Laguna Salada
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Laguna Salada is a municipality
Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
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 (municipio
Municipio
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) of the Valverde province in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
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. Within the municipality there are three municipal district
Municipal district
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s (distritos municipal): Cruce de Guayacanes, Jaibón
Jaibon
Jaibon is a small town in the city of Santa Cruz de Mao in Valverde Province, Dominican Republic....

 and La Caya
La Caya
La Caya is a town in the Valverde province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.comthe term "la caya" refers to a species of tree which grows in the region....

..

Geography

Laguna Salada borders the Septentrional mountain range to the north (which separates it from Puerto Plata), the Yaque del Norte River
Yaque del Norte River
The Yaque Del Norte River is the longest river in the Dominican Republic. The river rises in the centre of the country to the south of Santiago city in Santiago province. The river runs roughly due north, through Santiago, before turning west-north-west through the Cibao Valley. It enters the...

 to the south (which separates it from Mao), the Maizal
Maizal
Maizal is a town in the Valverde province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

 and Boca de Mao municipal districts to the east (which separate it from Esperanza
Esperanza, Dominican Republic
Esperanza is a municipality of the Valverde province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are four municipal districts : Boca de Mao, Jicomé, Maizal and Paradero....

) and Guayubín
Guayubín
Guayubín is a town in the Monte Cristi province of the Dominican Republic.It is Monte cristi's second largest town.They hold annual festivities from august 1st until about the 10th where they celebrate their saint which is san lorenzo.Each festivity is fill with lots of music,live activities...

 to the west (which separates it
from the Monte Cristi province).

Demographics

As of the 2002 census the municipality had a total population of 21,630 inhabitants, 13,389 living in its urban settlements
Urban area
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 and 8,241 in its rural
Rural
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 district
District
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s (Secciones). 14,724 did live in its seat (cabecera literally head), 7,561 in the town
Town
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 of Laguna Salada itself and 7,163 in its rural districts. The municipal districts had the following population: Jaibón 5,569 inhabitants (4,828 living in the town itself and 741 in its rural districts) and La Caya 1,337 inhabitants (1,000 urban and 337 rural). The municipal district Cruce de Guayacanes was created after the 2002 census.
For comparison with other municipalities and municipal districts see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

Economy

Agriculture is the main economic activity in Laguna Salada, since its terrains are fit for growing a variety of crops such as rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

, banana
Banana
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, cassava
Cassava
Cassava , also called yuca or manioc, a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae native to South America, is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates...

, peppers
Capsicum
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, onion
Onion
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s, sweet potato
Sweet potato
The sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are an important root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. Of the approximately 50 genera and more than 1,000 species of...

, corn
Maize
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, coffee
Coffee
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, cacao, among others. Tobacco
Tobacco
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 and sorghum
Sorghum
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 are also cultivated.

Other economic activities include cattle
Cattle
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 ranch
Ranch
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es, industry and commerce. There are various dairy product industries in the municipality, as well a coffee factory, bakeries, carpentry shops, cement block factories, gas stations, repair shops, hardware stores, warehouses, among others.

The municipality's economically active population (PEA) consists of 7,096 people, out of which 4,832 (or 68%) are currently employed. Of those that are employed, 270 (or 6%) work as public servants.

Notable residents

Birthplace of Major League Baseball player Wily Modesto ("Wily Mo") Peña
Wily Mo Peña
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