# Juan Santiago, Elías Piña Province – Municipal districts > Source: https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/elias-pina/juan-santiago/ Municipality · Elías Piña Province # Juan Santiago Juan Santiago is a municipality of Dominican Republic in Elías Piña Province, El Valle Region. It covers **102.1 km²**. It is divided into 1 municipal district. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 102km² - 1municipal district ## Where is Juan Santiago? Juan Santiago lies in [Elías Piña Province](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/elias-pina/), [El Valle Region](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/), [Dominican Republic](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [El Cercado](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/san-juan/el-cercado/), [El Llano](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/elias-pina/el-llano/), [Hondo Valle](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/elias-pina/hondo-valle/), [Las Matas de Farfán](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/san-juan/las-matas-de-farfan/) and [Postrer Río](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/enriquillo/independencia/postrer-rio/). By area it is the 125th largest of 155 municipalities in Dominican Republic. It covers 7.3% of [Elías Piña Province](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/elias-pina/). The centre of Juan Santiago is about 182 km in a straight line from Santo Domingo, the capital. It is about 20 km from Comendador, the main town of Elías Piña Province. The centre point is at 18.7285° N, 71.6021° W. Source: [Oficina Nacional de Estadística via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-dom). ## Know before you go: Juan Santiago - Time zoneUTC−4, no daylight saving · America/Santo_Domingo - CurrencyPeso (DOP) - Country calling code+1-809 and 1-829 - LanguagesSpanish - Plug typesType A, B · 110 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Maria Montez International Airport (BRX) · Barahona73 km - Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP) · Port-au-Prince75 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 06:08) and shortest in Dec (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 07:11, sunset around 18:11). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Municipal districts of Juan Santiago Municipal district Area km² Localities Services [Juan Santiago](https://wherepedia.org/dominican-republic/el-valle/elias-pina/juan-santiago/juan-santiago/) 102 12 0 Source: [Oficina Nacional de Estadística via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-dom); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Juan Santiago Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Juan Santiago. The largest with a recorded population: Juan Santiago (1,549). Settlements here lie between about 618 m and 953 m above sea level (median 797 m). - Juan Santiago - La Caobita - La Caña - Las Mesas - Los Corrales - Los Córbanos - Madre Vieja - Monte Mayor - Naranjo Dulce - Sabana de Chen - Sabana de La Loma - Sonador Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Juan Santiago Named natural and historic features inside Juan Santiago, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Arroyo Manacre - Cañada La Caña - Río Los Caños ### Hills and mountains 5 hills. - Monte Mayo · 1,349 m - Loma La Sajonada · 1,085 m - Cerro Gordo · 942 m - Loma Martincito · 887 m - Monte Bonito · 862 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Juan Santiago and the best time to visit Using the climate of Elías Piña Province, the warmest month is Jul (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C), after allowing for this place being about 348 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 488 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (63 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 25 Feb 22 18 Mar 22 28 Apr 24 37 May 24 57 Jun 25 35 Jul 26 32 Aug 26 54 Sep 25 43 Oct 24 63 Nov 22 63 Dec 21 32 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Quick answers - Where is Juan Santiago?In Elías Piña Province, El Valle Region, Dominican Republic - What borders Juan Santiago?El Cercado, El Llano, Hondo Valle, Las Matas de Farfán and Postrer Río - What time zone is Juan Santiago in?UTC−4 - What currency is used in Juan Santiago?Peso (DOP) - What language is spoken in Juan Santiago?Spanish (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Juan Santiago?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Juan Santiago?Settlements lie between 618 m and 953 m - What is the highest point in Juan Santiago?Monte Mayo (1,349 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Juan Santiago?January to December - What is the P-code of Juan Santiago?DO050106 (OCHA common operational dataset)