Salinas, Puerto Rico

Salinas Municipio de Salinas
Town and Municipality
Salinas del Abey
Plaza de Salinas
Flag Coat of arms
Nicknames:  "El Pueblo del Mojo Isleño", "Cuna del Mojito Isleño", "Los Marlins", "El pueblo de Abey"
Anthem: "Salinas"
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Salinas Municipality
Coordinates: 17°58′37″N 66°17′53″W / 17.977°N 66.298°W / 17.977; -66.298
Sovereign state	United States
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Settled	1800
Founded	September 24, 1820
Re-incorporated	July 22, 1851
Founded by	Don Juan de la Rosa
Barrios	6 barrios Aguirre Lapa Palmas Quebrada Yeguas Río Jueyes Salinas barrio-pueblo
Government
• Mayor	Karilyn Bonilla Colón (PPD)
• Senatorial dist.	6 – Guayama
• Representative dist.	30
Area
• Total	69.7 sq mi (180.4 km2)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	25,789
• Rank	46th in Puerto Rico
• Density	370/sq mi (140/km2)
• Racial groups (2020 Census)	16.3%White 9.8% Black 0.6% American Indian/AN 0.0% Asian 0.0% Native Hawaiian/PI 32.3% Some other race 41.0% Two or more races
Demonym	Salinenses
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00751
Area code	787/939
Major routes
Website	salinaspuertorico.com

Salinas (Spanish pronunciation: [saˈlinas], locally [saˈlinaʔ]) is a town and municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Aibonito and Cayey; southeast of Coamo, east of Santa Isabel; and west of Guayama. Salinas is spread over 5 barrios and Salinas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city).

It has long been a fishing spot for Puerto Ricans, known for its beaches, fish variety and the birthplace of the famous "mojo isleño".

Although Salinas doesn't have any commercial airports, there is a military training area there, Camp Santiago, which is one of the training centers of the Puerto Rico National Guard. Army National Guard, Air National Guard, State Guard, U.S. Army ROTC, U.S. Army Reserve and the U.S. Army also conduct military training at Camp Santiago.