Baoruco, alternatively spelt Bahoruco (Spanish pronunciation:[baoˈɾuko]), 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.
^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.
Baoruco, alternatively spelt Bahoruco (Spanish pronunciation: [baoˈɾuko]), is a province of the Dominican Republic located in the southwest of the country...
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Enriquillo include Neiba, the capital of BaorucoProvince, on the northeast, and Jimaní, the capital of Independencia Province, at the western end of the lake...
southwest of the Dominican Republic. It is the capital city of the Baorucoprovince, and is located 180 kilometres west of the national capital, Santo...
the northern half of the province is also the Cordillera Central. In the southwest, on the border with the Barahona and Baoruco provinces, are the Martín...
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Ubilla is a town in the province of Baoruco in the Dominican Republic. World Gazeteer: Dominican Republic at archive.today (archived 2012-12-04) – World-Gazetteer...
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the border with Haiti. Sierra De Baoruco National Park (Parque Nacional Sierra De Baoruco) In the high Sierra De Baoruco mountain range, of the southwestern...
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to be paraded in front of the Royal Court but died on his voyage. Azua Baoruco Elías Piña La Vega Peravia San Cristóbal San José de Ocoa San Juan Santiago...
Dominican Republic. Salcedo, their home province, changed its name to Provincia Hermanas Mirabal (Mirabal Sisters Province). The International Day for the Elimination...
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