Guayama, Puerto Rico

Guayama, Puerto Rico
Municipio Autónomo de Guayama
Autonomous Municipality of Guayama
From top, left to right: Iglesia de San Antonio de Padua; Casa Cautiño; Colón Town Square; PR-54; Teatro Guayama; Hacienda Vives
Flag of Guayama, Puerto Rico
Coat of arms of Guayama, Puerto Rico
Nicknames: 
"La ciudad del Guamaní"
Spanish for "The City of the Guamaní"
"El pueblo de los brujos"
Spanish for "The Witch City"
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Guayama Municipality
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Guayama Municipality
Coordinates: 17°58′27″N 66°06′36″W / 17.97417°N 66.11000°W / 17.97417; -66.11000[1]
Sovereign state United States
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
FoundedJanuary 29, 1736
Founded byMatías de Abadía
Barrios
Government
 • Mayor 2022O'Brian Vázquez Molina
Area
106.8 sq mi (277 km2)
 • Land65.0 sq mi (168 km2)
 • Water41.8 sq mi (108 km2)
Elevation239 ft (73 m)
Population
36,614
 • Rank30th in Puerto Rico
 • Density340/sq mi (130/km2)
 • Metro
68,442 (MSA)
DemonymGuayameses[4]
Time zoneUTC−4 (Atlantic (AST))
ZIP Codes
00784, 00785
Area code787/939
Major routes

GNIS feature ID1610860[2]
Websitewww.viveelencanto.com

Guayama (Spanish: [ɡwaˈʝama], locally [waˈʝama]), officially the Autonomous Municipality of Guayama (Spanish: Municipio Autónomo de Guayama), is a city and municipality on the Caribbean coast of Puerto Rico. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 36,614. It is the center of the Guayama metropolitan area with a population of 68,442 in 2020.

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  2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nicknames and Demonyms of the Towns of Puerto Rico" Archived 2012-01-05 at the Wayback Machine. (In Spanish). Center of Information Access. Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Ponce. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.