Aguadilla metropolitan area
Área metropolitana de Aguadilla | |
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Aguadilla metropolitan area in northwestern Puerto Rico | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Puerto Rico |
Principal cities | |
Time zone | UTC−4 |
• Summer (DST) | AST |
The Aguadilla metropolitan area (Spanish: área metropolitana de Aguadilla), is the third largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in Puerto Rico, comprising the municipalities of Aguadilla, Isabela, San Sebastián, Aguada, Moca, Añasco, and Rincón between the coastal plains, the Northern Karst Belt, and the Cordillera Central mountain subrange in the northwestern region of the main island. One of 6 metropolitan statistical areas in Puerto Rico, it lies within the Mayagüez–Aguadilla combined statistical area (CSA), which is one of 3 primary statistical areas in the main island as defined by the United States Census Bureau. As of 2023, census estimates place the population of the Aguadilla metropolitan area at 250,435.[1][2][3]