Elías Piña

Elías Piña
Symbols
coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Dominican Republic
region	El Valle
Seat	Comendador
surface	1,395.5 km²
Residents	63,029 (2010)
density	45 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	THU-07

Coordinates: 18 ° 59 ′  N , 71 ° 40 ′  W

Elías Piña is one of the 31 provinces of the Dominican Republic . It is in the west on the border with Haiti . The province has 63,029 inhabitants on an area of ​​1,395.5 km².

The province was founded in 1942 with the name San Rafael . From 1965 the province was called La Estrelleta until it was finally given its current name in 1972.

Major cities and towns

• Comendador , provincial capital
• Banaca
• Sabana Cruz
• Sabana Higuero
• Sabana Largo
• Guayabo
• El Llano
• Hondo Valle
• Rancho de la Guardia
• Juan Santiago
• Pedro Santana
• Limpio River