Comendador, Dominican Republic
(Redirected from Comendador de Lares)
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  Comendador | |
| Coordinates: 18°52′39″N 71°42′10″W / 18.87750°N 71.70278°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Elías Piña |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Area | |
• Total | 252.93 km2 (97.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
| Population (2012)[3] | |
• Total | 43,894 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 27,908 |
| Distance to – Santo Domingo | 255 km |
| Municipal Districts | 2 |
| Climate | Aw |
Comendador is the capital of the Elías Piña province of the Dominican Republic. It has a border crossing to the Haitian town Belladère.
Population
[edit]The municipality had, in 2012, a total population of 43,894. In this numbers are included the population of the municipal district Sabana Larga.[3]
History
[edit]The city was named after its founder, the "Comendador of Lares" (Comendador was the chief of a military or religious order) but on 29 November 1930 it was changed to Elías Piña. By the Law 342 of 29 May 1972 the city was named again Comendador.
Economy
[edit]The main economic activity of the municipality is agriculture.
References
[edit]- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ^ a b Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda,Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived September 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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18°53′N 71°42′W / 18.883°N 71.700°W
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