Villa Jaragua
Villa Jaragua is a city and a municipality in the Bahoruco province of the Dominican Republic, close to the Lake Enriquillo.
Villa Jaragua | |
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  Villa Jaragua | |
| Coordinates: 18°28′48″N 71°30′0″W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Bahoruco |
| Municipality since | 1974 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 120.23 km2 (46.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 13,562 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Municipal Districts | 0 |
The town was known as Barbacoa but Trujillo named it as Villa Trujillo Valdéz after his father. In 1961, its name was changed to the present one, Villa Jaragua.
References
- Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
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