Padre Las Casa, Azua

Padre Las Casas is a town located in the foothills of the Cordillera Central in the province of Azua of the Dominican Republic.

The population is approximately 27,000 and growing steadily.Fact|date=February 2007 The economy of the town is as a service depot for local farmers and farmers for quite a distance into the mountains to which it is the easiest point of contact. There is also a large service economy and an efficient bus cooperative that connects mainly with Azua and the towns along the way. Full time employment for males runs about 50% but many males do some kind of work but much of this pays less than a dollar an hour, while entrepreneurs in retail and other small businesses may easily make the owner a 200-500 weekly income. The disparity is great even in the microcosm of this small town.