Puerto Plata

Summary

Puerto Plata is a municipality of the Dominican Republic^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Puerto Plata is located in Puerto Plata Province^[3].
• Puerto Plata is in the country of Dominican Republic^[4].
• Puerto Plata's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Dominican Republic^[5].
• Puerto Plata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rochester^[6].
• Puerto Plata's postal code is recorded as 57000^[7].
• Puerto Plata's Commons category is recorded as Puerto Plata^[8].
• 1502 marks the founding of Puerto Plata^[9].
• Puerto Plata's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 19.795833, 'lon': -70.694444}^[10].
• Puerto Plata's official website is recorded as http://www.puertoplata.com/^[11].
• Puerto Plata's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic^[12].
• Puerto Plata has a population of {'amount': '+338339'}^[13].
• Puerto Plata has a population of {'amount': '+318419'}^[14].
• Puerto Plata's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[15].
• Puerto Plata's capital of is recorded as Puerto Plata Province^[16].
• Puerto Plata's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish^[17].
• Puerto Plata's category for people born here is recorded as Q26921660^[18].
• Puerto Plata sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8'}^[19].
• Puerto Plata covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+459.71'}^[20].
• Puerto Plata covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+503.0'}^[21].

Body

Geography

Puerto Plata is in the country of Dominican Republic^[4]. It is located in Puerto Plata Province^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+459.71'}^[20] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+503.0'}^[21]. Puerto Plata sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8'}^[19]. Population counts include {'amount': '+338339'}^[13] and {'amount': '+318419'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Puerto Plata's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Dominican Republic^[5].

History and Context

1502 marks the founding of Puerto Plata^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Puerto Plata include Gregorio Luperón International Airport^[22], an international airport^[23], in Dominican Republic^[24].

Why It Matters

Puerto Plata has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for it include Gregorio Luperón International Airport^[22], an international airport^[23], in Dominican Republic^[24].