Porta del Sol
Porta del Sol
Western Region | |
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Tourism Region | |
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Seal | |
| Nickname: Doorway to the Sun | |
Municipalities officially belonging to the Porta del Sol region. | |
| Country | United States |
| Unincorporated territory | Puerto Rico |
| Established | 2003 |
| Founded by | Puerto Rico Tourism Company |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,278.26 sq mi (3,310.7 km2) |
| • Land | 831.94 sq mi (2,154.7 km2) |
| • Water | 446.32 sq mi (1,156.0 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 517,905 |
| • Density | 622.482/sq mi (240.342/km2) |
| Time zone | AST |
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Porta del Sol (Spanish for "Doorway of the Sun"), or simply West Region (Región Oeste), is a tourism region in western Puerto Rico. Porta del Sol was the first tourism region to be established by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. It consists of 17 municipalities in the western area: Quebradillas, Isabela, San Sebastián, Moca, Aguadilla, Aguada, Rincón, Añasco, Mayagüez, Las Marías, Maricao, Hormigueros, San Germán, Sabana Grande, Guánica, Lajas and Cabo Rojo.