What is Baoruco?
Q: What is Baoruco?
A: Baoruco is a Dominican province located in the western part of the country, in the Hoya de Enriquillo valley.
Q: How is it written?
A: It can be written as either Baoruco or Bahoruco (although the "h" is not pronounced).
Q: When was it created?
A: It was created in 1943.
Q: What was it before being elevated to a province?
A: Before becoming a province, Baoruco was part of the Barahona province.
Q: Why did it get its name?
A: The name 'Baoruco' comes from the northern side of Sierra de Bahoruco which used to be part of this province; when Independecia Province was created, that part went to that new province but the original name remained unchanged.
Q: What is its capital city? A: The capital city of Baoruco is Neiba (or Neyba).
