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El Llano, Dominican Republic

Coordinates: 18°51′10″N 71°37′52″W / 18.85278°N 71.63111°W / 18.85278; -71.63111
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El Llano
Municipality
El Llano is located in the Dominican Republic
El Llano
El Llano
Coordinates: 18°51′10″N 71°37′52″W / 18.85278°N 71.63111°W / 18.85278; -71.63111
CountryDominican Republic
ProvinceElías Piña
Municipality since
1974
Municipal DistrictGuanito
Area
 • Total17.1 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Elevation
554 m (1,818 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total4,193
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (AST)
Distance:36 km (22 mi) to Comendador

El Llano (The Plain) is a Dominican municipality in the Elías Piña province.

Population

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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]

El Llano became a municipality by the law 687 of 2 July 1974. Before that date, it was part of Comendador.[2]

Geography

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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

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The municipality of El Llano has only one municipal district;[1] this is:

Municipal district of El Llano
Code Municipal district Population
(2010)
Area
(km2)
Density
070302 Guanito 4,151 82.8 50.1

The main economic activity of the municipality is farming. The main crop is rice.

References

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  1. 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.
  2. Féliz, Werner D. (2004). División político-territorial dominicana 1944-2004 (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: CONAU. p. 145. ISBN 999349391-0.