Elías Piña Province
| Elías Piña | |
| Province | |
| Country |  Dominican Republic |
|---|---|
| Capital | Comendador |
| - elevation | 395 m (1,296 ft) |
| - coordinates | 18°53′0″N 71°42′0″W / 18.88333°N 71.70000°WCoordinates: 18°53′0″N 71°42′0″W / 18.88333°N 71.70000°W |
| Area | 1,426.20 km2 (551 sq mi) |
| Population | 84,632 (2014) |
| Density | 59/km2 (153/sq mi) |
| Province since | 1942 |
| Subdivisions | 6 municipalities 7 municipal districts |
| Congresspersons | 1 Senator 2 Deputies |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-4) |
| Area code | 1-809 1-829 1-849 |
| ISO 3166-2 | DO-07 |
| Postal Code | 73000 |
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Elías Piña (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈli.as ˈpiɲa]) is one of the 31 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It is located in the western part of the country, on the border with Haiti. Its capital city is Comendador.
It was created on 1942 with the name San Rafael. In 1965, its name was changed to Estrelleta and, finally, in 1972 it got its current name. It was a municipio of the San Juan province before being elevated to the category of province.
The Elías Piña province has the Dajabón and Santiago Rodríguez provinces to the north, the San Juan province to the east, the Independencia province to the south and the Republic of Haiti to the west.
Elías Piña was an officer of the Dominican army during the Dominican-Haitian War. He was born in La Margarita, close to Comendador and died in 1845 when he was attacking a fortified position in Bánica.
In the province, there are six municipalities (municipios) and seven municipal districts (distrito municipal) within them. The municipalities and its municipal districts (M.D.) are:
The following is a sortable table of the municipalities and municipal districts with population figures as of the 2014 estimate. Urban population are those living in the seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts (Secciones literally sections) and neighborhoods (Parajes literally places) outside them.The population figures are from the 2014 population estimate.
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