Neiba
Neyba | |
|---|---|
 Municipal building of Neiba | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Neiba Location in the Dominican Republic | |
| Coordinates: 18°29′24″N 71°25′12″W / 18.49000°N 71.42000°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Baoruco |
| Founded | 1735 |
| Municipality | 1844 |
| Area | |
• Total | 275.33 km2 (106.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2012)[3] | |
• Total | 53,605 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Neibero(a) |
| Distance to - Santo Domingo | 230 km |
| Municipal Districts | 1 |
| Climate | BSh |
Neiba (also spelt Neyba) is a city in the southwest of the Dominican Republic. It is the capital city of the Baoruco province, and is located 180 kilometres west of the national capital, Santo Domingo, close to the shore of Lake Enriquillo, the largest lake in the West Indies.[4]
- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ^ "Geography Official government PDF" (PDF).