Río Grande, Río Grande Abajo, Río Grande (D. M.)., Altamira, Provincia de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Alternative Names:	Rio Grande, Río Grande
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Cordillera Septentrional, Santiago Province, Dominican Republic
Region:	Río Grande Abajo, Río Grande (D. M.)., Altamira, Provincia de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Latitude:	19° 40' 0" N
Longitude:	70° 46' 0" W
Lat/Long (dec):	19.66667,-70.76667
Köppen climate type:	Af : Tropical rainforest climate
Population:	20,154 (2016)
Mindat Feature ID:	3493769
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:3493769:3
GUID:	bfd50cbc-ac60-460d-a26b-588f6beeeb11

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
La Toca amber mines, Santiago de Los Caballeros, Santiago Province, Dominican Republic	19° 23' 3" N	70° 43' 45" W	31.7km (19.7 miles)
Magante, Río San Juan Complex, Río San Juan, María Trinidad Sánchez Province, Dominican Republic	19° 36' 29" N	70° 9' 54" W	63.3km (39.3 miles)
Río San Juan Complex, Río San Juan, María Trinidad Sánchez Province, Dominican Republic	19° 38' 23" N	70° 3' 44" W	73.8km (45.9 miles)
Romero deposit, San Juan Province, Dominican Republic	19° 7' 33" N	71° 17' 35" W	81.6km (50.7 miles)
Romero South deposit, San Juan Province, Dominican Republic	19° 6' 32" N	71° 17' 35" W	83.0km (51.6 miles)
Loma Ortega deposit, Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic	18° 59' 3" N	70° 24' 30" W	84.7km (52.6 miles)
Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic	18° 56' 4" N	70° 20' 48" W	92.6km (57.5 miles)
Loma Caribe Ni laterite deposit, Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic	18° 54' 42" N	70° 20' 56" W	94.7km (58.8 miles)
Loma Larga deposit, Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic	18° 55' 3" N	70° 20' 9" W	94.8km (58.9 miles)
Cerro Trucin, Restauración, Dajabón Province, Dominican Republic	19° 18' 0" N	71° 34' 59" W	94.8km (58.9 miles)
Lignite deposits, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	19° 0' 0" N	70° 10' 0" W	97.3km (60.4 miles)
Loma Peguera deposit, Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic	18° 53' 12" N	70° 18' 47" W	98.9km (61.5 miles)
Monte Negro-10 Pit, Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	18° 57' 34" N	70° 10' 59" W	99.6km (61.9 miles)
Monte Negro Pit, Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	18° 57' 8" N	70° 11' 9" W	100.1km (62.2 miles)
Cumba Pit, Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	18° 57' 30" N	70° 10' 29" W	100.3km (62.3 miles)
Los Quemados Quarry, Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	18° 56' 21" N	70° 11' 7" W	101.3km (63.0 miles)
San Juan Quarry, Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	18° 56' 4" N	70° 11' 28" W	101.4km (63.0 miles)
Moore Pit, Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	18° 56' 34" N	70° 10' 43" W	101.4km (63.0 miles)
Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	18° 56' 25" N	70° 10' 42" W	101.6km (63.2 miles)
Upper Mejita Pit, Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	18° 56' 25" N	70° 10' 17" W	102.1km (63.4 miles)
Las Lagunas Quarry, Pueblo Viejo Mine, Cotuí, Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic	18° 55' 41" N	70° 10' 46" W	102.7km (63.8 miles)
Cerro de Maimón Mine (Cerro de Maimón deposit), Maimón, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic	18° 52' 54" N	70° 14' 42" W	103.0km (64.0 miles)
Douvray Cu deposit, Ouanaminthe Arrondissement, Nord-Est Department, Haiti	19° 33' 0" N	71° 46' 59" W	107.3km (66.7 miles)
Trou du Nord Au-Cu Deposit, Trou-du-Nord, Trou-du-Nord Arrondissement, Nord-Est Department, Haiti	19° 36' 44" N	72° 1' 33" W	132.0km (82.0 miles)
Majagual property, Los Cacaos, San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republic	18° 31' 0" N	70° 15' 0" W	138.9km (86.3 miles)
San Francisco Hills Mine, San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republic	18° 29' 41" N	70° 8' 54" W	145.6km (90.5 miles)
Bucaro Hill, Cambita Garabitos, San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republic	18° 29' 7" N	70° 9' 24" W	146.2km (90.8 miles)
Milot, Acul-du-Nord Arrondissement, Nord Department, Haiti	19° 36' 27" N	72° 12' 54" W	151.8km (94.3 miles)
Milot Mine, Milot, Acul-du-Nord Arrondissement, Nord Department, Haiti	19° 37' 0" N	72° 13' 0" W	152.0km (94.4 miles)
Villa Fundación, Baní, Peravia Province, Dominican Republic	18° 16' 58" N	70° 29' 37" W	156.5km (97.3 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Caribbean Plate	Tectonic Plate
Dominican Republic	Country
Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic	Province
Cordillera Septentrional, Santiago Province, Dominican Republic	Mountain Range
The Caribbean	Region

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata	66.21.0.0.0.0
Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata, Altamira	66.21.92.0.0.0

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