El Llano, Dominican Republic (in English, ''The Plain'') is a
Dominican municipality
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in 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
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.
Population
The municipality had, in 2002, a total population of 8,151: 4,376 men and 3,775 women. The urban population was 30.23% of the total population.
History
El Llano was elevated to the category of
municipality
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by the law 3208 of 2 July 1974. Before that date, it was part of
Comendador.
Economy
The main economic activity of the municipality is
agriculture
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.
References
Populated places in Elías Piña Province
Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
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