Las Galeras
Las Galeras is a Municipal district of the provincial capital Santa Bárbara de Samaná, Samaná province on the northeast coast of Dominican Republic. It is located at the eastern end of the Samaná Peninsula, on the Rincón Bay that is found between Cabrón and Samaná capes.
Las Galeras | |
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Playa Fronton in Las Galeras, Samana, Dominican Republic | |
Las Galeras Las Galeras in the Dominican Republic | |
| Coordinates: 19°18′N 69°12′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, in English The Galleys (a galley was a war ship where prisoners and slaves were used to move the ship), because two galleys stayed here during the 16th century.
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