Samaná

Summary

Samaná is a municipality of the Dominican Republic^[1]. Samaná ranks in the top 9% of municipality_of_the_dominican_republic entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,612 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Samaná is located in Samaná Province^[3].
• Samaná is in the country of Dominican Republic^[4].
• Samaná's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Dominican Republic^[5].
• Samaná's Commons category is recorded as Santa Bárbara de Samaná^[6].
• January 1, 1756 marks the founding of Samaná^[7].
• Samaná's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 19.205278, 'longitude': -69.336389}^[8].
• Samaná has a population of {'amount': '+108179'}^[9].
• Samaná has a population of {'amount': '+58156'}^[10].
• Samaná's capital of is recorded as Samaná Province^[11].
• Samaná's demonym is recorded as Semanès^[12].
• Samaná's demonym is recorded as semanesa^[13].
• Samaná sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+5'}^[14].
• Samaná covers an area of {'amount': '+412110000'}^[15].
• Samaná covers an area of {'amount': '+410.8'}^[16].

Body

Geography

Samaná is in the country of Dominican Republic^[4]. Samaná is located in Samaná Province^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+412110000'}^[15] and {'amount': '+410.8'}^[16]. Samaná sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+5'}^[14]. Population counts include {'amount': '+108179'}^[9] and {'amount': '+58156'}^[10].

Designation and Status

Samaná's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Dominican Republic^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1756 marks the founding of Samaná^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Samaná include Samaná El Catey International Airport^[17], an international airport^[18], in Dominican Republic^[19].

Why It Matters

Samaná ranks in the top 9% of municipality_of_the_dominican_republic entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,612 views/month).^[2] Samaná has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] Samaná is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

Entities named for Samaná include Samaná El Catey International Airport^[17], an international airport^[18], in Dominican Republic^[19].