Comendador

Comendador
Comendador
Coordinates: 18°52′39″N 71°42′10″W / 18.8775°N 71.70278°W / 18.8775; -71.70278
Country	Dominican Republic
Province	Elías Piña
Founded	1868
Area[1]
- Total	252.93 km2 (97.7 sq mi)
Elevation[2]	395 m (1,296 ft)
Population (2002)[3]
- Total	25,475
- Estimate (2008)	17,564
- Density	100.7/km2 (260.9/sq mi)
- Urban	11,391
Distance to  – Santo Domingo	255 km
Municipal Districts	2

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 2002, a total population of 25,475. In this numbers are included the population of the municipal district Sabana Larga.^[3]

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.

References

1. ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
2. ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976) (in Spanish). Geografía Dominicana. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda,Oficina Nacional de Estadistica

Coordinates: 18°53′N 71°42′W / 18.883°N 71.7°W / 18.883; -71.7