Licey al Medio
Licey al Medio is a municipality (municipio) of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district (distrito municipal): Las Palomas.[3] This is an important municipality of the province because Cibao International Airport is located here.
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  Licey al Medio Licey al Medio in the Dominican Republic | |
| Coordinates: 19°25′48″N 70°37′12″W | |
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| Province | Santiago |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.02 km2 (12.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 69,321 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| Municipal Districts | 1 |
Economy
The main economic activities of Licey al Medio are the swine and poultry production and there is a robust metalworking industry. Licey holds economic exchange links with Tamboril, Santiago, Moca and Santo Domingo, mainly for its production of chickens and eggs. It has an industrial park zone containing 7 companies, with approximately 275 employees in total.
Notable People
- Eugenio de Jesús Marcano Fondeur, scientist and botanist
- Manuel de Jesús Peña y Reynoso, writer[4]
- Orlando Alba, linguist[5]
References
- Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-24.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- "Manuel de Jesús Peña y Reynoso".
- "Orlando Alba: La identidad lingüística de los dominicanos".
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