Punta Cana

Coordinates: 18 ° 38 ′  N , 68 ° 28 ′  W

Punta Cana​

Dominican Republic

Bavaro Beach, Punta Cana

Punta Cana airport

Punta Cana is a town in the east of the Dominican Republic in the district of Verón - Punta Cana ( Distrito Municipal Verón Punta Cana ) in the province of La Altagracia . The name is derived from the headland at the eastern end of the island (Spanish: Punta ) and from the Cana palm trees (Coccothrinax argentea) that grow there.

The Verón - Punta Cana district has 54,000 inhabitants (as of 2013).

tourism

The southeast coast of the Dominican Republic is known for its beautiful beaches and turquoise blue sea. An elongated coral reef acts as natural surf protection on this coast . In particular, the almost 50 km long Playa Bavaro, to which the Playa de Arena Gorda also belongs, is a magnet for tourists from all over the world due to its picturesque atmosphere. So many well-known have hotel chains large all inclusive - resorts built the most equal of several hotels exist. As early as 2006 there were over 25,000 hotel rooms in Punta Cana - and the trend is still increasing. In contrast to some other parts of the Dominican Republic, especially in the west, Punta Cana is supplied with electricity and water all day.

Two national parks have been established in the vicinity in recent years: the Punta Cana National Park and the Saona Island . Famous tourist attractions are for example Dolphin Explorer, the Bavaro Adventure Park, Manatí Park or the Blue Mall Punta Cana.

In Punta Cana there is an international airport of the same name , which is privately owned ( IATA code : PUJ, ICAO code : MDPC).

With almost 2.7 million foreign visitors, Punta Cana was the 44th most visited city in the world in 2016 and third in Latin America. Tourists brought in just under $ 3 billion in revenue that same year. Most of the foreign visitors came from the USA.

Climate table

The climate is tropical with year-round temperatures around 25 to 35 ° C.

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Punta Cana Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 27.7 27.6 28.1 28.7 29.6 30.3 30.5 30.7 30.9 30.5 29.4 28.1 O 29.3 Min. Temperature (° C) 21.9 21.8 22.0 22.5 23.2 24.1 24.6 24.8 24.4 23.6 23.2 22.3 O 23.2 Precipitation ( mm ) 66 54 54 69 124 104 78 103 102 152 117 79 Σ 1.102 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 8.3 8.6 9.0 8.8 8.1 8.5 8.7 8.7 8.2 7.8 7.9 7.5 O 8.3 Rainy days ( d ) 9 7th 7th 6th 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 Σ 110 Water temperature (° C) 26th 26th 26th 27 28 28 28 28 29 29 28 27 O 27.5 Humidity ( % ) 83 81 81 82 83 82 82 83 83 83 82 83 O 82.3 T e m p e r a t u r 27.7 21.9 27.6 21.8 28.1 22.0 28.7 22.5 29.6 23.2 30.3 24.1 30.5 24.6 30.7 24.8 30.9 24.4 30.5 23.6 29.4 23.2 28.1 22.3 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: wetterkontor.de

Footnotes

1. ↑ Communication from the local administration dated August 16, 2013 on the number of inhabitants: Alcalde de Verón ofrece a sus municipes rendicion de memorias ( Memento of the original of October 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 23, 2014. 
2. ↑ Global Destination Cities Report 2016. (No longer available online.) Mastercard, archived from the original on September 24, 2016 ; accessed on July 11, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Web links

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