Comendador is the capital of the

Elías Piña Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy ...

province of the

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. It has a

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crossing to the

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an town Belladère.

Population

The municipality had, in 2012, a total population of 43,894. In this numbers are included the population of the

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History

The city was named after its founder, the "Comendador of Lares" (''Comendador'' was the chief of a

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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

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References

Populated places in Elías Piña Province Municipalities of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic–Haiti border crossings {{DominicanRepublic-geo-stub