Pedro Santana is a town in the province of Elías Piña in the Dominican Republic. It is located on the border region with Haiti.
Pedro Santana | |
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 Street view of Pedro Santana, Elias Pina, Dominican Republic. | |
  Pedro Santana | |
| Coordinates: 19°06′18″N 71°42′00″W / 19.10500°N 71.70000°W | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
| Province | Elías Piña |
| Municipality since | 1952 |
| Area | |
• Total | 575.02 km2 (222.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
• Total | 4,875 |
| • Density | 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Distance to – Comendador | 52 km |
| Municipalities | 1 |
The name of the town is in honor of Pedro Santana, the first constitutional president of the country, and general in the Dominican War of Independence.
History
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The town of was historically a district of the city of Banica. Through Law No. 3208 of March 3, 1952, the Municipal District of Pedro Santana, of the Común de Bánica, was elevated to the category of común (municipality).
In the 2002 census the population was 4,043, of which the urban is 1,183 (29.26%) and the rural population is 2,860. In turn, 2,207 were men and 1,836 women.
Economy
editThe main economic activity of the municipality is agriculture.
References
edit- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda,Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived 2009-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
19°06′18″N 71°41′46″W / 19.105°N 71.696°W
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