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Baní

Also known as Bani

Baní is a capital town of the Peravia Province, Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and manufacturing center in the southern region of Valdesia. The town is located 65 km south of the capital city Santo Domingo.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Baní
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.official_name: Peravia
Settlement.image_skyline: Bani,_Peravia,_Dominican_Republic_town.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Baní, Dominican Republic town church
Settlement.pushpin_map: Dominican Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Peravia
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1764 ( years ago)
Settlement.established_title2: Municipality since
Settlement.established_date2: 1845
Settlement.area_total_km2: 642.75
Settlement.elevation_m: 61
Settlement.population_total: 158,019
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022 census

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Wikidata facts

Population: 157316
Area: 740.9
Elevation: 61
Image: Ayuntamiento Baní.jpg

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Commons category: Baní
inception: 1764-00-00

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Contents

Overview
History
Downtown Baní
Dunas de Baní
Climate
Economy
People from Baní
Miscellaneous
References

Baní is the headquarters of the Southcentral General Directorate of the National Police, the Central Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture and the South Regional Directorate of the General Directorate of Traffic Safety and Land Transport (DIGESETT).