The Dominican Republic is divided into thirty-one provincias ( provinces ; singular provincia ), while the national capital , Santo Domingo , is contained within its own Distrito Nacional ("National District"; "D.N." on the map below).
11-419: Barahona may refer to: Places [ edit ] Dominican Republic [ edit ] Barahona Province Barahona, Dominican Republic or Santa Cruz de Barahona, capital of the province above Port of Barahona Roman Catholic Diocese of Barahona Barahona Men (volleyball club) Guatemala [ edit ] Santa Catarina Barahona ,
22-1002: A municipality in the department of Sacatepéquez Puerto Rico [ edit ] Barahona, Morovis, Puerto Rico , a barrio People [ edit ] Belisario Porras Barahona (1856–1942), Panamanian journalist and politician Carlos Barahona (born 1980), Colombian football player Juan de Esquivel Barahona (c. 1560–after 1625), Spanish composer Luis Barahona de Soto (1548–1595), Spanish poet Luis Marín Barahona (born 1983), Chilean football player Mario Alexander Barahona Martínez (born 1976), Honduran politician Martín Barahona , El Salvador Anglican bishop Miguel Paz Barahona (1863–1937), Honduran president Nacho Barahona , Spanish film editor Nelson Barahona (born 1987), Panamanian football player Noelle Barahona (born 1990), Chilean skier Ralph Barahona (born 1965), American ice hockey player Wilfredo Barahona (born 1983), Honduran footballer See also [ edit ] Baraona Topics referred to by
33-488: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Barahona Province 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
44-426: Is divided into the following municipalities ( municipios ) and municipal districts ( distrito municipal - D.M.) 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 ( cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in
55-549: The districts ( Secciones literally sections) and neighborhoods ( 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 list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic . Provinces of the Dominican Republic The division of
66-522: The city council ( ayuntamiento ) and mayor ( síndico ) which are in charge of its administration. The provinces are also constituencies for the elections to the bicameral National Congress ( Congreso de la República ). Each province elects one member of the Senate ( Senado ) and a guaranteed minimum of two members of the Chamber of Deputies ( Cámara de Diputados ). The following
77-513: The country into provinces is laid down in the constitution (Title I, Section II, Article 5) and enacted by law. The latter is currently Law 5220 on the Territorial Division of the Dominican Republic ( Ley No. 5220 sobre División Territorial de la República Dominicana ), issued 1959 and frequently amended to create new provinces and lower-level administrative units. The provinces are the first-level administrative subdivisions of
88-531: The country. The Distrito Nacional was created in 1936. Prior to this, the Distrito Nacional was the old Santo Domingo Province, in existence since the country's independence in 1844. It is not to be confused with the new Santo Domingo Province , which split off from it in 2001. While it is similar to a province in many ways, the Distrito Nacional differs in its lack of an administrative governor and consisting only of one municipality, Santo Domingo ,
99-431: The country. The headquarters of the central government's regional offices are normally found in the capital cities of provinces. The president appoints an administrative governor ( Gobernador Civil ) for each province but not for the Distrito Nacional (Title IX of the constitution). The provinces are divided into municipalities ( municipios ), which are the second–level political and administrative subdivisions of
110-535: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Barahona . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barahona&oldid=1214600071 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Spanish-language surnames Hidden categories: Short description
121-477: 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. The province as of June 20, 2006
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