Porta del Sol
Western Region | |
|---|---|
Tourism Region | |
 Seal | |
| Nickname: Doorway to the Sun | |
 Municipalities officially belonging to the Porta del Sol region. | |
| Country | United States |
| Unincorporated territory | Puerto Rico |
| 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"),[1] or simply West Region (Región Oeste),[2] is a tourism region in western Puerto Rico.[3] 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.[4]
- ^ "Porta del Sol". Retrieved August 5, 2010.
- ^ "The Regions of Puerto Rico | Discovering Puerto Rico". 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Regiones". Puerto Rico Tourism Company (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Porta del Sol - West". Retrieved August 5, 2010.