Back Baoruco Catalan Provincia de Baoruco CEB Baoruco German Baoruco Province English Provincia de Bahoruco Spanish Bahoruco probintzia Basque استان بائوروکو Persian Baoruco Finnish Baoruco French Bahoruco (Prowins) FRR
Bahoruco | |
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Province | |
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| Coordinates: 18°29′24″N 71°25′12″W / 18.49000°N 71.42000°W | |
| 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 codes | 1-809, 1-829, 1-849 |
| ISO 3166 code | DO-03 |
Baoruco, also written Bahoruco (but the "h" is not pronounced), is a Dominican province, in the western part of the country, in the Hoya de Enriquillo valley. Its capital city is Neiba (or Neyba).
It was created on 1943. It was part of the Barahona province before being elevated to the category of province. It was called Baoruco because the northern side of the Sierra de Bahoruco was part of the province; with the creation of the Independecia province, that part went to the new province but the name was not changed.
- ↑ 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.