Aguada, Puerto Rico

Aguada
Municipio de Aguada
From top, left to right: Main plaza and Iglesia San Francisco de Asís de la Aguada (Church of San Francisco de Asís); Ismael "Chavalillo" Delgado Aguada Multi-use Coliseum; Hacienda Caño Las Nasas (Caño Las Nasas Plantation) and Coloso sugarmill; and panoramic shoreline view
Flag of Aguada
Coat of arms of Aguada
Nicknames: 
Anthem: "Muchos siglos han pasado"
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Aguada Municipality
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Aguada Municipality
Coordinates: 18°22′46″N 67°11′18″W / 18.37944°N 67.18833°W / 18.37944; -67.18833
Sovereign state United States
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
First settledMay 20, 1510[1]
FoundedJuly 8, 1639
Founded byDon Cristóbal de Sotomayor
Barrios
Government
 • MayorChristian Cortés (Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico))
 • Senatorial dist.4 – Mayagüez
 • Representative dist.18
Area
 • Total45.55 sq mi (118.0 km2)
 • Land30.93 sq mi (80.1 km2)
 • Water14.62 sq mi (37.9 km2)  32%
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total38,136
 • Rank26th in the Puerto Rico
 • Density840/sq mi (320/km2)
DemonymAguadeños
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code
00602
Area code787/939
Major routes
Websiteaguada.gov.pr

Aguada (/əˈɡwɑːdə/; Spanish: [aˈɣwaða], locally [aˈwaða]), originally San Francisco de Asís de la Aguada, is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, located in the northwestern coastal valley region bordering the Atlantic Ocean, east of Rincón, south of Aguadilla, west of Moca; and north of Añasco and Mayagüez. It is part of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aguada's population is spread over 17 barrios and Aguada Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city).

  1. ^ Aguada: Founding and History. Archived February 14, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Accessed September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Bureau, US Census. "PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census". The United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)