Port of Boca Chica
Encyclopedia
The Port of Boca Chica is located in Boca Chica
, Santo Domingo Este
, Dominican Republic
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Currently it is a minor port in the country but it handle cargo operations.
In this port is located the bout that generates the energy of the AES Company.
Boca Chica
Boca Chica is a municipality of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : La Caleta....
, Santo Domingo Este
Santo Domingo Este
Santo Domingo Este is a municipality and the provincial capital of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : San Luis.....
, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
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Overview
The Port of Boca Chica was built in the 1950s and it served for the sugar transportation.Currently it is a minor port in the country but it handle cargo operations.
In this port is located the bout that generates the energy of the AES Company.
Port Information
- Location: Latitude 27’ 18° N, Longitude 35’ 69° W
- 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: 28–30 °C.