El Llano, Dominican Republic
El Llano (The Plain) is a Dominican municipality in the Elías Piña province.
Municipality | |
| 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 |
| Municipality since | 1974 |
| Municipal District | Guanito |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.1 km2 (6.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 554 m (1,818 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,193 |
| • Density | 245.2/km2 (635.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Distance: | 36 km (22 mi) to Comendador |
Population
The municipality had, in 2010, a total population of 4,193: 2,161 men and 2,032 women. The urban population was 66% of the total population.[1]
History
El Llano became a municipality by the law 687 of 2 July 1974. Before that date, it was part of Comendador.[2]
Geography
El Llano has an area of 17.1 km2 (6.6 sq mi). It is to the east of Comendador, next to the San Juan province.
Administrative division
The municipality of El Llano has only one municipal district;[1] this is:
| Code | Municipal district | Population (2010) |
Area (km2) |
Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 070302 | Guanito | 4,151 | 82.8 | 50.1 |
Economy
The main economic activity of the municipality is farming. The main crop is rice.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "IX Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda. Informe Básico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Oficina Nacional de Estadística. June 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Féliz, Werner D. (2004). División político-territorial dominicana 1944-2004 (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: CONAU. p. 145. ISBN 999349391-0.
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