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Chavón River

The Chavón River is a river located to the east of the . Its best view is obtained from the village called . The history of this river contains extremely interesting passages; From the origin of its name, possible corruption…
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Photo: Bree, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: River
  • Description: watercourse in the Dominican Republic
  • Also known as: “Chavon River”, “Rio Camu”, and “Rio Chabón”

Places of Interest

Highlights include La Romana International Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Ll1324, Public domain.
La Romana Casa De Campo International Airport is an located on the southeastern coast of the , adjacent to the tourist town of and the resort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Casa de Campo and La Romana.

Village
Photo: giggel, CC BY 3.0.
is a Ponderosa-style tropical seaside residential community in on the southeast coast of the . It was developed in the 1970s by Gulf and Western Industries on 7,000 acres of its Central Romana sugar mill's land.

Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city at the southeast end of the . The area along the coast is mostly taken up with various resorts, most notably Casa De Campo Resort. Cruise ships also port here.

Photo: Mcolella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bayahíbe is a town in the , located about 10 miles east of on the shore of the with 5,618 inhabitants. Founded as a fishing village in 1874 by Juan Brito and his family, who came from , the town is now a tourist destination.

Chavón River

Latitude
18.42612° or 18° 25′ 34″ north
Longitude
-68.88901° or 68° 53′ 20″ west
Open location code
77CHC4G6+C9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 496493884
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
3509739
Wiki­data ID
Q3291594
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Satellite Map

Discover Chavón River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Chavón River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Chavón”
  • Cebuano: “Río Chavón”
  • Dutch: “Chavón River”
  • German: “Chavón River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Chavón”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Chavón”
  • Russian: “Чавон”
  • Serbian: “Чавон”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چاوون چایی”
  • Spanish: “Chavon”
  • Spanish: “Chavón”
  • Spanish: “Rio Chavon”
  • Spanish: “Río Chavón”
  • Swedish: “Río Chavón”
  • Welsh: “Afon Chavón”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Altos de Chavón and Las Colinas.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Piscina and Vista al rio.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chavón River”. Photo: Bree, CC BY-SA 2.0.