El Llano, Dominican Republic

El Llano
Municipality
El Llano
Coordinates: 18°51′10″N 71°37′52″W
Country	Dominican Republic
Province	Elías Piña
Municipality since	1974
Municipal District	Guanito
Area [1]
• Total	17.1 km^2 (6.6 sq mi)
Elevation	554 m (1,818 ft)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	4,193
• Density	250/km^2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-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

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]

History

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

Geography

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

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

Municipal district of El Llano

Code	Municipal district	Population (2010)	Area (km^2)	Density
070302	Guanito	4,151	82.8	50.1

Economy

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

References

1. "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.