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Sabana Larga
Country  Dominican Republic
Province Elías Piña
Municipality Comendador
Municipal District since
2004
Area
 • Total 101.1 km2 (39.0 sq mi)
Elevation
327 m (1,073 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 2,056
 • Density 20.336/km2 (52.67/sq mi)
 • Urban
527
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (AST)

Sabana Larga (in English, "Long Savanna") is a Dominican municipal district of Comendador in the Elías Piña Province near the border with Haiti.

Population

The municipality had, in 2010, a total population of 2,056: 1,127 men and 929 women. The urban population was 25.6% of the total population.

History

Sabana Larga was made a municipal district of Comendador by the law 18 of 20 January 2004; a municipal district is a part of a municipality that has its own government.

Geography

Sabana Larga is to the northeast of the city of Comendador, on the northern side of the Macasías river, the main left tributary of the Artibonite river.

Economy

The main economic activity of Sabana Larga is farming.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Sabana Larga (Comendador) para niños

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