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| Santa Cruz de Barahona |
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(sän´tä kr s d bärä ´nä) (KEY) or Barahona (bärä ´nä), city (1993 pop. 61,600), SW Dominican Republic, on Neiba Bay, an arm of the Caribbean Sea. Santa Cruz de Barahona is a provincial capital and a port. It has a sugar industry and is a commercial and processing center for an agricultural region. |
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