Bayamón
Sign in to saveAlso known as Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Bayamón Municipality, Bayamón Municipio, Bayamón, PR, Bayamón PR
municipality in Puerto Rico
Key facts
- Sovereign state
- United States
- Commonwealth
- Puerto Rico
- Settled
- 16th century
- Founded
- May 22, 1772
- Founded by
- Don Juan Ramírez de Arellano
- Barrios
- 12 barrios Buena Vista Cerro Gordo Dajaos Guaraguao Abajo Guaraguao Arriba Hato Tejas Juan Sánchez Minillas Nuevo Pájaros Bayamón barrio-pueblo Santa Olaya
- Mayor
- Ramón Luis Rivera Jr. ( PNP )
- Senatorial dist
- 2 – Bayamón
- Representative dist
- 7, 8, 9
- Total
- 44.53 sq mi (115.34 km )
- Land
- 44.38 sq mi (114.95 km )
- Water
- 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km )
- Elevation
- 52 ft (16 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 180,562
- Rank
- 2nd in Puerto Rico
- Density
- 4,172.5/sq mi (1,611.0/km )
- Demonym s
- Bayamonese (neutral) , Bayamonés (masculine) , Bayamonesa (feminine)
- Time zone
- UTC-4 ( AST )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Bayamón
- Population
- 185187
- Area
- 70.199629
- Elevation
- 101
- Official website
- www.municipiodebayamon.com
- Image
- Bayamon Puerto Rico aerial view.jpg
- Households
- 67487
- Dialing code
- 787
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- Commons category
- Bayamón, Puerto Rico
- inception
- 1772-05-22
- native label
- Bayamón
- per capita income
- 15301
- postal code
- 00961
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Bayamón ( Spanish pronunciation: [baʝaˈmon], locally [baʝaˈmoŋ]) is a city and municipality in Puerto Rico. Located on the northeastern coastal plain, it is bounded by Guaynabo to the east, Toa Alta and Naranjito to the west, Toa Baja and Cataño to the north, and Aguas Buenas and Comerío to the south. Part of the San Juan metropolitan area, Bayamón is spread over 11 barrios and the downtown area and administrative center of Bayamón Pueblo. With a population of 185,187 as of the 2020 census, it is the second most populated municipality in the archipelago and island after the capital of San Juan.
Etymology and nicknames