Sosúa

Also known as Sosua

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.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Sosúa
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.official_name: Puerto Plata
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Sosúa.png
Settlement.flag_size: 158px
Settlement.image_seal: Escudo del Municipio Sosúa.svg
Settlement.seal_size: 158px
Settlement.image_skyline: Sosua Beach Dominican Republic.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Sosúa beach
Settlement.pushpin_map: Dominican Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Sosúa in the Dominican Republic
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Puerto Plata
Settlement.leader_party: Social Christian Reformist Party
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Wilfredo Olivences

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Wikidata facts

Population: 69885
Area: 267.7
Elevation: 260
Official website: www.thegoodlifesosua.com
Image: City of Sosua, Dominican Republic, Aerial View.jpg

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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.