Juan Santiago, Dominican Republic

Juan Santiago
Juan Santiago
Coordinates: 18°42′0″N 71°34′48″W / 18.70000°N 71.58000°W / 18.70000; -71.58000
Country  Dominican Republic
Province Elías Piña
Area[1]
  Total 107.15 km2 (41.37 sq mi)
Population (2012)[2]
  Total 2,989
  Density 28/km2 (72/sq mi)
  Urban 1,104
Distance to
 Comendador

46 km
Municipalities 0

Juan Santiago is a Dominican municipality in the Elías Piña Province.

History

Juan Santiago was elevated to the category of municipal district of Comendador by the law 916 of 12 August 1978. Then it was elevated to the category of municipality.

Economy

The main economic activity of the municipality is agriculture.

References

  1. Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda,Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-09-19 at the Wayback Machine.

Coordinates: 18°42′14″N 71°35′24″W / 18.70402°N 71.59012°W / 18.70402; -71.59012

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.