Matanzas

Matanzas is a municipality in the province of the . It was recently created as a municipality on June 1, 2014.
  • Type: Town with 25,600 residents
  • Description: place in Peravia, Dominican Republic
  • Also known as: “Matanzas (Peravia)”, “Matanzas (República Dominicana)”, “Matanzas, Dominican Republic”, and “Matanzas, Prov. Peravia, Rep. Dom”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villa Fundación.

Town
is a town in the Peravia province of the . is situated 9 km northwest of Matanzas.

Matanzas

Latitude
18.24258° or 18° 14′ 33″ north
Longitude
-70.41783° or 70° 25′ 4″ west
Population
25,600
Open location code
77CF6HVJ+2V
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Uzbek—“Matanzas” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Matanzas”
  • Chinese: “馬坦薩斯”
  • Japanese: “マタンサス (ドミニカ共和国)”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Matanzas”
  • Portuguese: “Matanzas”
  • Spanish: “Matanzas”
  • Swedish: “Matanzas, Peravia”
  • Swedish: “Matanzas”
  • Uzbek: “Matanzas”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Los Jobos and Los Tumbaos.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cementerio de Villa Sombrero and Salón del Reino.

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