El Llano, Dominican Republic
place in Elías Piña, Dominican Republic
El Llano (The Plain) is a Dominican municipality in the Elías Piña province.
El Llano | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  El Llano | |
| Coordinates: 18°51′10″N 71°37′52″W / 18.85278°N 71.63111°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Elías Piña |
| Municipality since | 1974 |
| Municipal District | Guanito |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.1 km2 (6.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 554 m (1,818 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,193 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Distance: | 36 km (22 mi) to Comendador |
Population
changeThe municipality had, in 2010, a total population of 4,193: 2,161 men and 2,032 women. The urban population was 66% of the total population.[1]
History
changeEl Llano became a municipality by the law 687 of 2 July 1974. Before that date, it was part of Comendador.[2]
Geography
changeEl Llano has an area of 17.1 km2 (6.6 sq mi). It is to the east of Comendador, next to the San Juan province.
Administrative division
changeThe municipality of El Llano has only one municipal district;[1] this is:
| Code | Municipal district | Population (2010) |
Area (km2) |
Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 070302 | Guanito | 4,151 | 82.8 | 50.1 |
Economy
changeThe main economic activity of the municipality is farming. The main crop is rice.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "IX Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda. Informe Básico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadística. June 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ Féliz, Werner D. (2004). División político-territorial dominicana 1944-2004 (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: CONAU. p. 145. ISBN 999349391-0.