El Llano, Elías Piña
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| El Llano | |
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| — Municipality — | |
 El Llano
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| Coordinates: 18°51′10″N 71°37′52″W / 18.85278°N 71.63111°WCoordinates: 18°51′10″N 71°37′52″W / 18.85278°N 71.63111°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Elías Piña |
| Municipal Districts | 1 |
| Municipality since | 1974 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 104.49 km2 (40.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,344 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,584 |
| Including population of Guanito. | |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AST (UTC-4) |
El Llano (in English, The Plain) is a Dominican municipality in the Elías Piña Province. It has a total area of 104.49 km².
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Population[change]
The municipality had, in 2010, a total population of 8,344: 4,394 men and 3,950 women. The urban population was 42.95% of the total population. In this numbers are included the population of the municipal district Guanito. The population of El Llano without its municipal district was 4,193.[2]
History[change]
El Llano was elevated to the category of municipality by the law 687 of 2 July 1974. Before that date, it was part of Comendador.[3]
Economy[change]
The main economic activity of the municipality is agriculture, and rice is the main crop.
References[change]
- ↑ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oficina Nacional de Estadística. "IX Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda. Informe Básico" (in Spanish) (PDF). http://censo2010.one.gob.do/resultados/Resumen_resultados_generales_censo_2010.pdf. Retrieved 2013-1-29.
- ↑ Féliz, Werner D. (2004) (in Spanish). División político-territorial dominicana 1944-2004. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: CONAU. pp. 145. ISBN 999349391-0.
