Barahona () is a province of the Dominican Republic. It is spread over an area of , and has its capital at Santa Cruz de Barahona. It was established in 1907. As per the 2022 census, it had a population of 200,884 inhabitants.
History
Barahona was founded in 1802 by the Haitian general Toussaint Louverture.
Geography
thumb|Municipalities of the Province
Barahona is one of the 31 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is spread over an area of . It forms part of the Enriquillo region in the south western part of the country.
Climate and vegeation
The province has a tropical savanna climate (Koppen Classification: Aw). It has an average annual temperature is , and receives an average annual rainfall of annually. The climate is hot and dry in the plains, while it is cooler in the mountains.
- Cabral
- El Peñón
- Enriquillo
- Arroyo Dulce (D.M.)
- Fundación
- Pescadería (D.M.)
- Jaquimeyes
- Palo Alto (D.M.)
- La Ciénaga
- Bahoruco (D.M.)
- Las Salinas
- Paraíso
- Los Patos (D.M.)
- Polo
- Santa Cruz de Barahona
- El Cachón (D.M.)
- La Guázara (D.M.)
- Vicente Noble
- Canoa (D.M.)
- Fondo Negro (D.M.)
- Quita Coraza (D.M.)
Demographics
According to the 2022 census, the province had a population of 200,884 inhabitants. The population consisted of 101,336 males (50.4%) and 99,548 females (49.6%). About 29.3% of the population was below the age of 15 years, 62.1% belonged to the working-age group of 15–64 years, and 8.6% was aged 65 years or older. The province had an urban population of 168,569 (83.9%) and 32,315 (16.1%) inhabitants resided in the rural areas.