Municipalities of Puerto Rico

Municipalities of Puerto Rico
Category	Federal Unit
Location	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Number	78
Populations	1,818 (Culebra) – 395,326 (San Juan)
Areas	4.84 square miles (12.5 km^2) (Cataño) – 125.95 square miles (326.2 km^2) (Arecibo)
Government	Municipal government
Subdivisions	Barrio

The municipalities of Puerto Rico number seventy-eight and they make up the smallest electoral division in Puerto Rico. Each municipality is led by a mayor and divided into barrios, though the latter are not vested with political authority. Geographically, a municipality has an urban core that consists of either a town or a city. Urban cores with a population of 50,000 or above are considered cities, while those under 50,000 inhabitants are termed towns.^[1]

Overview

Because Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony until 1898, its system of local government bears more resemblance to that of the Hispanophone nations of the Americas than to local government in the United States and some other Anglophone countries. Thus, there are no first-order administrative divisions akin to counties, as defined by the United States Government; instead, Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities or "municipios" as the secondary unit of administration. For U.S. Census purposes, the municipalities are considered "county-equivalents."^[2] The municipalities are grouped into eight electoral districts, but these do not possess administrative functions. In 1991, the Autonomous Municipalities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Act was passed, which slightly modified the rights and responsibilities of Puerto Rican municipalities, with the aim of decentralizing control and improving government services.^[3]

Every municipality is composed of several barrios, except for Florida which has only one barrio. The municipality of Ponce has the largest number of barrios, 31.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Every municipality (except San Juan) also has an urban area made up of one or more barrios.^[9] When the urban area is made up of only one barrio, it is called "Barrio Pueblo". Some urban areas are made up of multiple barrios: Ponce's urban area, for example, is made up of 12 barrios. All of San Juan's barrios are urban barrios, and the municipality of San Juan is composed of urban barrios only - thus, the entire municipality of San Juan consists of one large urban zone only.^[10]

Every municipality's urban zone is named by the same name as the municipality. For example, the municipality of Caguas has an urban zone called Caguas - just like the municipality. Some municipalities' urban zones are termed "pueblo" (town) while others are termed "ciudad" (city). The difference resides in the population of the municipality: if the municipality has an urban zone below 50,000 inhabitants, then its urban zone is called a pueblo. If a municipality has a population above 50,000 inhabitants in its urban zone, then its urban zone is called a ciudad.^[1]

Politics

The municipalities elect a Mayor and a Municipal Legislature in the general elections every four years.

Demographics

The following is an alphabetical list of the municipalities in Puerto Rico, and their corresponding foundation year, population, and geographic area.

Municipality	FIPS code[11]	Founded	Population (2010)[12]	Area[13]
Adjuntas	001	1815	19,483	66.69 sq mi (172.73 sq km)
Aguada	003	1508	41,959	30.85 sq mi (79.90 sq km)
Aguadilla	005	1780	60,949	36.53 sq mi (94.61 sq km)
Aguas Buenas	007	1838	28,659	30.08 sq mi (77.92 sq km)
Aibonito	009	1824	25,900	31.31 sq mi (81.10 sq km)
Añasco	011	1733	29,261	39.29 sq mi (101.75 sq km)
Arecibo	013	1616	96,440	125.95 sq mi (326.20 sq km)
Arroyo	015	1855	19,575	15.01 sq mi (38.87 sq km)
Barceloneta	017	1881	24,816	18.69 sq mi (48.41 sq km)
Barranquitas	019	1803	30,318	34.25 sq mi (88.71 sq km)
Bayamón	021	1772	208,116	44.32 sq mi (114.80 sq km)
Cabo Rojo	023	1771	50,917	70.37 sq mi (182.27 sq km)
Caguas	025	1775	142,893	58.60 sq mi (151.77 sq km)
Camuy	027	1807	35,159	46.35 sq mi (120.06 sq km)
Canóvanas	029	1909	47,648	32.87 sq mi (85.12 sq km)
Carolina	031	1816	176,762	45.32 sq mi (117.38 sq km)
Cataño	033	1927	28,140	4.84 sq mi (12.55 sq km)
Cayey	035	1773	48,119	51.93 sq mi (134.51 sq km)
Ceiba	037	1838	13,631	29.04 sq mi (75.20 sq km)
Ciales	039	1820	18,782	66.53 sq mi (172.31 sq km)
Cidra	041	1809	43,480	36.02 sq mi (93.29 sq km)
Coamo	043	1579	40,512	78.10 sq mi (202.27 sq km)
Comerío	045	1826	20,778	28.40 sq mi (73.56 sq km)
Corozal	047	1795	37,142	42.57 sq mi (110.26 sq km)
Culebra	049	1880	1,818	11.62 sq mi (30.10 sq km)
Dorado	051	1842	38,165	23.09 sq mi (59.80 sq km)
Fajardo	053	1772	36,993	29.86 sq mi (77.34 sq km)
Florida	054	1971	12,680	15.21 sq mi (39.39 sq km)
Guánica	055	1508	19,427	37.05 sq mi (95.96 sq km)
Guayama	057	1736	45,362	64.99 sq mi (168.32 sq km)
Guayanilla	059	1833	21,581	42.27 sq mi (109.48 sq km)
Guaynabo	061	1769	97,924	27.58 sq mi (71.43 sq km)
Gurabo	063	1815	45,369	27.89 sq mi (72.23 sq km)
Hatillo	065	1823	41,953	41.78 sq mi (108.21 sq km)
Hormigueros	067	1874	17,250	11.34 sq mi (29.37 sq km)
Humacao	069	1722	58,466	44.75 sq mi (115.90 sq km)
Isabela	071	1819	45,631	55.30 sq mi (143.23 sq km)
Jayuya	073	1911	16,642	44.53 sq mi (115.33 sq km)
Juana Díaz	075	1798	79,897	60.28 sq mi (156.12 sq km)
Juncos	077	1797	40,290	26.49 sq mi (68.61 sq km)
Lajas	079	1883	25,753	59.95 sq mi (159.15 sq km)
Lares	081	1827	30,753	61.45 sq mi (159.15 sq km)
Las Marías	083	1871	9,881	46.36 sq mi (120.07 sq km)
Las Piedras	085	1773	38,675	33.88 sq mi (87.75 sq km)
Loíza	087	1719	30,060	19.37 sq mi (50.17 sq km)
Luquillo	089	1797	20,068	25.81 sq mi (66.85 sq km)
Manatí	091	1738	44,113	46.13 sq mi (119.48 sq km)
Maricao	093	1874	6,276	36.62 sq mi (94.85 sq km)
Maunabo	095	1799	12,225	21.07 sq mi (54.57 sq km)
Mayagüez	097	1760	89,080	77.65 sq mi (201.11 sq km)
Moca	099	1772	40,109	50.34 sq mi (130.38 sq km)
Morovis	101	1818	32,610	38.87 sq mi (100.67 sq km)
Naguabo	103	1821	26,720	51.66 sq mi (133.80 sq km)
Naranjito	105	1824	30,402	27.40 sq mi (70.97 sq km)
Orocovis	107	1772	23,423	63.62 sq mi (164.78 sq km)
Patillas	109	1811	19,277	46.7 sq mi (120.95 sq km)
Peñuelas	111	1793	24,282	44.62 sq mi (115.57 sq km)
Ponce	113	1692	166,327	114.76 sq mi (297.23 sq km)
Quebradillas	115	1823	25,919	22.68 sq mi (58.74 sq km)
Rincón	117	1771	15,200	14.29 sq mi (37.01 sq km)
Río Grande	119	1840	54,304	60.62 sq mi (157.01 sq km)
Sabana Grande	121	1813	25,265	35.83 sq mi (92.80 sq km)
Salinas	123	1851	31,078	69.37 sq mi (179.67 sq km)
San Germán	125	1573	35,527	54.50 sq mi (141.15 sq km)
San Juan	127	1509	395,326	47.85 sq mi (123.93 sq km)
San Lorenzo	129	1811	41,058	53.11 sq mi (137.55 sq km)
San Sebastián	131	1752	42,430	70.42 sq mi (182.39 sq km)
Santa Isabel	133	1842	23,274	34.02 sq mi (88.119 sq km)
Toa Alta	135	1751	74,066	27.02 sq mi (69.98 sq km)
Toa Baja	137	1745	89,609	23.24 sq mi (60.19 sq km)
Trujillo Alto	139	1801	74,842	20.76 sq mi (53.77 sq km)
Utuado	141	1739	33,149	113.53 sq mi (294.04 sq km)
Vega Alta	143	1775	39,951	27.73 sq mi (71.82 sq km)
Vega Baja	145	1776	59,662	45.86 sq mi (118.78 sq km)
Vieques	147	1852	9,301	50.77 sq mi (131.49 sq km)
Villalba	149	1917	26,073	35.64 sq mi (92.31 sq km)
Yabucoa	151	1793	37,941	55.21 sq mi (142.99 sq km)
Yauco	153	1756	42,043	68.19 sq mi (176.61 sq km)

Racial composition

The following is an alphabetical list of the municipalities and their population together with a breakdown of their racial composition.

Municipality (2010)	White (both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)[14][15]	Black (Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)[16]	Amerindian (Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)	Asian (Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)	Multiracial (Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)	Hispanic (Of any Race)
Adjuntas	93.1	3.1	0.3	0.0	3.4	99.6
Aguada	86.6	5.3	0.3	0.1	7.7	99.4
Aguadilla	83.0	7.4	0.3	0.2	8.2	98.5
Aguas Buenas	72.5	12.6	0.6	0.1	14.2	99.5
Aibonito	83.5	7.3	0.2	0.0	9.0	99.3
Añasco	82.0	7.2	0.4	0.1	10.3	99.2
Arecibo	84.5	6.1	0.4	0.1	7.9	99.2
Arroyo	53.5	32.5	0.9	0.2	13.0	99.1
Barceloneta	80.7	7.6	0.3	0.1	11.2	99.4
Barranquitas	86.0	5.4	0.3	0.0	8.3	99.3
Bayamón	78.3	10.3	0.6	0.2	10.7	99.0
Cabo Rojo	84.1	5.4	0.3	0.1	10.1	98.9
Caguas	76.1	11.0	0.6	0.2	12.1	99.1
Camuy	87.9	4.1	0.3	0.1	7.6	99.4
Canóvanas	61.2	21.6	0.9	0.2	16.1	99.2
Carolina	64.3	22.8	0.9	0.4	11.7	98.6
Cataño	70.7	14.4	1.0	0.3	13.7	99.0
Cayey	79.9	8.3	0.4	0.1	11.3	99.3
Ceiba	70.6	16.5	0.7	0.1	12.0	98.8
Ciales	89.5	4.2	0.1	0.0	6.2	99.7
Cidra	76.6	8.3	0.4	0.1	14.6	99.4
Coamo	76.8	10.4	0.3	0.1	12.3	99.6
Comerío	78.6	8.6	0.6	0.1	12.1	99.6
Corozal	85.4	5.3	0.2	0.1	9.0	99.4
Culebra	56.9	26.6	0.9	0.2	15.4	91.7
Dorado	69.5	15.7	0.7	0.2	13.9	98.0
Fajardo	64.8	18.6	0.7	0.3	15.7	98.2
Florida	90.4	4.6	0.3	0.1	4.5	99.6
Guánica	79.9	7.7	0.5	0.0	11.8	99.4
Guayama	68.2	18.5	0.8	0.1	12.3	99.1
Guayanilla	81.9	8.3	0.4	0.1	9.3	99.5
Guaynabo	79.4	9.8	0.4	0.2	10.1	98.2
Gurabo	72.5	14.6	0.4	0.1	12.5	99.2
Hatillo	87.3	4.4	0.2	0.1	8.0	99.2
Hormigueros	81.2	8.3	0.4	0.1	10.0	99.5
Humacao	66.1	18.5	0.8	0.2	14.3	99.0
Isabela	83.4	7.5	0.3	0.1	8.6	99.0
Jayuya	90.7	3.4	0.4	0.1	5.5	99.6
Juana Díaz	75.3	14.3	0.5	0.1	9.9	99.4
Juncos	71.7	13.7	0.5	0.1	14.1	99.3
Lajas	80.6	5.2	0.2	0.1	13.9	99.3
Lares	91.1	3.0	0.2	0.1	5.6	99.3
Las Marías	86.3	5.3	0.4	0.0	8.0	99.4
Las Piedras	70.5	11.8	0.5	0.1	17.1	99.4
Loíza	26.5	64.3	0.5	0.1	8.6	99.4
Luquillo	65.5	20.8	0.9	0.2	12.6	97.9
Manatí	81.8	8.7	0.5	0.1	8.9	99.2
Maricao	89.2	4.8	0.4	0.0	5.3	99.4
Maunabo	47.9	30.4	0.8	0.1	20.8	99.2
Mayagüez	78.7	8.2	0.8	0.2	12.1	98.9
Moca	89.5	4.5	0.2	0.1	5.8	99.4
Morovis	88.4	5.2	0.2	0.1	6.1	99.4
Naguabo	71.1	15.9	0.4	0.2	12.4	99.2
Naranjito	84.2	6.0	0.5	0.1	9.4	99.5
Orocovis	86.7	6.2	0.4	0.1	6.6	99.6
Patillas	61.7	19.9	0.6	0.1	17.7	99.3
Peñuelas	81.8	9.2	0.4	0.2	8.4	99.4
Ponce	82.0	9.0	0.5	0.2	8.3	99.2
Quebradillas	89.2	3.7	0.1	0.1	6.9	99.3
Rincón	85.7	5.3	0.5	0.2	8.2	96.4
Río Grande	61.9	24.6	0.7	0.2	12.6	99.0
Sabana Grande	85.3	5.5	0.4	0.0	8.8	99.5
Salinas	67.4	16.4	0.6	0.1	15.5	99.3
San Germán	83.4	5.6	0.4	0.1	10.5	99.2
San Juan	68.0	18.6	0.8	0.4	12.2	98.2
San Lorenzo	76.1	9.9	0.8	0.1	13.2	99.5
San Sebastián	88.5	3.0	0.3	0.1	8.1	99.3
Santa Isabel	73.0	15.6	0.5	0.1	10.9	99.6
Toa Alta	76.3	9.6	0.4	0.1	13.5	99.3
Toa Baja	70.2	16.8	0.6	0.3	12.1	99.0
Trujillo Alto	72.1	14.6	0.7	0.2	12.3	98.9
Utuado	92.7	2.7	0.2	0.1	4.3	99.4
Vega Alta	71.2	14.9	0.7	0.2	13.1	98.7
Vega Baja	77.3	11.5	0.5	0.1	10.6	99.3
Vieques	58.7	28.1	0.7	0.1	12.5	94.3
Villalba	82.1	8.5	0.2	0.0	9.1	99.7
Yabucoa	65.6	14.1	0.5	0.2	19.8	99.3
Yauco	83.0	5.9	0.3	0.1	9.6	99.5
Puerto Rico	75.8	12.4	0.5	0.2	11.1	99.0

Finances

36 of the 78 municipalities currently experience a budget deficit, putting 46% of the municipalities in financial stress.^[17] In total, the combined debt carried by the municipalities stands at about $590 million USD.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

      Surplus        Deficit

Municipality	Mayor's party	Population[12]	Surplus or deficit[19]	Surplus or deficit per capita[19]	Public debt[19]	Public debt per capita[19]
Adjuntas	PNP	19,483	$ 525,858	$ 26.99	$	$
Aguada	PPD	41,959	$ 2,209,807	$ 52.67	$	$
Aguadilla	PNP	60,949	$ 10,220,728	$ 167.69	$	$
Aguas Buenas	PPD	28,659	$ (1,638,355)	$ (57.17)	$ 9,183,000	$ 320.42
Aibonito	PNP	25,900	$ 681,875	$ 26.33	$	$
Añasco	PPD	29,261	$ 2,074,042	$ 70.88	$	$
Arecibo	PNP	96,440	$ (17,784,327)	$ (184.41)	$ 63,403,451	$ 657.44
Arroyo	PPD	19,575	$ (390,219)	$ (19.93)	$ 10,521,000	$ 537.47
Barceloneta	PPD	24,816	$ (8,833,426)	$ (355.96)	$ 59,354,780	$ 2,391.79
Barranquitas	PNP	30,318	$ 6,673,615	$ 220.12	$	$
Bayamón	PNP	208,116	$ 4,179,967	$ 20.08	$ 243,233,534	$ 1,168.74
Cabo Rojo	PNP	50,917	$ (60,841)	$ (1.19)	$ 35,561,000	$ 698.41
Caguas	PPD	142,893	$ 16,938,668	$ 118.54	$ 267,248,251	$ 1,870.27
Camuy	PNP	35,159	$ (1,810,542)	$ (51.50)	$ 11,603,000	$ 330.02
Canóvanas	PNP	47,648	$ 203,324	$ 4.27	$	$
Carolina	PPD	176,762	$ 32,757,250	$ 185.32	$ 350,605,890	$ 1,983.49
Cataño	PPD	28,140	$ (11,320,761)	$ (402.30)	$ 47,386,000	$ 1,683.94
Cayey	PPD	48,119	$ 7,544,584	$ 156.79	$	$
Ceiba	PNP	13,631	$ 1,833,525	$ 134.51	$	$
Ciales	PPD	18,782	$ (5,465,145)	$ (290.98)	$ 9,829,100	$ 523.33
Cidra	PNP	43,480	$ (1,053,391)	$ (24.23)	$ 29,445,000	$ 677.21
Coamo	PPD	40,512	$ 1,672,291	$ 41.28	$	$
Comerío	PPD	20,778	$ 188,417	$ 9.07	$	$
Corozal	PPD	37,142	$ 854,163	$ 23.00	$	$
Culebra	PPD	1,818	$ 802,707	$ 441.53	$	$
Dorado	PPD	38,165	$ 2,620,615	$ 68.67	$	$
Fajardo	PNP	36,993	$ 17,821,689	$ 481.76	$	$
Florida	PNP	12,680	$ (1,619,740)	$ (127.74)	$ 3,702,000	$ 291.96
Guánica	PNP	19,427	$ (5,319,384)	$ (273.81)	$ 8,815,000	$ 453.75
Guayama	PPD	45,362	$ 1,987,097	$ 43.81	$	$
Guayanilla	PPD	21,581	$ (2,706,166)	$ (125.40)	$ 16,818,000	$ 779.30
Guaynabo	PNP	97,924	$ 8,216,448	$ 83.91	$ 290,116,691	$ 2,962.67
Gurabo	PNP	45,369	$ (5,797,927)	$ (127.79)	$ 46,390,045	$ 1,022.51
Hatillo	PPD	41,953	$ (1,024,986)	$ (24.43)	$ 15,456,830	$ 368.43
Hormigueros	PPD	17,250	$ 1,288,509	$ 74.70	$	$
Humacao	PPD	58,466	$ 11,360,216	$ 194.30	$	$
Isabela	PPD	45,631	$ 24,738,813	$ 542.15	$ 16,397,000	$ 359.34
Jayuya	PPD	16,642	$ 629,946	$ 37.85	$	$
Juana Díaz	PPD	79,897	$ 32,789,400	$ 97.89	$ 22,005,000	$ 433.62
Juncos	PPD	40,290	$ (2,994,898)	$ (74.33)	$ 44,404,819	$ 1,102.13
Lajas	PPD	25,753	$ (1,988,168)	$ (77.20)	$ 11,075,000	$ 430.05
Lares	PNP	30,753	$ (3,361,629)	$ (109.31)	$ 5,339,000	$ 173.61
Las Marías	PPD	9,881	$ 660,746	$ 66.87	$	$
Las Piedras	PNP	38,675	$ 362,063	$ 9.36	$	$
Loíza	PNP	30,060	$ (3,171,401)	$ (105.50)	$ 9,207,000	$ 306.29
Luquillo	PPD	20,068	$ 1,646,739	$ 82.06	$	$
Manatí	PNP	44,113	$ (12,622,526)	$ (286.14)	$ 52,688,487	$ 1,194.40
Maricao	PNP	6,276	$ (1,812,106)	$ (288.74)	$ 10,928,300	$ 1,741.28
Maunabo	PPD	12,225	$ (2,678,351)	$ (219.09)	$ 8,600,000	$ 703.48
Mayagüez	PPD	89,080	$ 10,816,117	$ 121.42	$	$
Moca	PNP	40,109	$ 632,570	$ 15.77	$	$
Morovis	PNP	32,610	$ (3,742,360)	$ (114.76)	$ 20,239,020	$ 620.64
Naguabo	PNP	26,720	$ (3,737,140)	$ (139.86)	$ 7,905,100	$ 295.85
Naranjito	PNP	30,402	$ 1,581,161	$ 52.01	$	$
Orocovis	PNP	23,423	$ 367,461	$ 15.69	$	$
Patillas	PPD	19,277	$ (6,001,248)	$ (311.32)	$ 17,179,000	$ 891.17
Peñuelas	PPD	24,282	$ 4,106,788	$ 169.13	$	$
Ponce	PNP	166,327	$ (18,480,789)	$ (111.11)	$ 190,625,905	$ 1,146.09
Quebradillas	PPD	25,919	$ 2,327,410	$ 89.80	$	$
Rincón	PPD	15,200	$ 1,992,326	$ 131.07	$	$
Río Grande	PPD	54,304	$ (4,147,852)	$ (76.38)	$ 32,059,000	$ 590.36
Sabana Grande	PPD	25,265	$ (2,835,535)	$ (112.23)	$ 10,176,423	$ 402.79
Salinas	PPD	31,078	$ (8,546,853)	$ (275.01)	$ 14,650,000	$ 471.39
San Germán	PPD	35,527	$ 760,077	$ 21.39	$	$
San Juan	PPD	395,326	$ (45,455,571)	$ (114.98)	$ 668,238,329	$ 1,690.35
San Lorenzo	PPD	41,058	$ (2,998,994)	$ (73.04)	$ 27,034,000	$ 658.43
San Sebastián	PNP	42,430	$ 2,296,524	$ 54.13	$	$
Santa Isabel	PNP	23,274	$ (3,900,907)	$ (167.61)	$ 23,273,736	$ 999.99
Toa Alta	PPD	74,066	$ (3,387,399)	$ (45.73)	$ 33,140,000	$ 447.44
Toa Baja	PNP	89,609	$ (10,543,311)	$ (117.66)	$ 116,363,919	$ 1,298.57
Trujillo Alto	PPD	74,842	$ (1,736,394)	$ (23.20)	$ 55,516,000	$ 741.78
Utuado	PPD	33,149	$ (3,007,984)	$ (90.74)	$ 8,174,000	$ 246.58
Vega Alta	PNP	39,951	$ 3,408,501	$ 85.32	$	$
Vega Baja	PPD	59,662	$ (1,849,612)	$ (31.00)	$ 44,303,000	$ 742.57
Vieques	PPD	9,301	$ (6,672,774)	$ (717.43)	$ 12,420,100	$ 1,335.35
Villalba	PPD	26,073	$ (2,228,520)	$ (85.47)	$ 9,969,216	$ 382.36
Yabucoa	PPD	37,941	$ (2,216,509)	$ (58.42)	$ 17,394,380	$ 458.46
Yauco	PNP	42,043	$ (5,049,263)	$ (120.10)	$ 39,904,000	$ 949.12

Amalgamation

In October 2009, a Puerto Rican legislator proposed a bill that would reduce the current 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico down to 20. The bill called for a referendum to take place on June 13, 2010, which would let the people decide on the matter.^[20] However, the bill never made into law.^[21]

It was not the first time that an attempt to consolidate municipalities had failed. In 1902 the Puerto Rico legislature, under pressure from the US.-appointed governor of Puerto Rico, passed a law consolidating the then-76 municipalities of Puerto Rico into 46.^[22] The law was repealed three years later.^[23][24]

A legislator's proposal of Puerto Rico's future set of municipalities and their boundaries

The proposed twenty new municipalities (in bold) and the existing municipalities that would have made them up:

Aguadilla Aguadilla Aguada Isabela Moca Rincón Arecibo Arecibo Camuy Hatillo Quebradillas Bayamón Bayamón Cataño Guaynabo Caguas Caguas Aguas Buenas Gurabo Juncos San Lorenzo Carolina Carolina Canóvanas Loíza Río Grande

Cayey Cayey Aibonito Barranquitas Cidra Comerío Fajardo Fajardo Ceiba Culebra Luquillo Vieques Guayama Guayama Arroyo Patillas Salinas Humacao Humacao Las Piedras Maunabo Naguabo Yabucoa Juana Díaz Juana Díaz Coamo Santa Isabel Villalba

Manatí Manatí Barceloneta Ciales Florida Mayagüez Mayagüez Añasco Hormigueros Ponce Ponce Guayanilla Peñuelas San Germán San Germán Cabo Rojo Lajas San Sebastián San Sebastián Lares Las Marías

San Juan San Juan Trujillo Alto Toa Baja Toa Baja Dorado Naranjito Toa Alta Utuado Utuado Adjuntas Jayuya Vega Baja Vega Baja Corozal Morovis Orocovis Vega Alta Yauco Yauco Guánica Maricao Sabana Grande

See also

• Barrios of Puerto Rico

Notes

1. WAPA-TV (2014; in Spanish) "El informe sobre la medida señala que al presente los municipios arrastran una deuda agregada de aproximadamente $590 millones [...]"^[18]

References

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18. "Nace la Corporación de Financiamiento Municipal" (in Spanish). WAPA-TV. January 23, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
19. "Indicadores Socioeconómicos Municipales" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Ombudsman. August 12, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
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21. Los municipios autónomos llegan a la mayoría de edad (documento). Cristina del Mar Quiles. Noticel. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
22. Historia de Nuestros Barrios: Barrio Lapa, Salinas. Page 4. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
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24. Historia de Nuestros Barrios: Lapa, Salinas. Accessed February 13, 2011.

External links

• CIA World Factbook - Puerto Rico
• Municipalities on the west coast of Puerto Rico
• http://www.diariodepuertorico.com