Juan Santiago, Dominican Republic
Dominican municipality in the Elías Piña Province
Juan Santiago is a Dominican municipality in the Elías Piña province.
Juan Santiago | |
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Municipality | |
  Juan Santiago | |
| Coordinates: 18°42′0″N 71°34′48″W / 18.70000°N 71.58000°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Elías Piña |
| Municipality since | 2005 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102.2 km2 (39.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 807 m (2,648 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,360 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,565 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (AST) |
Population
changeThe municipality had, in 2010, a total population of 4,360: 2,394 men and 1,966 women. The urban population was 35.9% of the total population.[1]
History
changeJuan Santiago became a municipal district of Comendador by the law 916 of 12 August 1978.[2] Then, in 2005, it became a municipality of the Elías Piña province.
Geography
changeJuan Santiago has an area of 102.2 square kilometres (39.5 square miles). The limits of the municipality are the municipality of El Llano to the north, the San Juan province to the east, the Independencia province to the south and the municipality of Hondo Valle to the west.
Economy
changeThe main economic activity of the municipality is farming.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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.
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