Puerto Plata Province


Puerto Plata is one of the northern provinces of the Dominican Republic. The area has become an increasingly popular tourist attraction since the late 1990s mainly due to its fine beaches. It borders the Septentrional mountain range to the north.
Created from the Santiago Province in 1867 as a "maritime district", it became a province in 1907, when maritime districts were suppressed by a new Dominican constitution.

Municipalities and municipal districts

The province is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:
The following is a sortable table of the municipalities with population figures as of the 2012 census. Urban population are those living in the seats of municipalities or of municipal districts. Rural population are those living in the districts and neighborhoods outside of them.
NameTotal populationUrban populationRural population
Altamira26056788918167
Guananico895430255929
Imbert305141458915925
Los Hidalgos14589302211567
Luperón20259498915270
San Felipe de Puerto Plata28655824756938989
Sosúa698851933850547
Villa Isabela14889105813831
Villa Montellano19029900910020
Puerto Plata province490733310488180245

For comparison with the municipalities and municipal districts of other provinces see the list of municipalities and municipal districts of the Dominican Republic.