Las Galeras is a
municipal district
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Brazil
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of the provincial capital
Santa Bárbara de Samaná, Samaná Province, on the northeast coast of the Dominican Republic, at the eastern end of the Samaná Peninsula, on Rincón Bay between Cabrón and Samaná capes.
Las Galeras (Spanish for "The Galleys") is named for two
galley
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s that were there in the 16th century.
Population
In the national census of 2002 the population of Las Galeras was included with that of Santa Bárbara de Samaná.
[Censo 2002 de Población y Vivienda]
Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
/ref> There were approximately 6,000 people living in the area of Las Galeras.
See also
Samana Province
References
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Populated places in Samaná Province
Municipalities of the Dominican Republic