WebVieques (/ v i ˈ eɪ k ə s /; Spanish pronunciation: ), officially Isla de Vieques, is an island and municipality of Puerto Rico, in the northeastern Caribbean, part of an island grouping sometimes known as the Spanish Virgin Islands.Vieques is part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and retains strong influences from 400 years of Spanish presence in the …

WebGuayama (Spanish: [ɡwaˈʝama], locally ), officially the Autonomous Municipality of Guayama (Spanish: Municipio Autónomo de Guayama) is a city and municipality on the Caribbean coast of Puerto Rico.As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 36,614.It is the center of the Guayama metropolitan area with a population of 68,442 in 2020.

WebThe statehood movement in Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estadidad de Puerto Rico) aims to make Puerto Rico a state of the United States.Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territorial possession of the United States acquired in 1898 following the Spanish–American War, making it "the oldest colony in the modern world". As of 2019, the population of Puerto …

WebThe municipalities of Puerto Rico (Spanish: municipios de Puerto Rico) are the second-level administrative divisions in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.There are 78 such administrative divisions covering all 78 incorporated towns and cities.Each municipality is led by a mayor and divided into barrios, third-level administrative divisions, though the latter …

WebThe barrios of Puerto Rico are the primary legal divisions of the seventy-eight municipalities of Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico's 78 municipios are divided into geographical sections called barrios (English: "wards") and, as of 2010, there were 902 of them. In the US Census a barrio sometimes includes a division called a comunidad or subbarrio. In …

WebFajardo (Spanish pronunciation: [faˈxaɾðo], locally [faˈhaɭðo]) is a town and municipality-Fajardo Combined Statistical Area.. Fajardo is the hub of much of the recreational boating in Puerto Rico and a popular launching port to Culebra, Vieques, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.It is also home to the largest marina in the Caribbean, called Puerto del Rey.

WebThis is a list of islands of Puerto Rico.. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has over 143 islands, keys, islets, and atolls.Only the main island of Puerto Rico (3,363 sq mi [8,710 km 2]) and the islands of Vieques (51 sq mi [130 km 2]), and Culebra (10 sq mi [26 km 2]) are inhabited. Mona Island (22 sq mi [57 km 2]) has personnel from the Puerto Rico …

WebSan Sebastián (Spanish pronunciation: [san seβasˈtjan], locally [ˌsaŋ seβaʔˈtjaŋ]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northwestern region of the island, south of Isabela, Quebradillas and Camuy; north of Las Marías; east of Moca and Añasco; and west of Lares.San Sebastián is spread over twenty-four barrios and San Sebastián Pueblo (the …

WebThe culture of Puerto Rico is the result of a number of international and indigenous influences, ... Vieques, and Culebra, such as Puerto Rican style Patois mixed with Spanish. A number of Latin American countries have also exerted influence on Puerto Rico's cultural identity. In the filmmaking community, co-productions between Puerto Rico and ...

WebCaguas (Spanish pronunciation: , locally ) is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, and east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey.Caguas was founded in 1775. The municipality had a population of 127,244 at the 2020 census.. …