Sosúa
Municipality in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sosúa is a beach town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) from the Gregorio Luperón International Airport in San Felipe de Puerto Plata.[5]
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Sosúa | |
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Municipality | |
Puerto Plata | |
Coordinates: 19°45′00″N 70°31′12″W | |
Country | Dominican Republic |
Province | Puerto Plata |
Government | |
• Mayor | Wilfredo Olivences[2] (Social Christian Reformist Party) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 276.89 km2 (106.91 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[4] | |
• Municipality | 49,593 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
• Urban | 7,713 |
Municipal districts | 2 |
Distance to – Santo Domingo | 240 km (150 mi) |
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The town is divided into three sectors: El Batey, which is the main tourist section and on the east side of the main beach (Playa Sosúa); Los Charamicos, on the west end of the beach; north of them, toward the airport, is Sosúa Abajo.[6]
Sosua is accessed primarily by Camino Cinco, or Highway 5, which runs the country's northern coastline.