Las Terrenas, Samaná
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| Las Terrenas | |
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| Coordinates: 19°19′12″N 69°31′48″W / 19.32°N 69.53°WCoordinates: 19°19′12″N 69°31′48″W / 19.32°N 69.53°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Samaná |
| Founded | |
| Municipality since | 1996 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 104.35 km2 (40.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 18,829 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,124 |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AST (UTC-4) |
| Distance | 48 km (30 mi) to Samaná |
Las Terrenas is a Dominican municipality in the Samaná province, on the north coast of the peninsula of Samaná.
The name Las Terrenas comes from the French La terrienne (the "lady that owns land").[3]
Population [change]
In the last national census (2010), the municipality had a total population of 18,829: 9,776 men and 9,053 women. The urban population was 59.0% of the total population.[2]
Economy [change]
The main economic activities of the municipality are the same of the province: tourism, agriculture and fishing.
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.
- ↑ Vega, Bernardo (2004) (in Spanish). Breve historia de Samaná. Santo Domingo: Fundación Cultural Dominicana. ISBN 99934-27-06-03.
