La Altagracia

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La Altagracia
Haiti Pedernales Barahona Baoruco Independencia Azua Peravia San Cristóbal Distrito Nacional Santo Domingo San Pedro de Macoris La Romana La Altagracia El Seibo Hato Mayor Samaná María Trinidad Sánchez Espaillat Monte Plata (Provinz) Sanchez Ramirez Duarte Hermanas Mirabal San José de Ocoa Monseñor Nouel La Vega Puerto Plata Monte Cristi Valverde Dajabón Elías Piña Santiago Rodríguez Santiago San Juanlocation
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Basic data
Country Dominican Republic
region Yuma
Seat Salvaleón de Higüey
surface 2,998.4 km²
Residents 273,210 (2010)
density 91 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 DO-11

Coordinates: 18 ° 33 ′  N , 68 ° 37 ′  W

Parque Nacional Del Este

La Altagracia is the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic . Until 1968 it belonged to the province of La Romana . La Altagracia is home to the Punta Cana tourist region and the Parque Nacional del Este National Park .

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