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El Cercado
El Cercado El Cercado in the Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 18°43′48″N 71°31′12″W / 18.73°N 71.52°W / 18.73; -71.52
Country	Dominican Republic
Province	San Juan
Area [1]
- Total	283.05 km2 (109.3 sq mi)
Population (2002)[2]
- Total	24,173
- Density	85.4/km2 (221.2/sq mi)
- Urban	5,432

El Cercado is a town in the San Juan province of the Dominican Republic.

[edit] History

The community of El Cercado was founded in 1845 by President Pedro Santana. It previously belonged to the municipality of Bánica and was called the Sabana del Bohío, and was elevated to town by President Fernando Arturo de Meriño in 1888. The first families to settle in this area were Florencio Montero, Telésforo de Oleo, Encarnación, Manuelica y Fidel Matos and Leonardo Brito. El Cercado people have the reputation for being very hospitable, friendly and kind.

The main economic source is agriculture consisting of cattle, snuff, honey, wax, leather and coffee. The main form of communication was the horse, which started the mail service.

[edit] References

[edit] Sources

• World Gazeteer: Dominican Republic – World-Gazetteer.com

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