Samaná (old spelling: Xamaná), in full Santa Bárbara de Samaná, is a town and municipality in northeastern Dominican Republic and is the capital of Samaná Province. It is located on the northern coast of Samaná Bay. The town is an important tourism destination and is the main center for whale-watching tours in the Caribbean region.

The term Samaná or Samana can mean one of several things:

• Samaná Province, a province in the Dominican Republic
• Samaná (town), or Santa Bárbara de Samaná, the capital of Samaná Province
• Samaná Peninsula
• Cape Samana on Samaná Peninsula
• Samaná Bay, a body of water in the Atlantic next to the Samaná Peninsula
• Samaná Mountain Range (Sierra de Samaná)
• Samaná El Catey International Airport