Sosúa
Sosúa | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Puerto Plata | |
Sosúa beach | |
| Coordinates: 19°45′00″N 70°31′12″W / 19.75000°N 70.52000°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Puerto Plata |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilfredo Olivences (Social Christian Reformist Party) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 276.89 km2 (106.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Municipality | 49,593 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,713 |
| Municipal districts | 2 |
| Distance to – Santo Domingo | 240 km (150 mi) |
Sosúa is a beach town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) from the Gregorio Luperón International Airport in San Felipe de Puerto Plata.
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.
Sosua is accessed primarily by Camino Cinco, or Highway 5, which runs the country's northern coastline.