Puerto Viejo de Azua

As a small town in Azua, Dominican Republic, Puerto Viejo de Azua occupies its own corner of the country. Puerto Viejo de Azua maps to 18.352°, -70.836° — squarely within the tropical belt. Around 10,367 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Open data lists it as very close to sea level (24 m), covering roughly 48.1 km² of territory. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Such a low elevation typically indicates a coastal, deltaic, or alluvial setting. At 216 people per km², the town shows a sparse settlement pattern. It is recorded as having been established around 1504, placing its origins in the 16th century. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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