Sosúa
| Sosúa | ||
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| Puerto Plata | ||
Aerial view of Sosúa
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 Sosúa
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| Coordinates: 19°45′00″N 70°31′12″W / 19.75000°N 70.52000°WCoordinates: 19°45′00″N 70°31′12″W / 19.75000°N 70.52000°W | ||
| Country |
 Dominican Republic
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| Province | Puerto Plata | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayoress | Ilana Neumann (Dominican Revolutionary Party) | |
| Area | ||
| • Municipality | 276.89 km2 (106.91 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Municipality | 49,593 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 7,713 | |
| Municipal districts | 2 | |
| Distance to – Santo Domingo |
240 km (150 mi) |
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| Website | www.sosua.gob.do | |
Sosúa is a resort town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic. Located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) from the Gregorio Luperón International Airport in San Felipe de Puerto Plata, the town is accessed primarily by Camino Cinco, or Highway 5, which runs much of the length of the country's North coastline. The town is divided into three sectors: El Batey, which is the main tourist section and on the east side of Sosúas main beach (Playa Sosúa), Los Charamicos, on the west end of the beach and past that, heading north toward the airport, is Sosúa Abajo.
At the 1938 Evian Conference Rafael Trujillo offered to accept up to 100,000 Jewish refugees; about 800 German and Austrian Jewish refugees received visas by the Dominican government between 1940 and 1945 (see Dominican Jews) and settled in Sosúa. The government provided them with land and resources with which they created a dairy and cheese factory, named Productos Sosúa still in existence today. Descendants of the original settlers still live in Sosúa, where they maintain a synagogue and a museum.
The town was little known until tourism took off in the island in the mid 1980s.
Sosua Abajo, which translates roughly to "Lower Sosua", is located on the western side of Sosúa in a valley nearby a river that flows into Sosúa Bay. Mainly a rural area of Sosúa, Sosúa Abajo houses many of the workers who commute to the El Batey area, nearby Cabarete Bay and Playa Dorada.
The Barrio of Los Charamicos is situated between El Batey and Abajo, and is a densely populated urban area known for its nightlife, dancing, and bar scene. In 1988 actor George Rose was murdered here by his adopted son and the son's uncle.
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