Sosúa
Sosúa | |
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Municipality | |
| Puerto Plata | |
Sosúa beach | |
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Flag Seal | |
Sosúa Sosúa in the Dominican Republic | |
| Coordinates: 19°45′00″N 70°31′12″W / 19.75000°N 70.52000°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Puerto Plata |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilfredo Olivences (Social Christian Reformist Party) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 276.89 km2 (106.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Municipality | 49,593 |
| • Density | 179.11/km2 (463.89/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,713 |
| Municipal districts | 2 |
| Distance to – Santo Domingo | 240 km (150 mi) |
Sosúa is a beach town and municipality in the Puerto Plata Province of the Dominican Republic. The Gregorio Luperón International Airport is located in the western part of the municipality.
The town is divided into three sectors: El Batey, which is the main tourist section and on the east side of the main beach (Playa Sosúa); Los Charamicos, on the west end of the beach; north of them, toward the airport, is Sosúa Abajo.
Sosua is accessed primarily by Camino Cinco, or Highway 5, which runs the country's northern coastline.