Bayamón, Puerto Rico
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Bayamón (Spanish pronunciation: [baʝaˈmon], locally [baʝaˈmoŋ]) is a city, municipality of Puerto Rico and suburb of San Juan located in the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 barrios and Bayamón Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area and the second most populous municipality in both the metropolitan area and Puerto Rico.
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Bayamón
Municipio Autónomo de Bayamón | |
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City and Municipality | |
Nicknames: "La Ciudad del Chicharrón" (The Porkrind City), "La Ciudad de Vaqueros" (The City of Cowboys), La Ciudad de las Ciencias ("The City of Science"), "La Ciudad del Tapón" (The City of Traffic Jams) | |
Motto: In Hoc Signo Vinces (Latin for: "By this sign you will conquer") | |
Anthem: "Bayamón, ciudad hermosa" | |
Coordinates: 18°22′48″N 66°09′48″W | |
Sovereign state | United States |
Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
Founded | May 22, 1772 |
Barrios | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ramón Luis Rivera Jr. (PNP) |
• Senatorial dist. | 2 – Bayamón |
• Representative dist. | 7, 8, 9 |
Area | |
• Total | 44.53 sq mi (115.34 km2) |
• Land | 44.38 sq mi (114.95 km2) |
• Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) |
Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 185,187 |
• Rank | 2nd in Puerto Rico |
• Density | 4,200/sq mi (1,600/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
ZIP Codes | 00956, 00957, 00959, 00961, 00960, 00958 |
Area code | 787/939 |
Major routes | |
Website | municipiodebayamon.com |
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