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Juan Santiago, Dominican Republic

Coordinates: 18°42′14″N 71°35′24″W / 18.70402°N 71.59012°W / 18.70402; -71.59012
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Juan Santiago
Juan Santiago is located in the Dominican Republic
Juan Santiago
Juan Santiago
Coordinates: 18°42′0″N 71°34′48″W / 18.70000°N 71.58000°W / 18.70000; -71.58000
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceElías Piña
Established as a MunicipalityMay 9, 2005
Area
 • Total107.15 km2 (41.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total2,989
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,104
Distance to
 – Comendador

46 km
Municipalities0

Juan Santiago is a Dominican municipality in the Elías Piña province.

History

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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

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The main economic activity of the municipality is agriculture.

References

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  1. ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda,Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-09-19 at the Wayback Machine

18°42′14″N 71°35′24″W / 18.70402°N 71.59012°W / 18.70402; -71.59012