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Encyclopedia > Puerto Plata
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Capital: San Felipe de Puerto Plata
Area: 1,857 km²
Population (2000 est.): 302,799
Population Density: 163.1 / km²
ISO 3166-2: DO-18
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Map showing Puerto Plata in Dominican Republic

Puerto Plata is one the northern provinces of the Dominican Republic. The area has become an increasingly popular tourist attraction since the late 1990s mainly due to its fine beaches. San Filipe de Puerto Plata, often refered to as simply Puerto Plata, is the capital of the Dominican province Puerto Plata. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... ISO 3166-2 codes for Dominican Republic. ... Subdivision of the Dominican Republic. ... The Dominican Republic is divided into 31 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) (capitals in parentheses, if different from province name). ...

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Famous People born in Puerto Plata

Among the famous people born in Puerto Plata, Gregorio Luperon stands out for his valiant fight against the Spanish Occupation. He is considered by many as a national patriot. Down the list of famous personalities, we come across Pedro Duran.


Municipalities

San Filipe de Puerto Plata, often refered to as simply Puerto Plata, is the capital of the Dominican province Puerto Plata. ... Sosua is a small pueblo in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic. ...

See also

  • Puerto Plata Airport
  • Caribbean Travel Tips
  • Puerto Plata Free Screensaver
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  • Images of Puerto Plata
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Puerto Plata Airport in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, is that Caribbean nations second largest airport, after Las Americas International Airport in Punta Caucedo, Dominican Republic near Santo Domingo. ...

External links

Puerto Plata travel guide from Wikitravel Wikitravel is a project to create an open content, complete, up-to-date, and reliable world-wide travel guide. ...

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Puerto Plata - Search Results - MSN Encarta (230 words)
Puerto Plata, also San Felipe de Puerto Plata, city in the northern Dominican Republic, capital of Puerto Plata Province, on the Atlantic Ocean near...
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San Felipe de Puerto Plata, often referred to as simply Puerto Plata, is the capital of the Dominican province Puerto Plata.
Puerto Plata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (182 words)
This article refers to the Dominican province Puerto Plata; for its capital, which is also usually referred to as Puerto Plata, see San Felipe de Puerto Plata.
Puerto Plata is one the northern provinces of the Dominican Republic.
Among the famous people born in Puerto Plata, Gregorio Luperon stands out for his valiant fight against the Spanish Occupation.
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