Barahona Province


Barahona 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.

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province as of June 20, 2006 is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:
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
Cabral1262383714252
El Peñón402220142008
Enriquillo992359114012
Fundación621211525060
Jaquimeyes442218982524
La Ciénaga802316046419
Paraíso1622390147209
Polo789542443651
Salinas499239401052
Santa Cruz de Barahona13847012361614854
Vicente Noble20013985410159
Barahona province23281817161861200

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