Quebradillas, Puerto Rico

Quebradillas
Municipio de Quebradillas
Quebradillas Beach
Quebradillas Beach
Flag of Quebradillas
Coat of arms of Quebradillas
Nicknames: 
"La Guarida del Pirata", "La Ciudad del Cooperativismo"
Anthem: "De lejos canto, porque anhela el corazón"
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Quebradillas Municipality
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Quebradillas Municipality
Coordinates: 18°28′26″N 66°56′19″W / 18.47389°N 66.93861°W / 18.47389; -66.93861
Sovereign stateUnited States
CommonwealthPuerto Rico
Settled1820
FoundedJune 6, 1823
Founded byJosé Ramos Velez
Barrios
Government
 • MayorHeriberto Vélez (PPD)
 • Senatorial dist.3 – Arecibo
 • Representative dist.15
Area
 • Total27.7 sq mi (58.8 km2)
 • Land23.2 sq mi (60 km2)
 • Water4.5 sq mi (11.66 km2)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total23,638
 • Rank51st in Puerto Rico
 • Density850/sq mi (400/km2)
DemonymQuebradillanos
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code
00678
Area code787/939
Major routes
Websitewww.quebradillas.pr.gov

Quebradillas (Spanish pronunciation: [keβɾaˈðiʎas], locally [keβɾaˈðiʎaʔ]) is a town and municipality of the island of 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.

  1. ^ "El Nuevo Día". María, un nombre que no vamos a olvidar. (in Spanish). Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Bureau, US Census. "PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)