Aguada, Puerto Rico
Aguada
Municipio de Aguada | |
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Town and Municipality | |
From top, left to right: Main plaza and Iglesia San Francisco de Asís de la Aguada (Church of San Francisco de Asís); Ismael "Chavalillo" Delgado Aguada Multi-use Coliseum; Hacienda Caño Las Nasas (Caño Las Nasas Plantation) and Coloso sugarmill; and panoramic shoreline view | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: | |
| Anthem: "Muchos siglos han pasado" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Aguada Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°22′46″N 67°11′18″W / 18.37944°N 67.18833°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| First settled | May 20, 1510 |
| Founded | July 8, 1639 |
| Founded by | Don Cristóbal de Sotomayor |
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Cortés (Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 4 – Mayagüez |
| • Representative dist. | 18 |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.55 sq mi (118.0 km2) |
| • Land | 30.93 sq mi (80.1 km2) |
| • Water | 14.62 sq mi (37.9 km2) 32% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 38,136 |
| • Rank | 26th in the Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 1,233/sq mi (476.1/km2) |
| Demonym | Aguadeños |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00602 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
Aguada (/əˈɡwɑːdə/; Spanish: [aˈɣwaða], locally [aˈwaða]), originally San Francisco de Asís de la Aguada, is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, located in the northwestern coastal valley region bordering the Atlantic Ocean, east of Rincón, south of Aguadilla, west of Moca; and north of Añasco and Mayagüez. It is part of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aguada's population is spread over 17 barrios and Aguada Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city).