Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
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Canóvanas (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈnoβanas], locally [kaˈnoβanaʔ]) is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico, located in the northeastern region, north of Juncos and Las Piedras; south of Loíza; east of Carolina; and west of Río Grande. Canóvanas is spread over 6 barrios and Canóvanas Pueblo (the downtown area and administrative center). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Canóvanas
Municipio de Canóvanas | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Nicknames: "Pueblo Valeroso", "Ciudad de los Indios", "La Ciudad de las Carreras", "El Pueblo del Chupacabras" | |
Anthem: "Canóvanax" | |
Coordinates: 18°22′45″N 65°54′5″W | |
Sovereign state | United States |
Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
Founded | 1910 |
Barrios | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lornna Soto (PNP) |
• Senatorial dist. | 8 – Carolina |
• Representative dist. | 37, 38 |
Area | |
• Total | 28.23 sq mi (73.12 km2) |
• Land | 28 sq mi (73 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (.12 km2) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 42,337 |
• Rank | 19th in Puerto Rico |
• Density | 1,500/sq mi (580/km2) |
Demonym | Canovanenses |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
ZIP Code | 00729 |
Area code | 787/939 |
Major routes | |
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