Laguna Salada
| Laguna Salada | |
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 Laguna Salada
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| Coordinates: 19°39′0″N 71°05′0″W / 19.65000°N 71.08333°W | |
| Country |
 Dominican Republic
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| Province | Valverde |
| Area | |
| • Total | 184.54 km2 (71.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 30,041 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 20,470 |
| Municipal Districts |
3 |
Laguna Salada (Spanish pronunciation: [laˈɣuna saˈlaða], Salt Lake) is a municipality (municipio) of the Valverde province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are three municipal districts (distritos municipal): Cruce de Guayacanes, Jaibón and La Caya.
Laguna Salada borders the Septentrional mountain range to the north (which separates it from Puerto Plata), the Yaque del Norte River to the south (which separates it from Mao), the Maizal and Boca de Mao municipal districts to the east (which separate it from Esperanza) and Guayubín to the west (which separates it from the Monte Cristi province).
Agriculture is the main economic activity in Laguna Salada, since its terrains are fit for growing a variety of crops such as rice, banana, cassava, peppers, onions, sweet potato, coffee, cacao, among others. Tobacco and sorghum are also cultivated.
The most important crop have been the banana; banana is harvest and exported to Europe and United States of America since 2005.
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