Monción

Monción
Monción Monción in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 19°26′N 71°10′W / 19.433°N 71.167°W / 19.433; -71.167
Country	Dominican Republic
Province	Santiago Rodríguez
Municipality since	1907
Area[1]
– Total	142.59 km2 (55.1 sq mi)
Elevation[2]	364 m (1,194 ft)
Population (2002)[3]
– Total	11,663
– Density	81.8/km2 (211.8/sq mi)
– Urban	6,757
– Demonym	Moncionero(a)
Distance to  – Sabaneta	36 km
Municipal Districts	0

Monción is one of the three municipality (municipio) of the Santiago Rodríguez province in the Dominican Republic.^[4]

As of the 2002 census the municipality had 11,663 inhabitants, 6,757 living in the town itself and 4,906 in its rural districts (Secciones).^[3]

For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

References

1. ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
2. ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976) (in Spanish). Geografía Dominicana. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
4. ^ 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). http://www.one.gob.do/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=113. Retrieved 2007-01-24. 

Coordinates: 19°25′N 71°10′W / 19.417°N 71.167°W / 19.417; -71.167