Florida
Municipio de Florida | |
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Town and Municipality | |
 Town Hall in Florida | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: "Pueblo de la Piña Cayenalisa", "La Tierra del Río Encantado", "Tierra de los Mogotes" | |
| Anthem: "Florida jardín hermoso (1961)" | |
 Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Florida Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°21′49″N 66°34′17″W / 18.36361°N 66.57139°W | |
| Sovereign state |  United States |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Settled | 1881 |
| Founded | July 10, 1974 |
| Founded by | Dr. Leopoldo Malavé |
| Barrios | 1 barrio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Gerena Polanco (PNP) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 3 – Arecibo |
| • Representative dist. | 13 |
| Area | |
• Total | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 11,692 |
| • Rank | 72nd in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Florideños |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00650 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes |   |
Florida (Spanish pronunciation: [floˈɾiða]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the karst region north of Ciales, south of Barceloneta, east of Arecibo, and west of Manatí. Florida is not like other municipalities of Puerto Rico with multiple subdivisions called barrios. It has one barrio called Florida Adentro and two other subdivisions: Florida Zona Urbana and Pajonal comunidad. It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
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