Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
Yabucoa
Municipio Autónomo de Yabucoa | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Statue representing Puerto Rican soldier who fought in Vietnam / Korea, in front of a government building | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: "Ciudad del Azúcar", "El Pueblo de Yuca", "Los Bebe Leche" | |
| Anthem: "Yabucoa es mi Pueblo" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Yabucoa Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°03′02″N 65°52′46″W / 18.05056°N 65.87944°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Founded | October 3, 1793 |
| Founded by | Carlos Morales |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rafael "Raffy" Surillo (PPD) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 7 - Humacao |
| • Representative dist. | 34 Ramón Luis Cruz |
| Area | |
• Total | 83.26 sq mi (215.65 km2) |
| • Land | 55.26 sq mi (143.11 km2) |
| • Water | 28.01 sq mi (72.55 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 30,426 |
| • Rank | 40th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 550.65/sq mi (212.61/km2) |
| Demonym | Yabucoeños |
| Racial groups | |
| • White | 68.5% |
| • Black | 8.6% |
| • American Indian/AN | 0.6% |
| • Asian | 0.3% |
| • Other Two or more races | 13.6% 8.2% |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00767 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
Yabucoa (Spanish pronunciation: [ʝaβuˈkoa]) is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern region, north of Maunabo; south of San Lorenzo, Las Piedras and Humacao; and east of Patillas. Yabucoa is spread over 9 barrios and Yabucoa Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.