Barahona Province

Barahona
Barahona
Province
	Barahona Dominican Republic town municipal building.
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	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)
• 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 (Spanish pronunciation: [baɾaˈona]) is a province of the Dominican Republic. Located in the country's southwestern region, it is dividing into 11 municipalities and its capital bears the city of the same name. Barahona borders the provinces of Pedernales to the southwest, Baoruco and Independencia to the north, and Azua to the east along with coastline to the south with the Caribbean Sea. The province has an approximately three hours drive from Santo Domingo the capital of the Dominican Republic. In 2019, volunteers from Amigos de las Americas visited to facilitate projects within the various municipalities of Barahona.^[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.
^ "Getting to know Barahona".

[r-pop-1] 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.

[2] "Getting to know Barahona".

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