Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
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Aguadilla (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣwaˈðiʝa], locally [awaˈðiʝa]), founded in 1775 by Luis de Córdova, is a city and municipality located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, north of Aguada, and Moca and west of Isabela. Aguadilla is spread over 15 barrios and Aguadilla Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is a principal city and core of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Aguadilla
San Carlos de la Aguadilla | |
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Nicknames: Jardín del Atlántico, La Villa del Ojo de Agua, El Pueblo de los Tiburones | |
Anthem: Playita Aguadillana | |
Coordinates: 18°25′48″N 67°9′16″W | |
Sovereign state | United States |
Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
Founded | 1775 |
Founded by | Luis de Córdova |
Barrios | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Julio Roldán Concepción (PPD) |
• Senatorial dist. | 4 – Mayagüez/Aguadilla |
• Representative dist. | 17 |
Area | |
• Municipality | 76.3 sq mi (198 km2) |
• Land | 36.6 sq mi (95 km2) |
• Water | 39.0 sq mi (101 km2) 51% |
Elevation | 326 ft (99 m) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Municipality | 55,101 |
• Rank | 12th in Puerto Rico |
• Density | 720/sq mi (280/km2) |
• Metro | 310,160 (MSA) |
Demonym | Aguadillanos |
Racial groups | |
• 2020 Census | 48.1% Multiracial 21.0% White 4.1% Black 0.5% American Ind/AN 0.1% Asian 26.2% Other |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
ZIP Codes | 00603, 00604, 00605, 00690 |
Area code | 787/939 |
Major routes | |
Website | aguadilla.gobierno.pr |
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