Guayama, Puerto Rico
Guayama, Puerto Rico
Municipio Autónomo de Guayama | |
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| Autonomous Municipality of Guayama | |
From top, left to right: Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua; Casa Cautiño; Colón Town Square; PR-54; Teatro Guayama; Hacienda Vives | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: "La ciudad del Guamaní" Spanish for "The City of the Guamaní" "El pueblo de los brujos" Spanish for "The Witch City" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Guayama Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 17°58′27″N 66°06′36″W / 17.97417°N 66.11000°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Founded | January 29, 1736 |
| Founded by | Matías de Abadía |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | O'Brian Vázquez Molina (PPD) |
| Area | |
| 106.8 sq mi (277 km2) | |
| • Land | 65.0 sq mi (168 km2) |
| • Water | 41.8 sq mi (108 km2) |
| Elevation | 239 ft (73 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 36,614 | |
| • Rank | 30th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 563/sq mi (217/km2) |
| • Metro | 68,442 (MSA) |
| Demonym | Guayameses |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (Atlantic (AST)) |
| ZIP Codes | 00784, 00785 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1610860 |
| Website | www |
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blank_info_sec1, blank_info.Guayama (Spanish: [ɡwaˈʝama], locally [waˈʝama]), officially the Autonomous Municipality of Guayama (Spanish: Municipio Autónomo de Guayama), is a city and municipality on the Caribbean coast of Puerto Rico. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a population of 36,614. It is the center of the Guayama metropolitan area with a population of 68,442 in 2020.