Comendador, Dominican Republic

Comendador
Church in Comendador
Comendador
Coordinates: 18°52′39″N 71°42′10″W / 18.87750°N 71.70278°W / 18.87750; -71.70278
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceElías Piña
Founded1868
Area
 • Total
252.93 km2 (97.66 sq mi)
Elevation
395 m (1,296 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
43,894
 • Density173.54/km2 (449.47/sq mi)
 • Urban
27,908
Distance to
 – Santo Domingo
255 km
Municipal Districts2
ClimateAw

Comendador is the capital of the Elías Piña province of the Dominican Republic. It has a border crossing to the Haitian town Belladère.

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