Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Puerto Plata is one of 32 primary administrative regions in Dominican Republic with a population of approximately 312,706 people.

Facts and figures on Puerto Plata at a glance

Region name: Puerto Plata (Provincia de Puerto Plata)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 312,706 people
Country: Dominican Republic
Continent: North America

The regional headquarters of Puerto Plata (Provincia de Puerto Plata) is located in the regional capital Puerto Plata (Puerto Plata) with a population of 146,000 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Puerto Plata's regional capital Puerto Plata to Dominican Republic's capital Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo) is approximately 169 km (105 mi).

Facts and figures about Puerto Plata
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Puerto Plata Provincia de Puerto Plata312,706 peoplePuerto Plata Puerto Plata146,000 people

Compare with other regions in Dominican Republic.

Map of Puerto Plata

Map of Puerto Plata

Information on Puerto Plata

Information on Puerto Plata
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Puerto Plata Provincia de Puerto PlataPuerto Plata Puerto Plata9Dominican RepublicNorth America

Time in Puerto Plata

Time in Puerto Plata
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 7:46am (07:46h)NoTue, 19 Mar 2024 - 7:46am (07:46h)UTC -4.0America/Santo_Domingo

Geographic coordinates of Puerto Plata

Latitude & Longitude of Puerto Plata
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map19°45'00.0"N (19.7500000°)70°45'00.0"W (-70.7500000°)

Subregions in Puerto Plata

There are 9 administrative subregions in Puerto Plata.
Subregions in Puerto Plata
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Altamira Altamira1.24,137--
Guananico Guananico2.---
Imbert Imbert3.25,283--
Los Hidalgos Los Hidalgos4.14,250--
Luperon Luperón5.18,535--
Puerto Plata Puerto Plata6.-Puerto Plata Puerto Plata146,000
Sosua Sosúa7.47,193--
Villa Isabela Villa Isabela8.14,525--
Villa Montellano Villa Montellano9.---

External sources of information on Puerto Plata

Puerto Plata on Wikipedia