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Eastern Dominican Republic

The Eastern Region is a region of . It has a plain landscape of sugarcane plantations, and the world-famous beaches and resorts at Casa de Campo, Punta Cana, Cap Cana and Bavaro.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Punta Cana and La Romana.

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is a town and tourist region at the easternmost tip of the . The region, covering about 420,000 m2, is home to a coastline of sandy white beaches. It is a popular spring break destination.

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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.

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is a city in the province of the same name in the . It is on the southern coast, 75km east of and 45km east of the International Airport of "Las Americas", and has 140,000 inhabitants.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Higüey and Miches.

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, or in full Salvaleón de , is the capital city of the eastern , in the , and has 415,084 inhabitants, according to the 2022 census.

is a town located in El Seibo province in the northeast coast of the . The community sits between the northern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental and the southern shore of the .

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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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is an area of , located in La Altagracia province, the easternmost province of the . was originally developed as a town for resort workers together with the resort area and tourist region of Punta Cana.

is a municipal district of the Santa Cruz del Seibo municipality in the , . It was founded in 1927 by the Dominican president Horacio Vásquez.

Eastern Dominican Republic

Latitude of center
18.7° or 18° 42′ north
Longitude of center
-69.2° or 69° 12′ west
Wiki­data ID
Q14214530
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Italian—“Eastern Dominican Republic” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “东多米尼加”
  • Dutch: “Oostelijke Dominicaanse Republiek”
  • Italian: “Repubblica Dominicana orientale”

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