Licey al Medio

Licey al Medio
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Licey al Medio Licey al Medio in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 19°25′48″N 70°37′12″W
Country	Dominican Republic
Province	Santiago
Area [1]
• Total	32.02 km^2 (12.36 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[2]
• Total	69,321
• Density	2,200/km^2 (5,600/sq mi)
Municipal Districts	1

Licey al Medio is a municipality (municipio) of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district (distrito municipal): Las Palomas.^[3] The Cibao International Airport is located here.^[4]

Economy

The main economic activities of Licey al Medio are the swine and poultry production, as well as a robust metalworking industry. Licey holds economic exchange links with Tamboril, Santiago, Moca and Santo Domingo, mainly for its production of chickens and eggs. Licey has an industrial park zone containing 7 companies, with approximately 275 employees in total.

Notable people

• Eugenio de Jesús Marcano Fondeur, scientist and botanist
• Manuel de Jesús Peña y Reynoso, writer^[5]
• Orlando Alba, linguist^[6]
• Ydanis Rodriguez, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation

References

1. Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
2. Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
3. Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
4. Ponce, Miguel (2018-07-07). "Licey al Medio: entre lucha social y puntal de desarrollo". www.elcaribe.com.do (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-21.
5. "Manuel de Jesús Peña y Reynoso".
6. "Orlando Alba: La identidad lingüística de los dominicanos".

4. Ydanis Rodríguez