Baoruco Province
Template:Geobox 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]
- 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.[2]
Name | Total population | Urban population | Rural population |
---|---|---|---|
Galván | 13,623 | 5,569 | 8,054 |
Los Ríos | 7,023 | 2,585 | 4,438 |
Neiba | 62,345 | 45,824 | 16,521 |
Tamayo | 19,326 | 9,855 | 9,471 |
Villa Jaragua | 8,952 | 6,408 | 2,544 |
Baoruco province | 111,269 | 70,241 | 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
- ^ "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.
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