| Official Name: | Padre Las Casas |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Dominican Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 18.7333°N -126°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Dominican Republic |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Azua |
| Area Total Km2: | 496.98 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 40545 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | UTC-4 |
| Area Code: | 1 809/829 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Aw |
Padre Las Casas is a municipality (municipio) of the Azua province in the Dominican Republic. It includes the municipal districts (distritos municipal) of La Siembra, Las Lagunas, and Los Fríos.[1]
Padre Las Casas is located in the foothills of the Cordillera Central. 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.