Comendador
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| Comendador | |
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| Dominican Republic |  Dominican Republic |
| * Province | Elías Piña |
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| * Distance | 255 km to Santo Domingo |
| Area | n.a. |
| Population (2002) | 25,475 hab. (2002)[1] |
| * Population density | - |
Comendador is the capital of the Elías Piña province of the Dominican Republic. It has a border crossing to the Haitian town Belladère.
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[edit] Population
The municipality had, in 2002, a total population of 25,475: 12,574 men and 12,901 women. The urban population was 44.71% of the total population.[1] In this numbers are included the population of the municipal district Sabana Larga.
[edit] History
The city was named after its founder, the "Comendador of Lares" (Comendador was the chief of a military or religious order) but on 29 November 1930 it was changed to Elías Piña. By the Law 342 of 29 May 1972 the city was named again Comendador.
[edit] Economy
The main economic activity of the municipality is agriculture. Commerce with Haiti is also an important economic activity.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
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