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La Romana vs Las Galeras

La Romana and Las Galeras, figure by figure. Each value links to the page it was taken from.

Population
La Romana
153,241 persons
citypopulation.deAs of Census 2022-11-10 (final)High confidence
Las Galeras
7,500 persons
citypopulation.deAs of Census 2022-11-10 (final)High confidence
Difference (Las Galeras − La Romana): −145,741 persons (−95.1%)
Land price per m²Different levels: one figure is for the city, the other for the province
La Romana · province
212 USD per m²
RE/MAX Metropolitana land price guideAs of 24 Jul 2026Medium confidence
Las Galeras · city
US$50–60/m² (range, raw/development land)
Eliun International Real Estate blog Las Galeras Real Estate for InvestorsAs of 27 Jun 2026Low confidence

Limited data: low-confidence source

Condo price per m²
La Romana
1,694 USD per m²
CLIC Inmobiliaria apartments La RomanaAs of undated (2024–2026 analysis)Low confidence

Limited data: low-confidence source

Las Galeras
1,875 USD per m²
CLIC Inmobiliaria apartments Las GalerasAs of Jul 2026Low confidence

Limited data: low-confidence source

Difference (Las Galeras − La Romana): +181 USD per m² (+10.7%)
Airbnb nightly rate (ADR)
La Romana
704 USD per night
AirROIAs of Aug 2025 - Jul 2026 (updated 2026-09-12)Medium confidence
Las Galeras
90 USD per night
AirROIAs of Aug 2025 - Jul 2026 (updated 2026-09-12)Medium confidence
Difference (Las Galeras − La Romana): −614 USD per night (−87.2%)
Airbnb occupancy
La Romana
27.4 %
AirROIAs of Aug 2025 - Jul 2026 (updated 2026-09-12)Medium confidence
Las Galeras
29.9 %
AirROIAs of Aug 2025 - Jul 2026 (updated 2026-09-12)Medium confidence
Difference (Las Galeras − La Romana): +2.5 % (+9.12%)
Climate (monthly temperature and rain)Different sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
La Romana
Weatherspark, monthly temp + rain (stations: Punta Cana Intl 41 mi 54%; Las Américas Intl 46 mi 46%; MERRA-2)
WeathersparkAs of 1980-2016 averagesMedium confidence
Las Galeras
weather-and-climate.com Las Galeras, 12-month temp + rainfall (data from Sabana de la Mar station 33 km; Copernicus C3S)
weather-and-climate.com Las GalerasAs of 1991-2020 averagesMedium confidence
Nearest international airport and drive time
La Romana
8 minutes by car

LRM (La Romana / Casa de Campo Intl)

Rome2rioAs of undated (live routing)High confidence
Las Galeras
82 minutes by car

AZS (Samaná El Catey Intl)

Rome2rioAs of undated (live routing)High confidence
Difference (Las Galeras − La Romana): +74 minutes by car (+925%)
Hospitals and clinicsDifferent sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
La Romana
  • Clínica Doctor Canela

GOV.UK FCDO "List of medical facilities and practitioners in Dominican Republic" (Clínica Doctor Canela, Av. Libertad 44, La Romana)

GOV.UK FCDO List of medical facilities and practitioners in Dominican RepublicAs of 27 Jan 2026High confidence
Las Galeras
  • Centro Clínico y Diagnóstico Las Galeras

DiarioSalud.do news: SNS delivers renovated "Centro Clínico y Diagnóstico Las Galeras" (public first-level centre with X-ray, ultrasound, lab), Las Galeras, Samaná

DiarioSalud.do newsAs of 21 Sep 2026Medium confidence
Intentional homicides, Jan–Jun 2026
La Romana
10 homicides, Jan–Jun 2026
CADSECI/MIP Boletín Estadístico de Seguridad Ciudadana enero-junio 2026As of Jan–Jun 2026 (published 21 Sep 2026)High confidence
Las Galeras
4 homicides, Jan–Jun 2026
CADSECI/MIP Boletín Estadístico de Seguridad Ciudadana enero-junio 2026As of Jan–Jun 2026 (published 21 Sep 2026)High confidence
Difference (Las Galeras − La Romana): −6 homicides, Jan–Jun 2026 (−60%)
Food sceneDifferent sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
La Romana
godominicanrepublic.com (MITUR) "La Romana Dining" (meat-producing center, melon farm, Italian/Spanish-run small restaurants, catch of the day, Onno's)
godominicanrepublic.comAs of undatedHigh confidence
Las Galeras
36 restaurants listed

TripAdvisor "Restaurants in Las Galeras" (36 results; Le Bdm Playita, La Bodeguita, Marakana, Chalet Tropical, Las Estrellas by Araya)

TripAdvisor Restaurants in Las GalerasAs of Oct 2026High confidence
Foreign-origin population (proxy for expat community)
La Romana
36,621 persons
ENI-2017 Cuadro 2.6As of 2017 (ENI-2017)Medium confidence
Las Galeras
5,884 persons
ENI-2017 Cuadro 2.6As of 2017 (ENI-2017)Low confidence

Limited data: low-confidence source

Difference (Las Galeras − La Romana): −30,737 persons (−83.9%)
BeachesDifferent sources or units: shown side by side, not compared
La Romana
  • Playa Minitas
  • Playa Dominicus

godominicanrepublic.com (MITUR) La Romana destination page (Playa Minitas, Playa Dominicus)

godominicanrepublic.comAs of undatedHigh confidence
Las Galeras
  • Playa Rincón

godominicanrepublic.com (MITUR) Samaná destination page ("Visit Las Galeras and discover Playa Rincón, one of the country's most beautiful beaches")

godominicanrepublic.comAs of undatedHigh confidence

Country-wide figures

These come from national sources with no town-level breakdown, so they are the same for every town.