Licey al Medio

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Licey al Medio
Licey al Medio
Licey al Medio in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 19°25′48″N 70°37′12″W / 19.43000°N 70.62000°W / 19.43000; -70.62000Coordinates: 19°25′48″N 70°37′12″W / 19.43000°N 70.62000°W / 19.43000; -70.62000
Country  Dominican Republic
Province Santiago
Area[1]
  Total 32.02 km2 (12.36 sq mi)
Population (2012)[2]
  Total 69,321
  Density 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Municipal Districts
1

Licey al Medio is a municipality (municipio) of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district (distrito municipal): Las Palomas.[3] This is the second most important municipalities of the province because the Cibao International Airport is located here.

Economy

The main economical activities of Licey al Medio are the swine and poultry production, plus the balanced industry of metalworking. Licey holds economic exchange links with Tamboril, Santiago, Moca and Santo Domingo, mainly for its production of chickens and eggs. It has an industrial park zone concentrating 7 companies, with approximately 275 employees in total.

References

  1. Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  2. Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  3. Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-01-24. 


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