Back محافظة باراهونا Arabic Barahona (província) Catalan Provincia de Barahona CEB پارێزگای باراھۆنا CKB Barahona (Provinz) German Barahona Province English Provincia de Barahona Spanish Barahona probintzia Basque استان بارائونا Persian Barahona (provinssi) Finnish
Barahona | |
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 Barahona Dominican Republic town municipal building. | |
 Seal | |
 Location of the Barahona Province | |
| Coordinates: 18°12′0″N 71°06′0″W / 18.20000°N 71.10000°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province since | 1881 |
| Capital | Santa Cruz de Barahona |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,739.38 km2 (671.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 232,818 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
| Area code | 1-809 1-829 1-849 |
| ISO 3166 code | DO-04 |
Barahona is a Dominican province. It is in the southwestern part of the country. Its capital city is Santa Cruz de Barahona.
It was created as a Maritime District, an old category given to some regions along the coast, on 12 September 1881. The Dominican Constitution of 1907 changed the Maritime Districts to provinces.[2]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Féliz, Werner D. (2004). División Político-Territorial Dominicana 1944-2004 (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: CONAU.