación
    • Pescadería (D.M.)
  • Jaquimeyes
    • Palo Alto (D.M.)
  • La Ciénaga
    • Bahoruco (D.M.)
  • Las Salinas
  • Paraíso
    • Los Patos (D.M.)
  • Polo

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2002 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.[3]

Name Total population Urban population Rural population
Cabral &&&&&&&&&&&13907.013,907 &&&&&&&&&&&12175.012,175 &&&&&&&&&&&&1732.01,732
El Peñón &&&&&&&&&&&&4040.04,040 &&&&&&&&&&&&4010.04,010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&30.030
Enriquillo &&&&&&&&&&&13262.013,262 &&&&&&&&&&&&5319.05,319 &&&&&&&&&&&&7943.07,943
Fundación &&&&&&&&&&&&3937.03,937 &&&&&&&&&&&&2463.02,463 &&&&&&&&&&&&1474.01,474
Pescadería (D.M.) &&&&&&&&&&&&4183.04,183 &&&&&&&&&&&&2075.02,075 &&&&&&&&&&&&2108.02,108
Jaquimeyes &&&&&&&&&&&&3984.03,984 &&&&&&&&&&&&2980.02,980 &&&&&&&&&&&&1004.01,004
La Ciénaga &&&&&&&&&&&&7715.07,715 &&&&&&&&&&&&2820.02,820 &&&&&&&&&&&&4895.04,895
Las Salinas &&&&&&&&&&&&5229.05,229 &&&&&&&&&&&&4427.04,427 &&&&&&&&&&&&&802.0802
Paraíso &&&&&&&&&&&13320.013,320 &&&&&&&&&&&&6366.06,366 &&&&&&&&&&&&6954.06,954
Polo &&&&&&&&&&&&9367.09,367 &&&&&&&&&&&&2080.02,080 &&&&&&&&&&&&7287.07,287
Santa Cruz de Barahona &&&&&&&&&&&77698.077,698 &&&&&&&&&&&74958.074,958 &&&&&&&&&&&&2740.02,740
El Cachón (D.M.) &&&&&&&&&&&&2101.02,101 &&&&&&&&&&&&1867.01,867 &&&&&&&&&&&&&234.0234
Vicente Noble &&&&&&&&&&&16772.016,772 &&&&&&&&&&&10848.010,848 &&&&&&&&&&&&5924.05,924
Canoa (D.M.) &&&&&&&&&&&&3724.03,724 &&&&&&&&&&&&2326.02,326 &&&&&&&&&&&&1398.01,398
Barahona province &&&&&&&&&&179239.0179,239 &&&&&&&&&&134714.0134,714 &&&&&&&&&&&44525.044,525

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Oficina Nacional de Estadística. República Dominicana en Cifras 2006 (Spanish) (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
  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 (Spanish). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
  3. ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda (Spanish) (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.

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