Adjuntas, Puerto Rico

Adjuntas
Municipio Autónomo de Adjuntas
Town and Municipality
View of Adjuntas Pueblo and El Gigante Dormido from a nearby mountain.
View of Adjuntas Pueblo and El Gigante Dormido from a nearby mountain.
Flag of Adjuntas
Flag
Coat of arms of Adjuntas
Coat of arms
Nicknames: 
La Ciudad del Gigante Dormido,
La Suiza de Puerto Rico,
La Tierra de Lagos
Anthem: Adjuntas es mi amor
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Adjuntas Municipality
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Adjuntas Municipality
Coordinates: 18°09′46″N 66°43′20″W / 18.16278°N 66.72222°W / 18.16278; -66.72222
Sovereign state United States
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Settled1739
FoundedAugust 11, 1815
Founded byDiego Maldonado
Barrios
17 barrios
Government
 • MayorJosé Soto Rivera (PPD)
 • Senatorial dist.5 – Ponce
 • Representative dist.22
Area
 • Total67.10 sq mi (173.8 km2)
 • Land66.69 sq mi (172.7 km2)
 • Water.41 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
2,316 ft (706 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total18,020
 • Rank62nd in Puerto Rico
 • Density270/sq mi (100/km2)
DemonymAdjunteños
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Codes
00601, 00631
Area code787/939
Major routes[3]link = Puerto Rico Highway 10 link = Puerto Rico Highway 123 link = Puerto Rico Highway 129 link = Puerto Rico Highway 135 link = Puerto Rico Highway 143 link = Puerto Rico Highway 131
Websiteadjuntaspr.com

Adjuntas (Spanish pronunciation: [aðˈxuntas]) is a small mountainside town and municipality in Puerto Rico located central midwestern portion of the island on the Cordillera Central, north of Yauco, Guayanilla, and Peñuelas; southeast of Utuado; east of Lares and Yauco; and northwest of Ponce. Adjuntas is spread over 16 barrios and Adjuntas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). Adjuntas is about two hours by car westward from the capital, San Juan.

Adjuntas is nicknamed "the Switzerland of Puerto Rico" because of its relatively chilly weather. Many Puerto Rican mountain towns have cooler weather than the rest of the island; Adjuntas is no exception: the average yearly weather is 70 °F (21 °C) (High: 83 °F/28 °C; Low: 58 °F/14 °C).[4] Puerto Rico's lowest temperature were recorded in Adjuntas at 38 °F in 2018.[5] Its mild climate attracts a good number of island tourists during the summer months. The town has a small hotel named Monte Rio and a good-sized parador, or country inn, called Villa Sotomayor.[6]

Adjuntas' ZIP Code, 00601, is the lowest standard ZIP code in the United States ZIP code system.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
  2. ^ "Puerto Rico: 2020 Census". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Map of Adjuntas at the Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 17, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference srh.noaa.gov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Se siente el frío navideño en la montaña". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). December 18, 2018. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Primera Hora 2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).