Baoruco, alternatively spelt Bahoruco (), is a

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of the

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located in the southwest of the country, part of the Enriquillo Region, along with the provinces of Barahona, Independencia and Pedernales. Before 1952 it included what is now

Independencia Province Independencia () is a province of the Dominican Republic, located in the west, on the border with Haiti. Its capital is Jimani. The province was created in 1948 but was made official in 1950. Before its creation, it was part of the Baoruco Provi ...

. Important features are the Sierra de Neiba mountain range and

Lake Enriquillo Lake Enriquillo ( es, Lago Enriquillo) is a hypersaline lake in the Dominican Republic located in the southwestern region of the country. Its waters are shared between the provinces of Bahoruco and Independencia, the latter of which borders Hait ...

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province is divided into the following

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(''

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s'') and municipal districts (''distrito municipal'' - D.M.) within them: * Galván * Los Ríos ** Las Clavellinas city (D.M.) *

Neiba Neiba (also spelt ''Neyba'') is a city in the southwest of the Dominican Republic. It is the capital city of the Baoruco province, and is located 180 kilometres west of the national capital, Santo Domingo, close to the shore of Lake Enriquillo, ...

** El Palmar (D.M.) * Tamayo **

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(D.M.) **

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(D.M.) **

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(D.M.) ** Uvilla (D.M.) *

Villa Jaragua Villa Jaragua is a town and a municipality in the Bahoruco province of the Dominican Republic, close to the Lake Enriquillo Lake Enriquillo ( es, Lago Enriquillo) is a hypersaline lake in the Dominican Republic located in the southwestern regio ...

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2014 estimate.

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population are those living in the seats (''cabeceras'' literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts.

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population are those living in the

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s (''Secciones'' literally sections) and

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s (''Parajes'' literally places) outside them. The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate. For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the

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References

External links

Jaragua-Baoruco-Enriquillo Reserve
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Statistics Portal of the Dominican Republic
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic
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