Laguna Salada

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Laguna Salada is Spanish for Salty Lagoon. It is one of two Major Towns found in the Valverde (province) In The Dominican Republic. Laguna Salada is also the birthplace for Major League Baseball player Wily Modesto ("Wily Mo") Peña or aka Wily Mo Peña

[edit] Geographic Location

Laguna Salada borders the Septentrional mountain range to the north (which separates it from Puerto Plata), the Yaque del Norte River to the south (which separates it from Valverde Mao), the Maizal community to the east (which separates it from Esperanza) and Hatillo,R.D. to the west (which separates it from the Montecristi province).

[edit] Production

Agriculture constitutes the economic activities in Laguna Salada, since its terrains are fit for growing a variety of crops such as rice, banana, yucca, peppers, onions, sweet potato, corn, coffee, cacao, among others. Tobacco and sorghum are also cultivated.

Other economic activities that are being developed include cattle, industry and commerce. There are various dairy product industries in the municipality, as well a coffee factory, bakeries, carpentry shops, cement block factories, gas stations, repair shops, hardware stores, warehouses, among others.

The municipality's economically active population (PEA) consists of 7,096 people, out of which 4,832 (or 68%) are currently employed. Of those that are employed, 270 (or 6%) work as public servants

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