Located in the province of La Altagracia, Punta Cana has an estimated population of 120,000. This region borders the Atlantic Ocean to the North East and Caribbean Sea on the South East.
La Altagracia province has in total 3002.26 km2, and borders with Atlantic Ocean on the North, Saona Island on the South, Caribbean Sea on the East and other two provinces La Romana and Seibo, on the West.
On the following image, Voyages of Christopher Columbus, you can see that on each first 4 voyages, Columbus passed just near the Punta Cana.
Punta Cana Beaches are:
- Caleton beach and Juanillo beach
- Punta Cana Resort beaches, La Cana, Corales and Playa Blanca (Punta Cana Village).
- Cabeza de Toro beach
- Bavaro beach, Los Corales
- El Cortecito beach
- Arena Gorda beach, White Sands
- Macao beach
- Uvero Alto beach
Punta Cana founders

Punta Cana founders
On this photo are founders and famous residents of Punta Cana:
Theodore Kheel (1914-2010), Julio Iglesias, Frank Rainieri, Oscar de la Renta (1932-2014) and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Read more about History of Punta Cana
In the povince of La Altagracia there are estimated 240,578 population. La Atlagracia is divided into Municipalities: Higuey with 128,120 population, San Rafael de Yuma with 14,084 population, and Districts: Otra Banda have 1,700 population, Las Lagunas de Nisibon have 8,870 population, Boca de Yuma 2,013 population and Veron – Punta Cana district have 15,241 population.
Veron – Punta Cana district
is divided in 9 zones with different density regarding construction permits:
- Uvero Alto beach, area of 54.413 km2, has density of 25 rooms/Ha in tourist zone, 15 rooms/Ha in reserve zone, and 70 rooms/Ha in Urban zone, maximum building height is three stories.
- Beach Macao, area of 34,628 km2, has density of 15 rooms/Ha on the coast with two stories maximum height of building, Manglar zone is not allowed construction, Tourist zone has density of 40 rooms/Ha with four stories maximum height, and zone Tourist Expansion has density of 30 rooms/Ha and max. height of 2 stories.
- Arena Gorda – Bavaro beach, area of 58,835 km2, has density of 40 rooms/Ha in the Zone Coast -A with max. height 4 stories, Coast-B has density of 70 rooms/Ha and max. height 4 stories, in the zone of Manglar (swamps) construction is not allowed, Tourist Zone has density of 60 rooms/Ha with 4 stories, Expansion Tourist Zone has density of 50 rooms/Ha and three stories max, Urban Zone has density of 80 rooms/Ha and 4 stories, Park zone has density of 15 rooms/Ha and three stories, and zone Fruisa-El Cortecito-El Dorado, has density of 90 rooms/Ha and 5 stories max.
- Veron, area of 56.37 km2, has density of 75 rooms/Ha and four stories in Zone Urban Expansion, then in the Urban Zone 90 rooms/Ha and 4 stories, and in the zone of Cruze de Veron (Veron Crossroad) 125 rooms/Ha and 5 stories.
- Laguna Bavaro, area of 54,018 km2, has density of 15 rooms and two stories on the coast, in Manglar zone is not allowed construction, Tourist zone 40 rooms/Ha and 3 stories, Urban Zone of Cabeza de Toro 70 rooms/Ha and 3 stories, and in Park Zone is not allowed construcion.
- Punta Cana beach (Puntacana Resort, Punta Cana Village) area has 55,603 km, for obtain the information about construction in Punta Cana, you need to send your full name in the inquiry, please use the email form.
- Ambient Reserve, area of 166.14 km2, construction is not allowed.
- Highway Boulevard Turistico del Este, has density of 80 rooms/Ha and three stories max.
- Ecological Corridor, has density 125 rooms/Ha and four stories in the section A, and 75 rooms/Ha and three stories in the section B.

This photo collage above is Punta Cana Airport (PUJ).
Hotels and Resorts in Punta Cana are mostly All-Inclusive and there are more then 90 hotels along the East coast of Dominican Republic.
The best airport to land at is the (PUJ) Punta Cana Airport, a 10 to 40 minute drive from Dominican Republic’s East coast hotels. Serves about three million tourists per year, and > 50% of National flights.
Punta Cana Airport arrivals
Punta Cana Airport departures
Distance from Punta Cana to Higuey is 60 km
From Higuey to Santo Domingo 155 km
From Punta Cana to La Romana distance is 105 km
Punta Cana beach (La Cana beach and Golf club, on the image.) is considered the be the major hotel resort area in Dominican Republic.
Best Regards,
Milos Korac
Real estate agent
809 257-4445