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Comendador, Dominican Republic

Coordinates: 18°53′N 71°42′W / 18.883°N 71.700°W / 18.883; -71.700
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Comendador
Church in Comendador
Church in Comendador
Official seal of Comendador
Comendador is located in the Dominican Republic
Comendador
Comendador
Coordinates: 18°52′39″N 71°42′10″W / 18.87750°N 71.70278°W / 18.87750; -71.70278
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceElías Piña
Founded1868
Area
 • Total252.93 km2 (97.66 sq mi)
Elevation395 m (1,296 ft)
Population
 (2012)[3]
 • Total43,894
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
 • Urban
27,908
Distance to
 – Santo Domingo

255 km
Municipal Districts2
ClimateAw

Comendador is the capital of the Elías Piña province of the Dominican Republic. It has a border crossing to the Haitian town Belladère.

Population

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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

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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

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The main economic activity of the municipality is agriculture.

References

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  1. ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
  3. ^ a b Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda,Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived September 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

18°53′N 71°42′W / 18.883°N 71.700°W / 18.883; -71.700