Barahona Province

{{Short description|Province of the Dominican Republic}}

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| settlement_type = Province

| image_skyline = Barahona Dominican Republic Town.jpg

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| image_caption = Barahona Dominican Republic town municipal building.

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| image_map = File:Barahona in Dominican Republic.svg

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| map_caption = Location of the Barahona Province

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Dominican Republic

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| established_title = Province since

| established_date = 1881

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Santa Cruz de Barahona

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 1739.38

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| population_as_of = {{Metadata Population Dominican province|YEAR}}

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| postal_code = 81000

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| area_code = 1-809 1-829 1-849

| iso_code = DO-04

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Barahona ({{IPA|es|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 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.{{Cite web|title=Getting to know Barahona|url=https://amigosinternational.org/field_notes/getting-to-know-barahona/}}