Luquillo, Puerto Rico

Luquillo Municipio de Luquillo
Town and Municipality
High rise buildings in Luquillo.
Flag Coat of arms
Nicknames:  "Capital del Sol", "La Riviera de Puerto Rico", "Los Come Cocos"
Anthem: "Junto a las costas del mar Atlántico"
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Luquillo Municipality
Coordinates: 18°22′21″N 65°43′00″W / 18.37250°N 65.71667°W / 18.37250; -65.71667
Sovereign state	United States
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Founded	1797
Barrios	6 barrios Juan Martín Luquillo barrio-pueblo Mameyes I Mata de Plátano Pitahaya Sabana
Government
• Mayor	Jesús Márquez Rodríguez (PPD)
• Senatorial dist.	8 - Carolina
• Representative dist.	36
Area
• Total	34.26 sq mi (88.73 km2)
• Land	26 sq mi (68 km2)
• Water	8.00 sq mi (20.73 km2)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	17,781
• Rank	64th in Puerto Rico
• Density	520/sq mi (200/km2)
Demonym	Luquillenses or Luquillanos
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00773
Area code	787/939
Major routes

Luquillo (Spanish pronunciation: [luˈkiʎo]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northeast coast, northwest of Fajardo; and east of Rio Grande. Luquillo is spread over 5 barrios and Luquillo Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It lends its name to the Sierra de Luquillo, where El Yunque National Forest is located. It is part of the Fajardo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The city of Luquillo is 26 square miles and it sits on 12 miles of Atlantic coastline. It is nestled between the blue waters of the Atlantic and the El Yunque National Forest, a rainforest, giving it a diverse and unique ecology. Luquillo marks the beginning of the Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve which runs down the coast from downtown Luquillo all the way down to the Seven Seas Beach in Fajardo. During certain times of the year, it is not unusual to encounter rare or endangered species of fauna (like the leatherback turtle) while visiting in Luquillo.^[2]