Puerto Plata
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Puerto Plata (ˈpwerto ˈplata, Silver Port) is one of the northern provinces
Provinces of the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is divided into thirty–one provincias , while the national capital, Santo Domingo, is contained within its own Distrito Nacional ....

 of the 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...

. The area has become an increasingly popular tourist attraction since the late 1990s mainly due to its fine beaches. It borders the Septentrional mountain range to the north (which separates it from Laguna Salada
Laguna Salada
Laguna Salada is a municipality of the Valverde province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are three municipal districts : Cruce de Guayacanes, Jaibón and La Caya..-Geography:...

).

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province is divided into the following municipalities
Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
The provinces of the Dominican Republic are divided into two or more municipalities with the exception of the Distrito Nacional which consist of only one municipality Santo Domingo...

 (municipio
Municipio
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s
) and municipal districts (distrito municipal - D.M.) within them:
  • San Felipe de Puerto Plata
    San Felipe de Puerto Plata
    San Felipe de Puerto Plata, often referred to as simply Puerto Plata, is the capital of the Dominican province Puerto Plata.The city is famous for resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, located east of San Felipe de Puerto Plata. There are a total of 100,000 hotel beds in the city.The only...

    • Maimón
      Maimón
      Maimón is a small resort town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic, around 24 km west of San Felipe de Puerto Plata...

       (D.M.)
    • Yásica Arriba
      Yásica Arriba
      Yasica Arriba is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* http://nona.net/features/map/placedetail.1530656/Los%20Bellosos/* – World-Gazetteer.com...

       (D.M.)
  • Altamira
    Altamira, Puerto Plata
    Altamira is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.The town's name is the subject of at least two different origin traditions...

    • Río Grande
      Río Grande, Puerto Plata
      Río Grande is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* http://www.mialtamira.com* http://nona.net/features/map/placedetail.1526091/Boca%20de%20R%C3%ADo%20Grande/* – World-Gazetteer.com...

       (D.M.)
  • Guananico
    Guananico
    Guananico is a town in the Dominican Republic, situated in the Puerto Plata Province. It has an area of and a population of 7,361 of which 2,575 live in the urban part and 4,786 in the rural part...

  • Imbert
    Imbert
    Imbert is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

  • Los Hidalgos
    Los Hidalgos
    Los Hidalgos is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic. It has another name or a nickname if you want to say that, which is El Mamey. Most people call it by this name. The current mayor is Felix Sarita. It has one of the most outstanding park of the Dominican Republic. ...

    • Navas (D.M.)
  • Luperón
    • Belloso (D.M.)
    • La Isabela (D.M.)
  • Sosúa
    Sosúa
    Sosúa is a small town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic. Located approximately from the Puerto Plata International Airport , the town is accessed primarily by Camino Cinco, or Highway 5, which runs much of the length of the country's North coastline...

    • Cabarete
      Cabarete
      Cabarete is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic, noted for its tourism and beaches. It was founded in 1835 by Zephaniah Kingsley along with his mixed-race family, and 53 slaves he freed from his Florida plantations and brought here while the island was under Haitian...

       (D.M.)
    • Sabaneta de Yásica
      Sabaneta de Yásica
      Sabaneta de Yásica is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :http://nona.net/features/map/placedetail.1532751/Sabaneta%20de%20Y%C3%A1sica/* – World-Gazetteer.com...

       (D.M.)
  • Villa Isabela
    Villa Isabela
    Villa Isabela is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

    • Estero Hondo
      Estero Hondo
      Estero Hondo is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.comComunidad de personas cuyos miembros están vinculados por un sentido de solidaridad, pueblo conocido historicamente por la expedición militar antitrujillista de junio de 1959 y su...

       (D.M.)
    • La Jaiba
      La Jaiba
      La Jaiba is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :http://nona.net/features/map/placedetail.1529439/La%20Jaiba/* – World-Gazetteer.com...

       (D.M.)
    • Gualete
      Gualete
      Gualete is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :http://nona.net/features/map/placedetail.1528216/Gualete/* – World-Gazetteer.com...

       (D.M.)
  • Villa Montellano
    Villa Montellano
    Villa Montellano is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...


The following is a sortable table of the municipalities with population figures as of the 2002 census (the last national census). Urban
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 population are those living in the seats (cabeceras literally heads) of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural
Rural
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 population are those living in the district
District
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s (Secciones literally sections) and neighborhoods (Parajes literally places) outside of them.
Name Total population Urban population Rural population
Altamira
Altamira, Puerto Plata
Altamira is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.The town's name is the subject of at least two different origin traditions...

22,983 4,345 18,638
Guananico
Guananico
Guananico is a town in the Dominican Republic, situated in the Puerto Plata Province. It has an area of and a population of 7,361 of which 2,575 live in the urban part and 4,786 in the rural part...

6,047 2,495 3,552
Imbert
Imbert
Imbert is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

24,075 7,641 16,434
Los Hidalgos
Los Hidalgos
Los Hidalgos is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic. It has another name or a nickname if you want to say that, which is El Mamey. Most people call it by this name. The current mayor is Felix Sarita. It has one of the most outstanding park of the Dominican Republic. ...

13,569 2,671 10,898
Luperón 18,912 4,824 14,088
San Felipe de Puerto Plata
San Felipe de Puerto Plata
San Felipe de Puerto Plata, often referred to as simply Puerto Plata, is the capital of the Dominican province Puerto Plata.The city is famous for resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, located east of San Felipe de Puerto Plata. There are a total of 100,000 hotel beds in the city.The only...

146,882 112,036 34,846
Sosúa
Sosúa
Sosúa is a small town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic. Located approximately from the Puerto Plata International Airport , the town is accessed primarily by Camino Cinco, or Highway 5, which runs much of the length of the country's North coastline...

44,938 9,032 35,906
Villa Isabela
Villa Isabela
Villa Isabela is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

17,020 5,271 11,749
Villa Montellano
Villa Montellano
Villa Montellano is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...

18,280 8,967 9,313
Puerto Plata province 312,706 157,282 155,424


For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.

External links


Oficina Nacional de Estadística, Maps with administrative division of the provinces of the Dominican Republic, downloadable in PDF
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