Peravia Province

Peravia () is a province in the southern region of the Dominican Republic. Located on the country's Caribbean coast which it is in the south, it is divided in 13 units (three municipalities and 10 municipal districts), while Baní is the province's capital. Clockwise, Peravia is bordered by other provinces starting with Azua to the west, San José de Ocoa to the north, and San Cristóbal to the east. Before January 1, 2002, it was included in what is the new province called San José de Ocoa, and published statistics and maps generally relate it to the old, larger, Peravia.

It is named after the Peravia Valley. Along the Azua Province, Peravia is characterized by its dry climate and its dunes that surround the coast. One popular attraction is the Salinas beach, which recently has grown to be a popular tourist destination with a developed town that has shops and hotels.

Municipalities and municipal districts

thumb|Bani, Peravia, Dominican Republic town center

thumb|Puntarena in Peravia, Dominican Republic

The province as of June 20, 2006, is divided into the following municipalities (municipios) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:

Baní
Catalina (D.M.)
El Carretón (D.M.)
El Limonal (D.M.)
Paya (D.M.)
Villa Fundación (D.M.)
Matanzas
Sabana Buey (D.M.)
Villa Sombrero (D.M.)
Nizao
Pizarrete (D.M.)
Santana (D.M.)

The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2012 census. Urban population are those living in the seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts (Secciones literally sections) and neighborhoods (Parajes literally places) outside of them.

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!width="190px"| Name

! Total population !! Urban population !! Rural population

|align="left"| Baní

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|align="left"| Matanzas