Peralta, Azua

Peralta is a municipality (municipio) of the Azua province in the Dominican Republic.^[1]

Peralta
Municipality
Rural house in Azua, Peralta, Dominican Republic.
Peralta
Coordinates: 18°31′N 70°47′W
Country	Dominican Republic
Province	Azua
Area
• Total	115.85 km2 (44.73 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	8,596
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)

The village resides between 5,000 and 7,000 feet in the mountains. It is about a 40 to 50 minutes trip up and down the mountain to the city of Azua de Compostela. The village is primarily focused on agriculture, livestock, and fruits. Electricity is available for all inhabitants of Peralta. However, it does go out from time to time. Blackouts can range from an hour to the whole day.^{[citation needed]}

There are two rivers in the village, and many of the villagers bathe in the river even though they have access to running water. There are a total of four major barrios: Los Jobos, El Higüero, El Mercado, Camboya.