# Fundación, Barahona Province – Municipal districts & Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/enriquillo/barahona/fundacion/ Municipality · Barahona Province # Fundación Fundación is a municipality of Dominican Republic in Barahona Province, Enriquillo Region. It covers **52.2 km²**. It is divided into 2 municipal districts. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 52.2km² - 2municipal districts - 1mapped service ## Where is Fundación? Fundación lies in [Barahona Province](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/enriquillo/barahona/), [Enriquillo Region](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/enriquillo/), [Dominican Republic](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Barahona](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/enriquillo/barahona/barahona/), [Cabral](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/enriquillo/barahona/cabral/), [El Peñón](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/enriquillo/barahona/el-penon/) and [Jaquimeyes](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/enriquillo/barahona/jaquimeyes/). By area it is the 146th largest of 155 municipalities in Dominican Republic. It covers 3.1% of [Barahona Province](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/enriquillo/barahona/). The centre of Fundación is about 136 km in a straight line from Santo Domingo, the capital. It is about 8.9 km from Santa Cruz de Barahona, the main town of Barahona Province. The centre point is at 18.2619° N, 71.1634° W. Source: [Oficina Nacional de Estadística via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-dom). ## Know before you go: Fundación - Time zoneUTC−4, no daylight saving · America/Santo_Domingo - CurrencyPeso (DOP) - Country calling code+1-809 and 1-829 - LanguagesSpanish - Plug typesType A, B · 110 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Maria Montez International Airport (BRX) · Barahona4.7 km - Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP) · Port-au-Prince124 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 06:08) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 07:08, sunset around 18:11). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). 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 Fundación Municipal district Area km² Localities Services [Fundación](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/enriquillo/barahona/fundacion/fundacion/) 18 8 0 [Pescadería](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/enriquillo/barahona/fundacion/pescaderia/) 34 6 1 Source: [Oficina Nacional de Estadística via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-dom); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Fundación Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Fundación. The largest with a recorded population: Fundación (2,511) and Pescadería (2,116). Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 20 m above sea level (median 13 m). - Algodón - Batey Algodonal - Batey Altagracia - Batey Guayacán - Batey La Altagracia - Brisa Suave - Caballero - Fundación - Habanero - Hato Viejo - La Bomba - La Hoya - La Q - Pescadería Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Fundación Named natural and historic features inside Fundación, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Cañada Los Amaceyes - Laguna Los Aletones - Río Palomino - Río Yaque del Sur ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Punta de Palma ### Getting around 1 airport. - María Montez International Airport Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Fundación and the best time to visit Using the climate of Barahona Province, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 177 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 692 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (101 mm) and the driest Feb (21 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 24 Feb 25 21 Mar 25 33 Apr 26 44 May 26 73 Jun 27 56 Jul 27 57 Aug 27 87 Sep 27 60 Oct 27 101 Nov 26 97 Dec 25 38 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Fundación Places mapped inside Fundación in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Shopping malls1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Fundación?In Barahona Province, Enriquillo Region, Dominican Republic - What borders Fundación?Barahona, Cabral, El Peñón and Jaquimeyes - What time zone is Fundación in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Fundación?Peso (DOP) - What language is spoken in Fundación?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Fundación?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Fundación?Settlements lie between 7 m and 20 m - What is the best time to visit Fundación?January to December - What is the P-code of Fundación?DO060208 (OCHA common operational dataset)