Municipal district · Cristóbal # Batey 8 Batey 8 is a municipal district or municipal seat of Dominican Republic in Cristóbal, Independencia Province, Enriquillo Region. It covers 158.0 km². 9 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 158 km² - 4 mapped services - 18 m typical elevation ## Where is Batey 8? Batey 8 lies in Cristóbal, Independencia Province, Enriquillo Region, Dominican Republic. It borders 9 other municipal districts: Cabral, Cristóbal, El Palmar, El Peñón, El Salado, Las Salinas, Mella, Mena and Santa Bárbara el 6. By area it is the 90th largest of 386 municipal districts in Dominican Republic. The centre of Batey 8 is about 149 km in a straight line from Santo Domingo, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3422° N, 71.2992° W. Source: Oficina Nacional de Estadística via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO). ## Things to see in and around Batey 8 OpenStreetMap lists 1 named sights in Batey 8: 1 nature reserve. - Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Cabral o Rincón · nature reserve ### Nearby, outside Batey 8 - Parque Nacional La Gran Sabana · nature reserve, El Salado 13 km - Enriqullio · monument, La Colonia 17 km - Monumento Natural Las Marías · nature reserve, Neiba 18 km 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: Batey 8 - 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 - Maria Montez International Airport (BRX) · Barahona 21 km - Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP) · Port-au-Prince 108 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 07:09, 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. ## Villages and localities in Batey 8 Open gazetteers list 9 villages, towns and localities in Batey 8. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 26 m above sea level (median 18 m). - Batey 7 - Batey 8 - Batey 9 - Batey Nuevo - Batey Ocho - Batey Siete - Cerro de la Escoba - El Bateycito - Rinconada Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements. ## Landscape and landmarks of Batey 8 Named natural and historic features inside Batey 8, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Loma de la Bandera · 109 m - Cerro de la Escoba · 30 m - Loma Los Cerros · 20 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 Batey 8 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Independencia Province, the warmest month is Aug (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 524 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (76 mm) and the driest Feb (17 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 | 23 | 19 | | Feb | 24 | 17 | | Mar | 24 | 26 | | Apr | 26 | 40 | | May | 26 | 64 | | Jun | 26 | 41 | | Jul | 27 | 38 | | Aug | 27 | 66 | | Sep | 27 | 45 | | Oct | 26 | 76 | | Nov | 25 | 62 | | Dec | 23 | 29 | Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29. ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Batey 8 | Need | Nearest mapped | Distance | | | Hospital | Hospital Batey 8 · Batey 8 | 3.6 km | Map | | Bank | Banreservas · Tamayo | 11 km | Map | | Petrol pump | EcoPetróleo · Tamayo | 13 km | Map | | Hotel | Hotel Del Valle · Tamayo | 12 km | Map | | Mall | En Pescaderia C/ Mella Casa # 50 · Pescadería | 16 km | Map | | School | Escuela Batey 8 · Batey 8 | 3.7 km | Map | | College | Liceo Lucía Medina vólquez · Santana | 14 km | Map | | Police station | Destacamento de la Policía Nacional de Galván · Galván | 18 km | Map | Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Batey 8 Places mapped inside Batey 8 in open map data, by type. - Hospitals 1 - Schools 3 Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other municipal districts in Cristóbal - Cristóbal ## Quick answers - Where is Batey 8? In Cristóbal, Independencia Province, Enriquillo Region, Dominican Republic - What borders Batey 8? Cabral, Cristóbal, El Palmar, El Peñón, El Salado, Las Salinas, Mella, Mena and Santa Bárbara el 6 - What is there to see in Batey 8? Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Cabral o Rincón - What time zone is Batey 8 in? UTC−4 - What currency is used in Batey 8? Peso (DOP) - What language is spoken in Batey 8? Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Batey 8? 9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Batey 8? Settlements lie between 7 m and 26 m - What is the highest point in Batey 8? Loma de la Bandera (109 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Batey 8? January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Batey 8? Hospital Batey 8, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Batey 8? Banreservas, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Batey 8? EcoPetróleo, about 13 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Batey 8? 1 mapped - What is the P-code of Batey 8? DO06030502 (OCHA common operational dataset) At a glance - Type: Municipal district - Area: 158.0 km² - P-code: DO06030502 - Municipality: Cristóbal --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/enriquillo/independencia/cristobal/batey-8/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.