Puñal is a

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in Santiago Province. Puñal became a rural section of the municipality of

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in 1937, comprising the spots: Guayabal, Matanzas and Laguna Prieta. In February 2006 the rural section of Puñal was raised to the category of municipality. Puñal comprises the municipal districts Guayabal, Canabacoa, Arenoso, La Javilla and Matanzas.

Sources

* – World-Gazetteer.com *http://www.fallingrain.com/world/DR/25/Punal_Adentro.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20081026081842/http://www.wikidominicana.edu.do/wiki/Municipio_Pu%C3%B1al Populated places in Santiago Province (Dominican Republic) Municipalities of the Dominican Republic {{Municipalities of the Dominican Republic