# El Carretón Municipal district, Baní, Peravia Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/valdesia/peravia/bani/el-carreton/ Municipal district · Baní # El Carretón El Carretón is a municipal district or municipal seat of Dominican Republic in Baní, Peravia Province, Valdesia Region. It covers **14.5 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 14.5km² - 129 mtypical elevation ## Where is El Carretón? El Carretón lies in [Baní](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/valdesia/peravia/bani/), [Peravia Province](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/valdesia/peravia/), [Valdesia Region](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/valdesia/), [Dominican Republic](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/). It borders 5 other municipal districts: [Catalina](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/valdesia/peravia/bani/catalina/), [El Limonal](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/valdesia/peravia/bani/el-limonal/), [Las Barías](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/valdesia/peravia/bani/las-barias/), [Paya](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/valdesia/peravia/bani/paya/) and [Pizarrete](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/valdesia/peravia/nizao/pizarrete/). By area it is the 358th largest of 386 municipal districts in Dominican Republic. It covers 2.0% of [Baní](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/valdesia/peravia/bani/). The centre of El Carretón is about 43 km in a straight line from Santo Domingo, the capital. It is about 7.7 km from Baní, the main town of Baní. The centre point is at 18.3072° N, 70.2645° W. Source: [Oficina Nacional de Estadística via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-dom). ## Things to see in and around El Carretón ### Nearby, outside El Carretón - Parador fotografico Bani · attraction, Baní6.1 km - El Picao · attraction, El Limonal6.3 km - Casa natal de Máximo Gómez Báez · museum, Baní7.6 km - Playa Catalina · beach, Catalina8.7 km - Parque Nacional Máximo Gómez · nature reserve, Cambita Garabitos10 km - Parador Fotográfico Villa Sombrero · attraction, Villa Sombrero11 km - Playa Los Almendros · beach, Baní11 km - Playa Pato · beach, Nizao12 km - Cocolandia · beach, Sabana Grande de Palenque13 km - Playa Najayo · beach, San Gregorio de Nigua17 km - Letras Playa Najayo · attraction, San Gregorio de Nigua17 km - Reserva Científica Loma Barbacoa · nature reserve, Baní18 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: El Carretón - 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 - La Isabela International Airport (JBQ) · La Isabela42 km - Las Américas International Airport (SDQ) · Santo Domingo64 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 06:04) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 07:04, sunset around 18:07). 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. ## Villages and localities in El Carretón Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in El Carretón. Settlements here lie between about 67 m and 220 m above sea level (median 129 m). - Arroyo Mingo - El Carretón - Los Mayales - Los Pinos - Rancho de Chale - Sabana Larga 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 El Carretón Named natural and historic features inside El Carretón, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Cañada Los Arroyitos ### Hills and mountains 4 hills. - Loma El Guano · 356 m - Loma de Sabana Larga · 225 m - Loma Rancho de Chale · 119 m - Loma El Guano · 76 m 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 El Carretón and the best time to visit Using the climate of Peravia Province, the warmest month is Aug (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (23 °C). About 584 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (70 mm) and the driest Feb (20 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 23 Feb 23 20 Mar 23 22 Apr 24 40 May 25 67 Jun 25 47 Jul 25 56 Aug 26 69 Sep 26 60 Oct 25 66 Nov 24 70 Dec 23 43 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from El Carretón Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hospital Municipal Nizao · Baní 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.28330&mlon=-70.31670#map=17/18.28330/-70.31670) Bank Banco Santa Cruz · Baní 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27967&mlon=-70.33022#map=17/18.27967/-70.33022) ATM Banco BHD León · Santo Domingo Oeste 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.43563&mlon=-69.98327#map=17/18.43563/-69.98327) Petrol pump Eco Petróleo · Catalina 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27029&mlon=-70.24464#map=17/18.27029/-70.24464) Hotel Dpravia Hotel · Baní 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.28087&mlon=-70.32915#map=17/18.28087/-70.32915) Mall Agua Monte Real · San Cristóbal 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.41336&mlon=-70.11300#map=17/18.41336/-70.11300) School Centro Educativo en Artes Hermanas Mirabal · Yaguate 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.34073&mlon=-70.23524#map=17/18.34073/-70.23524) College Universidad Federico Henriquez y Carvajal, Campus Bani · Paya 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.27812&mlon=-70.31617#map=17/18.27812/-70.31617) Police station Destacamento Paya · Paya 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.25913&mlon=-70.30051#map=17/18.25913/-70.30051) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other municipal districts in Baní - Baní - Catalina - El Limonal - Las Barías - Matanzas - Paya - Sabana Buey - Villa Fundación - Villa Sombrero ## Quick answers - Where is El Carretón?In Baní, Peravia Province, Valdesia Region, Dominican Republic - What borders El Carretón?Catalina, El Limonal, Las Barías, Paya and Pizarrete - What is there to see in El Carretón?Parador fotografico Bani, El Picao, Casa natal de Máximo Gómez Báez, Playa Catalina - What time zone is El Carretón in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in El Carretón?Peso (DOP) - What language is spoken in El Carretón?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in El Carretón?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of El Carretón?Settlements lie between 67 m and 220 m - What is the highest point in El Carretón?Loma El Guano (356 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit El Carretón?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to El Carretón?Hospital Municipal Nizao, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to El Carretón?Banco Santa Cruz, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to El Carretón?Banco BHD León, about 33 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to El Carretón?Eco Petróleo, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of El Carretón?DO09020107 (OCHA common operational dataset)