El Valle, Dominican Republic

El Valle is a town in the Hato Mayor Province of the Dominican Republic. El Valle is 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of the coastal town of Sabana de la Mar.

  • Main street name: Maria Trinidad Sanchez.
  • River names: El Sano, Jaguera, and Janigua.
  • There is a creek that divides the town. The creek is called Porquero (porkero), named after the locally raised swine that bathe in the creek.
El Valle
El Valle
Coordinates: 18°58′35″N 69°22′45″W
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceHato Mayor
Municipality since1982
Area
  Total161.12 km2 (62.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total8,855
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
  Demonym
Vallero(a)
Distance to
* Hato Mayor

33 km (21 mi)
* Sabana de la Mar8 km (5 mi)
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