Overview

Port of Azua was built in the 1959 by Rafael Leónidas Trujillo

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina , nicknamed El Jefe , ruled the Dominican Republic from 1930 until his assassination in 1961. He officially served as president from 1930 to 1938 and again from 1942 to 1952, otherwise ruling as an unelected military strongman...

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The Harbor has two terminals, one of those is utilized by Compañía de Gas Licuado de Petróleo Opuvisa (Petroleum Gas Company) which has installed containers of gas.

The other terminal is used for exportation of fruits (bananas), minerals and others, and occasionally General Cargo operations are handled too.

Port information

• Location: Latitude 30’N 18º Longitude 40’W 70°
• Local time: GMT – 4
• Weather/Climate/Prevailing Winds: From May 15 until September 15.
• Climate: mostly sunny, tropical. Hurricane season runs from June to November
• Prevailing winds: direction ENE-ESE.
• Average temperature range: 28C-30C.