Gurabo, Dominican Republic

Gurabo
Gurabo
Coordinates: 19°29′0″N 70°40′0″W / 19.48333°N 70.66667°W / 19.48333; -70.66667
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceSantiago
MunicipalitySantiago de los Caballeros
Founded1495
Area
  Total
664.37 km2 (256.51 sq mi)
Elevation
173 m (568 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
126,668
  Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
  Urban
77,009
Distance to
 Santo Domingo

 158km
Municipalities5

Gurabo is a suburban section in northeast Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. Its estimated population is 42,000. Gurabo is best known for its tobacco plantations and amber mines.