Municipality · Elías Piña Province # Bánica Bánica is a municipality of Dominican Republic in Elías Piña Province, El Valle Region. It covers 266.0 km². It is divided into 3 municipal districts. 61 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 266 km² - 3 municipal districts - 1 mapped service ## Where is Bánica? Bánica lies in Elías Piña Province, El Valle Region, Dominican Republic. It borders 3 other municipalities: Comendador, Las Matas de Farfán and Pedro Santana. By area it is the 59th largest of 155 municipalities in Dominican Republic. It covers 19.1% of Elías Piña Province. The centre of Bánica is about 194 km in a straight line from Santo Domingo, the capital. It is about 17 km from Comendador, the main town of Elías Piña Province. The centre point is at 19.0182° N, 71.6448° W. Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadística via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Bánica OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Bánica: 1 attraction. - Monumento Natural Cerro de San Francisco · attraction Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Bánica - Time zone UTC−4, no daylight saving · America/Santo_Domingo - Currency Peso (DOP) - Country calling code +1-809 and 1-829 - Languages Spanish - Plug types Type A, B · 110 V - Driving side Right - Postcode format 5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP) · Port-au-Prince 84 km - Cap Haitien International Airport (CAP) · Cap Haitien 98 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 06:08) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 07:11, sunset around 18:11). Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02; OurAirports (public domain). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Municipal districts of Bánica | Municipal district | Area km² | Localities | Services | | Bánica | 67 | 20 | 1 | | Sabana Cruz | 68 | 15 | 0 | | Sabana Higüero | 131 | 27 | 0 | Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadística via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO); GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). ## Villages and localities in Bánica Open gazetteers list 61 villages, towns and localities in Bánica. The largest with a recorded population: Bánica (1,443). Settlements here lie between about 224 m and 554 m above sea level (median 392 m). - Arroyo Seco - Blas Martínez - Brito - Bánica - Charco Colorado - Corral de Alcántara - El Anón - El Cantón - El Charco del Mulo - El Cigual - El Cucurucho - El Guayabo - El Hoyo - El Mamoncito - El Naranjo - El Palital - El Papayo - El Pon - El Puerto - El Tabacal - Guaroa - Guayabal - Hato Viejo - Higüerito - La Caobita - La Caya - La Cruz - La Cueva - La Herradura - La Lajita - La Longaniza - La Peña - La Pocilga - La Recta - La Sierrecita - Las Callas - Las Cañitas - Los Boquerones - Los Cercadillos - Los Corcovados - Los Fondos de Santa Cruz - Los Jobitos - Los Memisos - Los Pinos - Los Yareyes - Maguana - Manllalla - Manyaya - Marisabel - Nicó - Pilón - Rincón Bellaco - Rincón Grande - Sabana Cruz - Sabana Grande - Sabana Higüero - Sabana Mula - San Andrés - Subida del Puerto - Tocino - Viajaca Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Bánica Named natural and historic features inside Bánica, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams. - Arroyo Los Campechitos - Arroyo Los Galitos - Arroyo Mamoncito - Arroyo Manteca - Arroyo Pilón - Arroyo Pío - Arroyo de Ramón Vazquez - Cañada Pilón Grande - Río Tocino ### Hills and mountains 16 hills; 3 mountains; 1 peak; 1 mountain pass. - Cerro Yerba de Guinea · 908 m - Loma Los Colorados · 899 m - Loma El Morro · 872 m - Cerro El Cerón · 864 m - Cerro Pico Prieto · 559 m - Sierra La Lomita · 486 m - Loma Los Chupaderos · 483 m - Loma Cucurucho · 476 m - Cerro Tomás Hernandes · 468 m - Cerro de La Peña · 465 m - Loma de Rincón Grande · 447 m - Loma Firme · 436 m - Loma La Meseta · 411 m - Loma de Chepón · 376 m - El Alto de Guaroa · 374 m - Loma de los Lazos · 372 m - Loma San Andrés · 361 m - Cerro La Lomita · 346 m - Cerro Las Yayitas · 287 m - Cerro de los Botados · 280 m - Passe Cacao · 275 m Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features. Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Bánica and the best time to visit Using the climate of Elías Piña Province, the warmest month is Jul (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 488 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (63 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are August to June. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec | Month | Average °C | Rain mm | | Jan | 23 | 25 | | Feb | 24 | 18 | | Mar | 25 | 28 | | Apr | 26 | 37 | | May | 26 | 57 | | Jun | 27 | 35 | | Jul | 28 | 32 | | Aug | 28 | 54 | | Sep | 27 | 43 | | Oct | 26 | 63 | | Nov | 24 | 63 | | Dec | 23 | 32 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Bánica Places mapped inside Bánica in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Police stations 1 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Bánica? In Elías Piña Province, El Valle Region, Dominican Republic - What borders Bánica? Comendador, Las Matas de Farfán and Pedro Santana - What is there to see in Bánica? Monumento Natural Cerro de San Francisco - What time zone is Bánica in? UTC−4 - What currency is used in Bánica? Peso (DOP) - What language is spoken in Bánica? Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bánica? 61 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bánica? Settlements lie between 224 m and 554 m - What is the highest point in Bánica? Cerro Yerba de Guinea (908 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Bánica? August to June - What is the P-code of Bánica? DO050102 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Municipality - Area: 266.0 km² - P-code: DO050102 - Province: Elías Piña Province --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/elias-pina/banica/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.