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Higüey real estate

Higüey is a municipality in La Altagracia, Dominican Republic, home to about 415,084 people. We have no live listings here yet.

Places in Higüey

Hurricane and earthquake history

Hurricanes whose centre passed within 50 km, since 1980 3
Strongest of themFiona, 2022 · Category 1 · 5 km away
Tropical storms or stronger, same window7
Earthquakes of magnitude 5+ within 100 km, since 1973 41
Largest recorded within 150 kmM7.8, 1946 · 64 km away (16 km NNW of Miches, Dominican Republic)

History, not a forecast. These are counts of what has happened near Higüey, not the chance of it happening again or of how a particular building would fare. See hurricanes and insurance. Sources: NOAA IBTrACS v04r01, fetched 2026-09-28; USGS earthquake catalogue, fetched 2026-09-28.

Higüey at a glance

Official nameHigüey
TypeMunicipality
Part ofLa Altagracia
Population415,084
Homes for sale we track0
Foreign ownershipForeigners can own property outright, with the same rights as Dominican citizens.

Boundaries and population: © OpenStreetMap contributors via Overture Maps (ODbL), release 2026-09-23.1 · Wikidata.