Arroyo Barril
Arroyo Barril is a Municipal district of Santa Bárbara de Samaná, Samaná province in the Dominican Republic. It is on the south coast of the Samaná Peninsula, on the coast of Samaná Bay.
| Coordinates: 19°11′55″N 69°25′47″W / 19.19861°N 69.42972°WCoordinates: 19°11′55″N 69°25′47″W / 19.19861°N 69.42972°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Samaná |
| Municipality since | 2003 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.43 km2 (13.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,007 |
| • Density | 311/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,417 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Distance | 12 km (7.5 mi) to Samaná |
It was made a municipal district on May 1, 2003.[3]
Population
In the last national census (2010), the district had a total population of 11,007: 5,591 men and 5,416 women. The urban population was 22% of the total population.[2]
Economy
The most important economic activities of Arroyo Barril are the same of the province: agriculture, fishing and tourism.
The Arroyo Barril Airport is in this place; it is a national airport with flights to other airports in the country.
References
- ↑ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oficina Nacional de Estadística. "IX Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda. Informe Básico" (PDF) (in español). Retrieved 2013-01-29.
- ↑
Arroyo Barril Media
Rancho Español 32000, Dominican Republic
Féliz, Werner D. (2004). División político-territorial dominicana 1944-2004 (in español). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: CONAU. ISBN 999349391-0.
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