Baoruco Province


Baoruco, alternatively spelt Bahoruco, is a province of the Dominican Republic 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.
Important features are the Sierra de Neiba mountain range and Lake Enriquillo.

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:
  • Galván
  • Los Ríos
  • *Las Clavellinas city
  • Neiba
  • *El Palmar
  • Tamayo
  • *Cabeza de Toro
  • *Montserrat
  • *Santana
  • *Uvilla
  • 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 of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts and neighborhoods outside them. The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate.
NameTotal populationUrban populationRural population
Galván1362355698054
Los Ríos702325854438
Neiba623454582416521
Tamayo1932698559471
Ubilla2055
Villa Jaragua895264082544
Baoruco province1112697024141028

For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.