Juan Santiago, Elías Piña
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| Juan Santiago | |
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 Juan Santiago
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| Coordinates: 18°42′0″N 71°34′48″W / 18.7°N 71.58°WCoordinates: 18°42′0″N 71°34′48″W / 18.7°N 71.58°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Elías Piña |
| Municipal Districts | 0 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 107.15 km2 (41.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation[2] | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 4,360 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,565 |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AST (UTC-4) |
Juan Santiago is a Dominican municipality in the Elías Piña Province. It has a total area of 107.15 km².
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.
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Population [change]
The municipality had, in 2010, a total population of 4,491: 2,453 men and 2,038 women. The urban population was 34.85% of the total population.[3]
History [change]
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 [change]
The main economic activity of the municipality is agriculture.
References [change]
- ↑ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ↑ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976) (in Spanish). Geografía Dominicana. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
