Barranquitas, Puerto Rico

Barranquitas Municipio Autónomo de Barranquitas
Town and Municipality
Agricultural landscape in Quebradillas
Flag Coat of arms
Nicknames:  "La Cuna de Próceres", "Cuna Feria de Artesanías", "El Altar de la Patria", "El Pueblo de Luis Muñoz Rivera"
Anthem: "Aquí en el centro de nuestra tierra"
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Barranquitas Municipality
Coordinates: 18°11′12″N 66°18′23″W / 18.18667°N 66.30639°W / 18.18667; -66.30639
Sovereign state	United States
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Settled	early 19th century
Founded	June 3, 1803
Founded by	Antonio Aponte Ramos
Barrios	8 barrios Barrancas Barranquitas barrio-pueblo Cañabón Helechal Honduras Palo Hincado Quebrada Grande Quebradillas
Government
• Mayor	Elliot Colón Blanco (PNP)
• Senatorial dist.	6 - Guayama
• Representative dist.	26 and 28
Area
• Total	33.21 sq mi (86.01 km2)
• Land	33 sq mi (86 km2)
• Water	0.004 sq mi (.01 km2)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	28,938
• Rank	42nd in Puerto Rico
• Density	870/sq mi (340/km2)
Demonym	Barranquiteños
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00794
Area code	787/939
Major routes
Website	http://barranquitaspr.net/pueblo/

Barranquitas (Spanish pronunciation: [baraŋˈkitas], locally [baraŋˈkitaʔ]) is a small mountain town and municipality located in the Cordillera Central region of Puerto Rico, south of Corozal and Naranjito; north of Coamo and Aibonito; west of Comerío and Cidra; and east of Orocovis. Barranquitas is spread over 6 barrios and Barranquitas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Barranquitas is about one hour by winding roads from San Juan, the capital. It is nestled amid hills and mountains, and nearby, between Barranquitas and Aibonito, is the San Cristóbal Canyon; one of the deepest canyons in the West Indies. For years, the overlook was used as a municipal garbage; in the last decade, the refuse was removed and the site restored.