The Samaná Península is a
peninsula
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in
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...
situated in the province of
Samaná. The Samaná Peninsula is connected to the rest of the state by the
isthmus
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of Samaná; to its south is
Samaná Bay. The peninsula contains many
beaches
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, especially in the city of
Santa Bárbara de Samaná
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. It contains three rivers.
Transportation
The main roads are the
DR-5
DR-5 is of one of the main highways in the Dominican Republic. The highway begins at a T-interchange with DR-1 in Villa Bisonó in the small town of Navarrete located about 20 kilometers northwest of Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los C ...
and the Samaná Highway, which leads from the peninsula to
Santo Domingo
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, population_density_km2 = auto
, timezone = AST (UTC −4)
, area_code_type = Area codes
, area_code = 809, 829, 849
, postal_code_type = Postal codes
, postal_code = 10100–10699 ( Distrito Nacional)
, webs ...
. The peninsula also contains the
Samaná El Catey International Airport
Samaná El Catey International Airport , also called Aeropuerto Internacional Presidente Juan Bosch (AISA), is an international airport that opened on 6 November 2006, serving the province of Samaná in the Dominican Republic.
The airport is ...
. The peninsula also hosts agriculture and tourism.
Gallery
File:Cabo Samaná.jpg, Cabo Samaná, at the eastern end of the peninsula
File:Playa Morón (14503906939).jpg, El Limon area of Samana, Dominican Republic
See also
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External links
El Catey International Airport Samana - Dominican Republic
Landforms of the Dominican Republic
Geography of Samaná Province
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