City profile · Dominican Republic · North America
Salvaleón de Higüey
La Altagracia Province · Dominican Republic
City population
123,787
#10
in Dominican Republic
#1
in La Altagracia Province
#4,630
worldwide
18.615, -68.708 · 126 km from Santo Domingo
About Salvaleón de Higüey
Salvaleón de Higüey is a city in La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic with a population of 123,787. It is the 10th largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Dominican Republic, and the 4,630th largest worldwide. It lies 126 km from Santo Domingo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
La Altagracia Province
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
95 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Santo_Domingo
Coordinates
18.615, -68.708
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 45 in Dominican RepublicClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.