Caguas | |
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City and municipality | |
| Municipio Autónomo de Caguas | |
Santiago Palmer Public Square Caguas from Altos de San Luis | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: "El Valle del Turabo" (Turabo Valley), "La Ciudad Criolla" (Creole City), "La Cuna de los Trovadores" (Cradle of Trovadores) | |
| Anthem: "Centro y Corazón de Puerto Rico" | |
 Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Caguas Municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 18°13′53″N 66°2′22″W / 18.23139°N 66.03944°W | |
| Sovereign state |  United States |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Indigenous settlement | 100 BCE – 600 CE |
| European settlement | mid-16th century |
| Founded | January 1, 1775 |
| Founded by | Don Juan Mateo Delgado de Fonseca |
| Named for | Caguax |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | William Miranda Torres (PPD) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 7 - Humacao |
| • Representative dist. | 31,32 |
| Area | |
• City and municipality | 59.07 sq mi (153.00 km2) |
| • Land | 58.68 sq mi (151.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.39 sq mi (1.03 km2) 0.006% |
| • Urban | 11 sq mi (28.49 km2) |
| • Rural | 48.07 sq mi (124.51 km2) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 13.68 mi (22.02 km) |
| • Width | 7.89 mi (12.7 km) |
| Elevation | 210.96 ft (64.3 m) |
| Highest elevation | 2,903.54 ft (885 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City and municipality | 127,244 |
| • Rank | 5th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 2,200/sq mi (830/km2) |
| Demonym(s) | Cagüeño (masculine) Cagüeña (feminine) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • White | 78.2% |
| • Black | 7.42% |
| • American Indian/AN | 0.1% |
| • Asian | 0.3% |
| • Native Hawaiian/PI | 14% |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| ZIP Codes | 00725, 00726, 00727 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes |              |
| Website | caguas.gov.pr |
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Caguas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɣwas], locally [ˈkawaʔ]) is a city and municipality in central eastern Puerto Rico. Located in the eponymous Caguas Valley between the Sierra de Cayey and Sierra de Luquillo of the Central Mountain Range, it is bordered by San Juan and Trujillo Alto to the north, Gurabo and San Lorenzo to the west, Aguas Buenas, Cidra and Cayey to the east, and Patillas to the south. With a population of 127,244 as of the 2020 census,[2] Caguas is the fifth most populated municipality in the archipelago and island and a principal city of the San Juan metropolitan area.
Since 2009, Caguas is the only municipality in Puerto Rico recognized as a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation.[3]
- ^ "Demographics/Ethnic U.S. 2000 census" (PDF). Topeurtorico.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 16, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ "Puerto Rico Population Declined 11.8% From 2010 to 2020". Census.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Caguas celebrates its Tree City recognition for the 10th consecutive time". US Forest Service. May 3, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2024.