Río Limpio, Elías Piña
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| Río Limpio | |
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| — Municipal District — | |
| Villa de Río Limpio | |
 Río Limpio
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| Coordinates: 19°15′0″N 71°31′48″W / 19.25°N 71.53°WCoordinates: 19°15′0″N 71°31′48″W / 19.25°N 71.53°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Elías Piña |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 310.89 km2 (120.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,364 |
| • Density | 10.8/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,913 |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AST (UTC-4) |
Río Limpio (in English, Clean River) is a Dominican municipal district of Pedro Santana in the Elías Piña Province. It is on the northern side of the Cordillera Central mountain range.
The limits of Río Limpio are the Dajabón province to the northwest, the Santiago Rodríguez province to the northeast, the San Juan province to the east, the municipality of Pedro Santana to the south and Haiti to the west.
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Population [change]
The municipality had, in 2010, a total population of 3,364: 1,913 men and 1,451 women. The urban population was 45% of the total population.[2]
History [change]
Río Limpio was elevated to the category of municipal district of Pedro Santana by the law 36 of 15 November 1992.[3]
Economy [change]
The main economic activity of the municipality is agriculture.
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: CONAU. pp. 169.
