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BAORUCO PROVINCE


'Baoruco', alternatively spelt 'Bahoruco', is a province of the Dominican Republic. Before 1952 it included what is now Independencia Province.
Important features are the Baoruco Mountain Range and Lake Enriquillo.

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Municipalities and municipal districts
References
External links

Municipalities and municipal districts


The province is divided into the following municipalities (''municipios'') and municipal districts (''distrito municipal'' - D.M.) within them:[3]

Galván

Los Ríos


Las Clavellinas (D.M.)

Neyba


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 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.[4]
Name Total population Urban population Rural population
Galván 14356 6096 8260
Los Ríos 7831 4491 3340
Neyba 25420 18305 7115
El Palmar (D.M.) 9142 2473 6669
Tamayo 9895 6609 3286
Uvilla (D.M.) 13399 2203 11196
Villa Jaragua 11437 9353 2084
'Baoruco province' 91480 49530 41950

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. República Dominicana en Cifras 2006 Oficina Nacional de Estadística
2. República Dominicana en Cifras 2006 Oficina Nacional de Estadística
3. Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006 Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos
4. VIII Censo 2002 Poplación y Vivienda Oficina Nacional de Estadística

External links



Jaragua-Bahoruca-Enriquillo Reserve

Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic

Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF format

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