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Mayagüez
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municipality in Puerto Rico
Key facts
- Sovereign state
- United States
- Commonwealth
- Puerto Rico
- Founded
- September 18, 1760
- Founded by
- Faustino Martínez de Matos, Juan de Silva, Juan de Aponte
- Named after
- Originally Virgin of Candelaria then local indigenous name variant.
- Seat
- Casa Alcaldia de Mayaguez
- Barrios
- 21 barrios Algarrobos Bateyes Guanajibo Isla de Mona e Islote Monito Juan Alonso Leguísamo Limón Malezas Mayagüez Arriba Mayagüez barrio-pueblo Miradero Montoso Naranjales Quebrada Grande Quemado Río Cañas Abajo Río Cañas Arriba Río Hondo Rosario Sábalos Sabanetas
- Type
- Mayor-council government
- Mayor
- Jorge Ramos Ruiz ( PPD )
- Senatorial dist
- Mayagüez
- Representative dist
- 18 and 19
- Municipality
- 274.09 sq mi (709.89 km )
- Land
- 77.63 sq mi (201.07 km )
- Water
- 196.46 sq mi (508.82 km )
- Highest elevation
- 1,577 ft (480.6 m)
- Lowest elevation
- 0 ft (0 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 68,905
- Rank
- 9th in Puerto Rico
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 59427
- Area
- 59.966393
- Elevation
- 21
- Official website
- www.pr.gov/directorio-municipos/mayaguez
- Image
- Plaza Mayaguez.jpg
- Households
- 29542
- Dialing code
- 939
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- Commons category
- Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
- postal code
- 00682
- inception
- 1760-00-00
- native label
- Mayagüez
- per capita income
- 11598
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Mayagüez ( Spanish pronunciation: [maʝaˈɣwes], locally [maʝaˈweʔ]) is the ninth-largest municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez (Township of Our Lady of Candelaria), and is also known as La Sultana del Oeste (The Sultaness of the West), Ciudad de las Aguas Puras (City of Pure Waters), or Ciudad del Mangó (Mango City). On April 6, 1894, the Spanish Crown granted it the formal title of Excelente Ciudad de Mayagüez (Excellent City of Mayagüez). Mayagüez is located in the center of the western coast on the island of Puerto Rico. It has a population of 73,077, and it is the principal city of the Mayagüez Metropolitan Statistical Area (pop. 213,831) and the Mayagüez–Aguadilla, PR Combined Statistical Area (pop. 467,599).
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