Las Galeras
Las Galeras | |
|---|---|
Playa Fronton in Las Galeras | |
| Coordinates: 19°18′N 69°12′W / 19.300°N 69.200°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Samaná |
| Area | |
• Total | 127.38 km2 (49.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 6,000 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Las Galeras is a municipal district of the provincial capital Santa Bárbara de Samaná, Samaná Province, on the northeast coast of the Dominican Republic, at the eastern end of the Samaná Peninsula, on Rincón Bay between Cabrón and Samaná capes.
Las Galeras (Spanish for "The Galleys") is named for two galleys that were there in the 16th century.