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Padre Las Casas
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| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Azua |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 924.21 km2 (356.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 22,366 |
| • Density | 24.2/km2 (62.7/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8,424 |
| • Rural | 13,942 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 |
| Area code(s) | 1 809/829 |
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.[2]
As of the Dominican Republic's 2002 census, the municipality had a total population of 22,366 inhabitants, of which 8,424 resided in urban areas and 13,942 in rural areas.[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.
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