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Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico
Town and municipality in Puerto Rico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Puerto Rican municipality. For the Chilean island formerly known as Aguas Buenas, see Robinson Crusoe Island.
Aguas Buenas, (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈaɣwas ˈβwenas], local pronunciation: [awaʔ ˈβwenaʔ]), popularly known as "La Ciudad de las Aguas Claras" or "The City of Clear Waters", is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range, north of Cidra, south of Bayamón, Guaynabo and San Juan; east of Comerio; and north-west of Caguas. Aguas Buenas is spread over 9 barrios and Aguas Buenas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Aguas Buenas
Municipio Autónomo de Aguas Buenas | |
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Town and Municipality | |
![]() Town Hall of Aguas Buenas | |
Nicknames: La Ciudad de las Aguas Claras, Los Mulos, El Oasis de Puerto Rico, Los Ñocos | |
Anthem: "Yo Soy Aguas Buenas" | |
![]() Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Aguas Buenas Municipality | |
Coordinates: 18°15′25″N 66°06′11″W | |
Sovereign state | ![]() |
Commonwealth | ![]() |
Founded | May 25, 1838 |
Barrios | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Karina Nieves Serrano (PNP) |
• Senatorial dist. | 1 – San Juan |
• Representative dist. | 5 |
Area | |
• Total | 30.12 sq mi (78.01 km2) |
• Land | 30.12 sq mi (78.00 km2) |
• Water | 0.004 sq mi (.01 km2) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 24,223 |
• Rank | 49th in Puerto Rico |
• Density | 800/sq mi (310/km2) |
Demonym | Aguasbonenses |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
ZIP Code | 00703 |
Area code | 787/939 |
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Website | http://legislaturaaguasbuenas.com/ |
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