Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
Quebradillas
Municipio de Quebradillas | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Quebradillas Beach | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: "La Guarida del Pirata", "La Ciudad del Cooperativismo" | |
| Anthem: "De lejos canto, porque anhela el corazón" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Quebradillas Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°28′26″N 66°56′19″W / 18.47389°N 66.93861°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Settled | 1820 |
| Founded | June 6, 1823 |
| Founded by | José Ramos Velez |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Heriberto Vélez (PPD) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 3 – Arecibo |
| • Representative dist. | 15 |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.7 sq mi (58.8 km2) |
| • Land | 23 sq mi (60 km2) |
| • Water | 4.50 sq mi (11.66 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 23,638 |
| • Rank | 51st in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 1,000/sq mi (390/km2) |
| Demonym | Quebradillanos |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00678 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
| Website | www |
Quebradillas (Spanish pronunciation: [keβɾaˈðiʝas], locally [ˌkeβɾaˈðiʝaʔ]) is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the northern shore bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of San Sebastián; east of Isabela; and west of Camuy. Quebradillas is spread over seven barrios and Quebradillas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Quebradillas is called "La Guarida del Pirata" (The Pirate's Hideout). A well-known beach in the area, Puerto Hermina, is home to an old structure known to have been a hiding place for pirates and their contraband.