Bonao | |
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Municipality | |
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Coordinates: 18°57′0″N 70°24′36″W / 18.95000°N 70.41000°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Monseñor Nouel |
Municipal Districts | 5 |
Founded | 1495 |
Municipality since | 1865 |
Area | |
• Total | 142.8 km2 (55.1 sq mi) |
• Urban | 13.01 km2 (5.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 76,241 |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
• Urban | 68,602 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (AST) |
Distance: | 40 km (25 mi) to La Vega 85 km (53 mi) to Santo Domingo |
Bonao is a Dominican city and the head municipality of the Monseñor Nouel province, in the center of the country.
Bonao is the Taíno name of the region where the old city was founded.[4] The city is in the Bonao Valley, at about 85 km to the northwest of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.