Las Galeras

Las Galeras is a Government of the [Dominican Republic#Provincial and municipal government|municipal district] of the provincial capital Santa Bárbara de Samaná, Samaná Province, on the northeast coast of the Dominican Republic, at the eastern end of the Samaná Peninsula, on Rincón Bay between Cabrón and Samaná capes.
Las Galeras is named for two galleys that were there in the 16th century.

Population

In the national census of 2002 the population of Las Galeras was included with that of Santa Bárbara de Samaná. There were approximately 6,000 people living in the area of Las Galeras.