Guayama, Puerto Rico
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For the Venezuelan city with a similar name, see Ciudad Guayana.
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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Guayama, Puerto Rico
Municipio Autónomo de Guayama | |
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Autonomous Municipality of Guayama | |
Nicknames: "La ciudad del Guamaní" Spanish for "The City of the Guamaní" "El pueblo de los brujos" Spanish for "The Witch City" | |
Coordinates: 17°58′27″N 66°06′36″W[1] | |
Sovereign state | United States |
Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
Founded | January 29, 1736 |
Barrios | |
Government | |
• Mayor 2022 | O'Brian Vázquez Molina |
Area | |
• Municipality | 106.8 sq mi (277 km2) |
• Land | 65.0 sq mi (168 km2) |
• Water | 41.8 sq mi (108 km2) |
Elevation | 239 ft (73 m) |
Population | |
• Municipality | 36,614 |
• Rank | 30th in Puerto Rico |
• Density | 340/sq mi (130/km2) |
• Metro | 68,442 (MSA) |
Demonym | Guayameses[4] |
Time zone | UTC−4 (Atlantic (AST)) |
ZIP Codes | 00784, 00785 |
Area code | 787/939 |
Major routes | |
GNIS feature ID | 1610860[2] |
Website | www |
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