Baoruco Province

Baoruco
Province
Country  Dominican Republic
Capital Neiba
 - elevation 30 m (98 ft)
 - coordinates
Area 1,282.23 km2 (495 sq mi)
Population 91,480 (2002)
Density 71.3 / km2 (185 / sq mi)
Province since 1943
Subdivisions 5 municipalities
9 municipal districts
Congresspersons 1 Senator
2 Deputies
Timezone EST (UTC-4)
Area code 1-809 1-829 1-849
ISO 3166-2 DO-03
Postal Code 82000
Baoruco in the Dominican Republic

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:[1]

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures from 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.[2]

Name Total population Urban population Rural population
Galván &1000000000001435600000014,356 &100000000000060960000006,096 &100000000000082600000008,260
Los Ríos &100000000000078310000007,831 &100000000000044910000004,491 &100000000000033400000003,340
Neiba &1000000000003456200000034,562 &1000000000002077800000020,778 &1000000000001378400000013,784
Tamayo &1000000000002329400000023,294 &100000000000088120000008,812 &1000000000001448200000014,482
Villa Jaragua &1000000000001143700000011,437 &100000000000093530000009,353 &100000000000020840000002,084
Baoruco province &1000000000009148000000091,480 &1000000000004953000000049,530 &1000000000004195000000041,950

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. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. "VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda" (in Spanish) (PDF). http://one.gob.do/censo/volumen_I_pdf.zip. Retrieved 2007-01-24. 

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