Bonao

Bonao
City
View of Bonao city, Dominican Republic
View of Bonao city, Dominican Republic
Official seal of Bonao
Bonao is located in the Dominican Republic
Bonao
Bonao
Coordinates: 18°57′0″N 70°24′36″W / 18.95000°N 70.41000°W / 18.95000; -70.41000
Country Dominican Republic
ProvinceMonseñor Nouel
Founded1495
Municipality since1865
Area
 • Total664.37 km2 (256.51 sq mi)
Elevation173 m (568 ft)
Population
 (2012)[3]
 • Total158,034
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
 • Urban
60,044
Distance to
 – Santo Domingo

85 km
Municipal Districts
5
ClimateAf

Bonao is a city in the Cibao region of Dominican Republic. It is the capital of the Monseñor Nouel province. The city is located in the center of the country, to the northwest of the national capital Santo Domingo.[4][5]

The city is known as "Villa de las Hortensias" - the town of hydrangeas. The Hortensia is the local flower of Bonao.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ De la Fuente, Santiago (1976). Geografía Dominicana (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: Editora Colegial Quisqueyana.
  3. ^ Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
  4. ^ "Official government PDF - Geography" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Relation: Bonao (7384719)". OpenStreetMap. 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2024-04-11.