Aguada
Municipio de Aguada | |
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Town and Municipality | |
From top, left to right: Main plaza and Iglesia San Francisco de Asís de la Aguada (Church of San Francisco de Asís); Ismael "Chavalillo" Delgado Aguada Multi-use Coliseum; Hacienda Caño Las Nasas (Caño Las Nasas Plantation) and Coloso sugarmill; and panoramic shoreline view | |
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Anthem: "Muchos siglos han pasado" | |
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Coordinates: 18°22′46″N 67°11′18″W / 18.37944°N 67.18833°W | |
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Founded | 1508–1510[1] |
Founded by | Don Cristóbal de Sotomayor |
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Government | |
• Mayor | Christian Cortés (Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)) |
• Senatorial dist. | 4 – Mayagüez |
• Representative dist. | 18 |
Area | |
• Total | 45.55 sq mi (118.0 km2) |
• Land | 30.93 sq mi (80.1 km2) |
• Water | 14.62 sq mi (37.9 km2) 32% |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 38,136 |
• Rank | 26th in the Puerto Rico |
• Density | 840/sq mi (320/km2) |
Demonym | Aguadeños |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
ZIP Code | 00602 |
Area code | 787/939 |
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Website | aguada |
Aguada (/əˈɡwɑːdə/; Spanish: [aˈɣwaða], locally [aˈwaða]), originally San Francisco de Asís de la Aguada, is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, located in the northwestern coastal valley region bordering the Atlantic Ocean, east of Rincón, south of Aguadilla, west of Moca; and north of Añasco and Mayagüez. It is part of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aguada's population is spread over 17 barrios and Aguada Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city).