| Comendador | |
| Pushpin Map: | Dominican Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 18.8775°N -71.7028°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Elías Piña |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1868 |
| Area Total Km2: | 252.93 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 395 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 43894 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Population Urban: | 27908 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Blank Name: | Distance to – Santo Domingo |
| Blank Info: | 255 km |
| Blank1 Name: | Municipal Districts |
| Blank1 Info: | 2 |
| Blank2 Name: | Climate |
| Blank2 Info: | Aw |
Comendador is the capital of the Elías Piña province of the Dominican Republic. It has a border crossing to the Haitian town Belladère.
The municipality had, in 2012, a total population of 43,894. In this numbers are included the population of the municipal district Sabana Larga.
The city was named after its founder, the "Comendador of Lares" (Comendador was the chief of a military or religious order) but on 29 November 1930 it was changed to Elías Piña. By the Law 342 of 29 May 1972 the city was named again Comendador.
The main economic activity of the municipality is agriculture.