Municipality
Altamira real estate
Altamira is a municipality in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, home to about 17,676 people. We have no live listings here yet.
Places in Altamira
AltamiraRío GrandeAlto de la ManaclaEl Alto de los FranciscoEl CupeyEl JamoLa CatalinaLoma de GaioLos ArroyosLos PolancosQuebrada HondaRancho NuevoRincón
Hurricane and earthquake history
| Hurricanes whose centre passed within 50 km, since 1980 | 1 |
| Strongest of them | Isaias, 2020 · Category 1 · 2 km away |
| Tropical storms or stronger, same window | 5 |
| Earthquakes of magnitude 5+ within 100 km, since 1973 | 14 |
| Largest recorded within 150 km | M7.1, 1948 · 121 km away (11 km WNW of Sánchez, Dominican Republic) |
History, not a forecast. These are counts of what has happened near Altamira, 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.
Altamira at a glance
| Official name | Altamira |
| Type | Municipality |
| Part of | Puerto Plata |
| Population | 17,676 |
| Homes for sale we track | 0 |
| Foreign ownership | Foreigners 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.