Boca Chica | |
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![]() Streets of Boca Chica | |
Coordinates: 18°27′14″N 69°36′23″W / 18.45389°N 69.60639°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Santo Domingo |
Incorporated | 2001 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Radhamés Castro (Liberal Reformist Party) |
Area | |
• Total | 145.67 km2 (56.24 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census)[4] | |
• Total | 167,040 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 104,951 |
Municipal Districts | 1 |
Boca Chica is a municipality (municipio) of the Santo Domingo province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district (distritos municipal): La Caleta.[5] As of the 2022 census it had 167,040 inhabitants, 104,951 living in the city itself and 62,089 in its rural districts (Secciones).[4]
Boca Chica has a popular beach with the same name, located about 30 kilometers east of Santo Domingo de Guzmán in the south-east region of the country.[6]