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with Haiti is also an important economic activity in the city. According to the last
Population and Housing Census, the municipality has a total population of 7,272, of whom 3,802 were men and 3,470 women. The urban population of the municipality was only 20.05%.
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dust in their faces so when they get back to town they are identified by their white faces. The hill is protected by law because here there is the only wild population of
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province in 1938 and then, in 1942, of the new province of Elías Piña.
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with leaves and beautiful small purple flowers; its common name is
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40:Banica Dominican Republic street.
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401:Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís
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431:(Saint Francis Hill). It is a
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1704:San Ignacio de Sabaneta
1471:San Gregorio de Yaguate
1418:Santa Bárbara de Samaná
1233:Las Matas de Santa Cruz
837:Eugenio María de Hostos
482:April 17, 2009, at the
267:. It is located on the
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29:San Francisco de Bánica
1585:San José de los Llanos
1542:San Juan de la Maguana
1154:María Trinidad Sánchez
923:Santa Cruz de El Seibo
751:Santa Cruz de Barahona
429:Cerro de San Francisco
425:and another in Bánica.
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1747:San Antonio de Guerra
1666:San José de las Matas
1466:San Gregorio de Nigua
1271:Sabana Grande de Boyá
1129:Concepción de la Vega
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1590:San Pedro de Macorís
1557:San Pedro de Macorís
650:Las Yayas de Viajama
497:Geografía Dominicana
283:name of the region,
205: • Density
1832:Elías Piña Province
1762:Santo Domingo Oeste
1757:Santo Domingo Norte
1714:Villa Los Almácigos
1537:Las Matas de Farfán
1083:San Rafael del Yuma
287:("land of ebony").
113: /
1884:Dominican Republic
1752:Santo Domingo Este
1696:Santiago Rodríguez
984:Hato Mayor del Rey
635:Nueva Sabana Yegua
600:Azua de Compostela
516:2009-09-19 at the
395:Places of interest
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1413:Las Terrenas
1342:Los Hidalgos
1319:Puerto Plata
1215:Monte Cristi
1172:Río San Juan
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1853:Hondo Valle
1742:Pedro Brand
1286:Monte Plata
1258:Monte Plata
1223:Castañuelas
1060:Postrer Río
1017:Villa Tapia
890:Hondo Valle
736:Las Salinas
615:Las Charcas
384:agriculture
224:Distance to
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1843:Comendador
1737:Boca Chica
1570:Guayacanes
1547:Vallejuelo
1527:El Cercado
1456:Los Cacaos
1309:Pedernales
1296:Pedernales
1266:Peralvillo
1144:Jima Abajo
971:Hato Mayor
961:San Víctor
880:Comendador
867:Elías Piña
857:Villa Riva
731:La Ciénaga
726:Jaquimeyes
716:Enriquillo
463:References
339:Artibonite
335:Department
312:government
262:Elías Piña
192:Population
149:Elías Piña
1889:Provinces
1780:Esperanza
1575:Quisqueya
1332:Guananico
1281:Bayaguana
1167:El Factor
1139:Jarabacoa
1134:Constanza
1106:La Romana
1093:La Romana
1035:Cristóbal
933:Espaillat
721:Fundación
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184:Elevation
1880:See also
1848:El Llano
1772:Valverde
1676:Tamboril
1633:Santiago
1565:Consuelo
1522:Bohechío
1514:San Juan
1390:Matanzas
1327:Altamira
1228:Guayubín
1101:Guaymate
979:El Valle
910:El Seibo
885:El Llano
847:Pimentel
832:Castillo
711:El Peñón
698:Barahona
673:Los Ríos
610:Guayabal
514:Archived
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409:Catholic
388:Commerce
364:San Juan
353:province
265:province
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1709:Monción
1623:La Mata
1618:Fantino
1608:Cevicos
1423:Sánchez
1377:Peravia
1347:Luperón
1162:Cabrera
1121:La Vega
1040:Duvergé
1012:Tenares
1007:Salcedo
827:Arenoso
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779:El Pino
774:Dajabón
766:Dajabón
741:Paraíso
660:Baoruco
625:Peralta
419:Sundial
403:(Saint
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348:of the
309:Spanish
291:History
285:Banique
215:Demonym
155:Founded
133:Country
108:71°41′W
105:19°05′N
1681:Bisonó
1646:Jánico
1641:Baitoa
1405:Samaná
1337:Imbert
1304:Oviedo
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1200:Maimón
1078:Higüey
1045:Jimaní
918:Miches
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819:Duarte
706:Cabral
683:Tamayo
668:Galván
452:cactus
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269:border
254:Bánica
233:266 km
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1656:Puñal
1613:Cotuí
1395:Nizao
1357:Sosúa
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956:Moca
746:Polo
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