Bayahibe

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.
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  • 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″ north
Longitude
-68.8397° or 68° 50′ 23″ west
Population
13,700
Elevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)
Open location code
77CH9596+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4711700294
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3511624
Wiki­data ID
Q1159235
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Bayahibe” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Баяхибе
  • Cebuano: Bayahibe
  • Dutch: Bayahibe
  • Dutch: Bayahíbe
  • French: Bayahibe
  • German: Bayahibe
  • Irish: Bayahibe
  • Italian: Bayahibe
  • Japanese: バヤイベ
  • Lombard: Bayahibe
  • Russian: Байяибе
  • Spanish: Bayahibe
  • Spanish: Bayahíbe
  • Swedish: Bayahibe

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