Comendador de Lares

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Dominican Republic
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subdivision_name1 = Elías Piña Province
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subdivision_name2 = Comendador de Lares
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Comendador is the capital of the Elías Piña province of the Dominican Republic. It has a border crossing to the Haitian town Belladère.

Population

The municipality had, in 2008, a total population of 60,410. In this numbers are included the population of the municipal district Sabana Larga.

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".

Economy

The main economic activity of the municipality is agriculture. Commerce with Haiti is also an important economic activity.

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