Arecibo

Also known as Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Arecibo Municipio, Arasibo, Arecibo, PR, Arecibo PR

municipality in Puerto Rico

Key facts

Sovereign state: United States
Commonwealth: Puerto Rico
Founded: May 1, 1616
Named after: Arasibo
Barrios: 19 barrios Arecibo barrio-pueblo Arenalejos Arrozal Cambalache Carreras Domingo Ruíz Dominguito Esperanza Factor Garrochales Hato Abajo Hato Arriba Hato Viejo Islote Miraflores Río Arriba Sabana Hoyos Santana Tanamá
Mayor: Carlos (Tito) Ramírez Irizarry ( PPD )
Senatorial dist: 3 – Arecibo
Representative dist: 13, 14
Municipality: 171.22 sq mi (443.5 km )
Land: 125.99 sq mi (326.3 km )
Water: 45.23 sq mi (117.1 km )
Elevation: 23 ft (7 m)
Estimate 2025: 85,539
Rank: 7th in Puerto Rico
Density: 696.52/sq mi (268.93/km )
Metro: 182,705 ( MSA )
Racial groups 2010 census: %26.67% White 23.51% other race White , 5.1% Black , 0.5% American Indian , 1.18% Asian , 46.66% mixed or other
Demonym: Arecibeños

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Wikidata facts

Population: 87754
Area: 46.490472
Elevation: 7
Official website: pr.near-place.com/arecibo
Image: Río Grande de Arecibo.jpg
Households: 32405
Dialing code: 787

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postal code: 00613
Commons gallery: Arecibo
Commons category: Arecibo, Puerto Rico
inception: 1616-01-01
native label: Arecibo
per capita income: 11199

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Arecibo (/ˌærəˈsiːboʊ/; Spanish pronunciation: [aɾeˈsiβo]) is a city and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta and Florida. It is about 50 miles (80 km) west of San Juan, the capital city. Arecibo is the largest municipality in Puerto Rico by area, and it is the core city of the Arecibo Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the greater San Juan–Bayamón, PR Combined Statistical Area. It is spread over 18 barrios and Arecibo Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). Its population in 2020 was 87,754.

The Arecibo Observatory, which housed the Arecibo Telescope, the world's largest radio telescope until July 2016, is located in the municipality. The Arecibo telescope collapsed on December 1, 2020. Arecibo is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo.