Padre Las Casas is a municipality (municipio) of the Azua province in the Dominican Republic.

[1] Padre Las Casas is located in the foothills of the Cordillera Central.

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.