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Type: City with 346,000 residents. Description: provincial capital of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Categories: municipality of the Dominican Republic and locality. Location: Puerto Plata, Western Cibao, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, North America. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude. 19.7892° or 19° 47' 21" north. Longitude.
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The province is named after its capital city, Puerto Plata. When Christopher Columbus visited the northern coast of the Hispaniola island for the first time, on 11 January 1493, he saw a mountain with clouds on its top and he gave it the name of Monte de Plata ("Mountain of Silver"). The town that was founded on the foot of that mountain was called...
The first European town, La Isabela, was founded by Columbus in January 1493 by Columbus near the city of Puerto Plata; the city of Puerto Plata was founded in 1502. In 1605, the towns of Puerto Plata along with Monte Cristi, Bayajá and La Yaguana were destroyed by the governor, Antonio de Osorio. All the people living in those towns had to move to...
The Puerto Plata province is along the northern coast of the island. To the north, it has the Atlantic Ocean; to the east, the Espaillat province; to the south, the Santiago and Valverde provinces; and to the west, the Monte Cristiprovince.
In 2014 (last national census), there were 470,839 people living in the Puerto Plata province, and 187,767 (39.9%) living in towns and cities. The population densitywas 260.8 persons/km². Its population represents 4.98% of the total population of the country and the province is rankedas the 6th (out of 31 plus the National District) more populated ...
The Puerto Plata province has a total area of 1,805.6 km2 (697.1 sq mi). It has 3.7% of the area of the Dominican Republic and it is rankedas the 10th (out of 31 plus the National District) largest province. The Cordillera Septentrional ("Northern mountain range") runs along the southern half of the province. Another mountain range is Sierra Atrave...
There are several important economic activities in the province, like tourism along the coast, farming and industry (like food products and rum).
Isabel de Torres mountainCabarete beachSan Felipe fortAerial view of SosúaDec 16, 2023 · Online Map of Puerto Plata. +. Large detailed map of Puerto Plata. 3565x2443px / 1.99 Mb Go to Map. Puerto Plata tourist map. 1547x1541px / 626 Kb Go to Map. Puerto Plata city center map. 2744x2620px / 1.7 Mb Go to Map. Puerto Plata sightseeing map.
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Puerto Plata. Type: province of the Dominican Republic with 313,000 residents. Description: province of the Dominican Republic. Location: Dominican Republic, Caribbean, North America. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude. 19.75° or 19° 45' north. Longitude. -70.75° or 70° 45' west.
