Bayahibe
Bayahíbe is a town in the Dominican Republic, located about 10 miles east of La Romana on the shore of the Caribbean Sea with 5,618 inhabitants. Founded as a fishing village in 1874 by Juan Brito and his family, who came from Puerto Rico, the town is now a tourist destination.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Cochoncarlos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Mcolella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Town with 13,700 residents
- Description: Town and municipality in the Dominican Republic
- Also known as: “Bahahibe”, “Bayahiba”, “Bayahíbe”, “Bayahibense”, “Bayahide”, “Bayaibe”, and “Bayjibe”
Bayahibe
Latitude
18.3687° or 18° 22′ 7″ northLongitude
-68.8397° or 68° 50′ 23″ westPopulation
13,700Elevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Open location code
77CH9596+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 4711700294OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
3511624Wikidata ID
Q1159235
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