Caguas, Puerto Rico
Caguas | |
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City and municipality | |
| Municipio Autónomo de Caguas | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: "El Valle del Turabo" (Turabo Valley), "La Ciudad Criolla" (Creole City), "La Cuna de los Trovadores" (Cradle of Trovadores) | |
| Anthem: "Centro y Corazón de Puerto Rico" | |
Interactive map of Caguas | |
| Coordinates: 18°13′53″N 66°2′22″W / 18.23139°N 66.03944°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Indigenous settlement | 100 BCE – 600 CE |
| European settlement | mid-16th century |
| Founded | January 1, 1775 |
| Founded by | Don Juan Mateo Delgado de Fonseca |
| Named after | Caguax |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | William Miranda Torres (PPD) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 7 - Humacao |
| • Representative dist. | 31,32 |
| Area | |
• City and municipality | 59.07 sq mi (153.00 km2) |
| • Land | 58.68 sq mi (151.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.40 sq mi (1.03 km2) 0.006% |
| • Urban | 11.00 sq mi (28.49 km2) |
| • Rural | 48.07 sq mi (124.51 km2) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 13.68 mi (22.02 km) |
| • Width | 7.9 mi (12.7 km) |
| Elevation | 211 ft (64.3 m) |
| Highest elevation | 2,904 ft (885 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City and municipality | 127,244 |
| • Rank | 5th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 2,168.6/sq mi (837.30/km2) |
| Demonym(s) | Cagüeño (masculine) Cagüeña (feminine) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • White | 78.2% |
| • Black | 7.42% |
| • American Indian/AN | 0.1% |
| • Asian | 0.3% |
| • Native Hawaiians/PI | 14% |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| ZIP Codes | 00725, 00726, 00727 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
| Website | caguas.gov.pr |
Caguas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɣwas], locally [ˈkawaʔ]) is a city and municipality in central eastern Puerto Rico. Located in the eponymous Caguas Valley between the Sierra de Cayey and Sierra de Luquillo of the Central Mountain Range, it is bordered by San Juan and Trujillo Alto to the north, Gurabo and San Lorenzo to the west, Aguas Buenas, Cidra and Cayey to the east, and Patillas to the south. With a population of 127,244 as of the 2020 census, Caguas is the fifth most populated municipality in the archipelago and island and a principal city of the San Juan metropolitan area.
Since 2009, Caguas is the only municipality in Puerto Rico recognized as a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation.