Municipalities of Puerto Rico

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The municipalities of Puerto Rico (Spanish: municipios de Puerto Rico) are second-level administrative divisions defined with geographic boundaries and governmental authority in the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the U.S. Amounting to 78 incorporated towns and cities equivalent to U.S. counties, two of which are outside the main island, namely the smaller islands of Vieques and Culebra, the municipalities are governed by a popularly elected strong mayor and unicameral legislature. They are subdivided into 902 barrios, third-level divisions controlled by the municipal government.[1][2] As a jurisdiction under U.S. sovereignty, Puerto Rico does not have first-level administrative units akin to states or provinces.

The municipalities of Puerto Rico operate under the Municipal Code of Puerto Rico (Law No. 107 of 2020), which superseded the Autonomous Municipalities Act of Puerto Rico (Law No. 81 of 1991), as established by the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the governmental body responsible for their organization under Section 1, Article VI of the Constitution of Puerto Rico.[3] Electorally, the municipalities are grouped into eight senatorial districts and forty representative districts, representing roughly equal populations in the Legislative Assembly.[4][5]

Map

The archipelago and island of Puerto Rico is administratively divided into the following 78 municipalities:

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Municipalities

The archipelago and island of Puerto Rico is administratively divided into the following 78 municipalities (alphabetically ordered):[6]

Municipalities of Puerto Rico
Name Location Flag Coat of Arms Title FIPS
code[7] 		Population
(2020)[8] 		Population
(2010)[9] 		Area[10] Founded Barrios
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Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Aguadilla.svg File:Bandera de Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.svg City 72005 55,101 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Aguas-Buenas.svg File:Flag of Aguas Buenas.svg File:Escudo de Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72007 24,223 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Aibonito.svg File:Bandera de Aibonito, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Aibonito, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72009 24,637 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Añasco.svg File:Flag of Añasco.svg File:Escudo de Añasco, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72011 25,596 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Arecibo.svg File:Bandera de Arecibo, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Arecibo, Puerto Rico.svg City 72013 87,754 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Arroyo.svg File:Flag official of Arroyo.svg File:Coat of Arms official of Arroyo.svg Town 72015 15,843 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Barceloneta.svg File:Flag of Barceloneta, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Barceloneta, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72017 22,657 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Barranquitas.svg File:Flag of Barranquitas.svg File:Escudo de Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72019 28,983 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Bayamón.svg File:Flag of Bayamon.svg File:Coat of arms of Bayamón, Puerto Rico.svg City 72021 185,187 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Cabo-Rojo.svg File:Flag of Cabo Rojo.svg File:Escudo de Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72023 47,158 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Caguas.svg File:Flag of Caguas.svg File:Coat of arms of Caguas.svg City 72025 127,244 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Camuy.svg File:CamuyFlag.svg File:Coat of arms of Camuy, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72027 32,827 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Canóvanas.svg File:Bandera de Canóvanas, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Canóvanas, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72029 42,337 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Carolina.svg File:Flag of Carolina, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Carolina, Puerto Rico.svg City 72031 154,815 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Cataño.svg File:Flag of Cataño, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Cataño, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72033 23,155 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Cayey.svg File:Bandera de Cayey, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Cayey, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72035 41,652 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Ceiba.svg File:CeibaFlag.svg File:Escudo de Ceiba, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72037 11,307 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Ciales.svg File:Flag of Ciales.svg File:Escudo de Ciales, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72039 16,984 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Cidra.svg File:Bandera de Cidra, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Cidra, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72041 39,970 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Coamo.svg File:Flag of Coamo.svg File:Escudo de Coamo, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72043 34,668 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Comerío.svg File:Flag of Comerio.svg File:Escudo de Comerío, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72045 18,883 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Corozal.svg File:Corozal.svg File:Coat of arms of Corozal, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72047 34,571 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Culebra.svg File:Flag of Culebra (Puerto Rico).svg File:Coat of arms of Culebra, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72049 1,792 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Dorado.svg File:DoradoFlag.svg File:Escudo de Dorado, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72051 35,879 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Fajardo.svg File:Flag of Fajardo.svg File:Escudo de Fajardo (Puerto Rico).svg Town 72053 32,124 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Florida.svg File:Flag of Florida, Puerto Rico.svg File:Blason ville Florida (Porto-Rico).svg Town 72054 11,692 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Guánica.svg File:Flag of Guanica.svg File:Escudo de Guánica, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72055 13,787 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Guayama.svg File:Flag of Guayama, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Guayama, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72057 36,614 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Guayanilla.svg File:Flag of Guayanilla.svg File:Escudo de Guayanilla, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72059 17,784 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Guaynabo.svg File:Flag of Guaynabo.svg File:Escudo de Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.svg City 72061 89,780 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Gurabo.svg File:Flag of Gurabo.svg File:Escudo de Gurabo, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72063 40,622 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Hatillo.svg File:Flag of Hatillo, Puerto Rico.svg File:Hatillo coat of arms.svg Town 72065 38,486 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Hormigueros.svg File:HormiguerosFlag.svg File:Escudo de Hormigueros, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72067 15,654 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Humacao.svg File:Flag of Humacao.svg File:Escudo de Humacao, Puerto Rico.svg City 72069 50,896 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Isabela.svg File:Flag of Isabela.svg File:Escudo de Isabela, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72071 42,943 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Jayuya.svg File:Flag of Jayuya.svg File:Escudo de Jayuya, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72073 14,779 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Juana-Díaz.svg File:Flag of Municipio de Juana Díaz.svg File:CoA Municipio de Juana Díaz.svg Town 72075 46,538 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Juncos.svg File:Flag of Juncos.svg File:Coat of arms of Juncos, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72077 37,012 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Lajas.svg File:Flag of Lajas (PR).svg File:Escudo de Lajas, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72079 23,334 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Lares.svg File:Flag of Grito de Lares (current, medium blue).svg File:Escudo de Lares, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72081 28,105 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Las-Marías.svg File:LasMarias.svg File:Escudo de Las Marías, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72083 8,874 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Las-Piedras.svg File:LasPiedrasFlag.svg File:Escudo de Las Piedras, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72085 35,180 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Loíza.svg File:Loiza Flag.svg File:Escudo de Loiza, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72087 23,693 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Luquillo.svg File:Bandera de Luquillo.svg File:Escudo de Luquillo.svg Town 72089 17,781 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Manatí.svg File:Flag of Manatí.svg File:Blason ville pr Manatí.svg Town 72091 39,492 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Maricao.svg File:Flag of Maricao.svg File:Escudo de Maricao, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72093 4,755 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Maunabo.svg File:Flag of Maunabo, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Maunabo, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72095 10,589 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Mayagüez.svg File:Mayaguez-flag.svg File:Mayagüez seal.JPG City 72097 73,077 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Moca.svg File:Flag of Moca.svg File:Escudo de Moca, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72099 37,460 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Morovis.svg File:Bandera de Morovis, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Morovis, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72101 28,727 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Naguabo.svg File:Bandera de Naguabo, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Naguabo, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72103 23,386 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Naranjito.svg File:Flag of Naranjito, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Naranjito, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72105 29,241 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Orocovis.svg File:Flag of Orocovis.svg File:Coat of arms of Orocovis, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72107 21,434 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Patillas.svg File:Flag of Patillas.svg File:Escudo de Patillas, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72109 15,985 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Peñuelas.svg File:Bandera-peñuelas.svg File:Escudo de Peñuelas, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72111 20,399 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Ponce.svg File:Bandera de Ponce, Puerto Rico.svg File:Ponce, Puerto Rico Escudo.svg City 72113 137,491 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Quebradillas.svg File:Flag of Quebradillas.svg File:Escudo de Quebradillas, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72115 23,638 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Rincón.svg File:Rincon Flag.svg File:EscudoRincon.png Town 72117 15,187 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Río-Grande.svg File:Flag of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Río Grande, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72119 47,060 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
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Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Salinas.svg File:Flag of Salinas, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Salinas, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72123 25,789 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-San-Germán.svg File:Bandera de San Germán.svg File:Escudo de San German, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72125 31,879 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-San-Juan.svg File:Flag of San Juan, Puerto Rico.svg File:Coat of arms san juan pr.svg City 72127 342,259 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort".[11] List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-San-Lorenzo.svg File:Flag of San Lorenzo.svg File:Escudo de San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72129 37,693 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
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Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Santa-Isabel.svg File:Flag of Santa Isabel.svg File:Escudo de Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72133 20,281 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Toa-Alta.svg File:Flag of Toa Alta.svg File:Escudo de Toa Alta, Puerto Rico.svg City 72135 66,852 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Toa-Baja.svg File:Flag of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.svg City 72137 75,293 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Trujillo-Alto.svg File:Bandera de Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico.svg City 72139 67,740 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Utuado.svg File:UtuadoFlag.svg File:Escudo de Utuado, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72141 28,287 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Vega-Alta.svg File:Vega Alta Flag.svg File:Escudo de Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72143 35,395 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Vega-Baja.svg File:Vega Baja Flag.svg File:Coat of arms of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.svg City 72145 54,414 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Vieques.svg File:Flag of Vieques, Puerto Rico.svg File:Escudo de Vieques, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72147 8,249 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Villalba.svg File:Flag of Villalba.svg File:Escudo de Villalba, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72149 22,093 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
Script error: No such module "sort". File:Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-Yabucoa.svg File:Flag of Yabucoa.svg File:Escudo de Yabucoa, Puerto Rico.svg Town 72151 30,412 Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". List
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Most populated municipalities

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Administration

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Since 2020, the municipalities are organized under the Municipal Code of Puerto Rico (Law. No. 107 of 2020).[3] They were previously governed under by the Law of Autonomous Municipalities of Puerto Rico (Law. No. 81 of 1991), which established that every municipality must have an elected strong mayor with a municipal legislature as the form of government.[12] Each legislature must be unicameral, with the number of members related to adequate representation of the total population of the municipality. In contrast to other jurisdictions, both the mayors and the municipal legislators are elected on the same date and for the same term of four years in office.

From a political and ekistic perspective, several differences and similarities exist between municipalities of differing population sizes. For instance, municipalities with 50,000 inhabitants or more are considered incorporated cities, while those with fewer than 50,000 are considered incorporated towns.[13] Size affects the autonomy exercised by the jurisdiction: cities provide and manage their own services, while towns typically depend on nearby cities for certain services. Demographically, municipalities in Puerto Rico are equivalent to counties in the United States, and Puerto Rican municipalities are registered as county subdivisions in the United States census.[14] Statistically, the municipality with the largest number of inhabitants is San Juan, with 342,259, while Culebra is the smallest, with around 1,792. Arecibo is the largest in terms of geography, with around 125 mi2, and Cataño the smallest, with around 4.8 mi2.[8]

Except for San Juan, Ponce, Florida, and Vieques, all municipalities have a barrio equivalent to a downtown area in the U.S. called pueblo, officially known as barrio-pueblo (literally "ward-town"), which typically is the site of the historic Spanish colonial settlement, administrative center, and urban core of the municipality.[15] However, municipalities with large populations, like Ponce, may have an urban core that consist of several barrios.

In Recent Civic Architecture in Porto Rico by Adrian C. Finlayson, architect for the Insular Department of the Interior Architecture, writing for the publication Architectural Record in 1920, the Puerto Rican municipality is accurately described as:

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Not merely a city, but something similar to a wide-extending township in New England—like Plymouth, Massachusetts, or Barnstable, on Cape Cod comprising a central town or city with perhaps several outlying districts or barrios, usually rural in character, and occasionally having sizeable concentrated populations in villages, the municipality bearing the name of the central urban portion and all under one local government.

Recent Civic Architecture in Porto Rico, 1920[16]

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Finances

In 2012, 36 of the 78 municipalities (46%) were experiencing a budget deficit.[17] In total, the combined debt carried by the municipalities stands at about US$590 million.Template:Efn

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Municipality Mayor's party Population[9] Surplus or deficit[18] Surplus or deficit per capita[18] Public debt[18] Public debt per capita[18]
Adjuntas PNP 19,483
$ 525,858
$ 26.99
$
$
Aguada PPD 41,959
$ 2,209,807
$ 52.67
$
$
Aguadilla PNP 60,949
$ 10,220,728
$ 167.69
$
$
Aguas Buenas PPD 28,659
$ (1,638,355)
$ (57.17)
$ 9,183,000
$ 320.42
Aibonito PNP 25,900
$ 681,875
$ 26.33
$
$
Añasco PPD 29,261
$ 2,074,042
$ 70.88
$
$
Arecibo PNP 96,440
$ (17,784,327)
$ (184.41)
$ 63,403,451
$ 657.44
Arroyo PPD 19,575
$ (390,219)
$ (19.93)
$ 10,521,000
$ 537.47
Barceloneta PPD 24,816
$ (8,833,426)
$ (355.96)
$ 59,354,780
$ 2,391.79
Barranquitas PNP 30,318
$ 6,673,615
$ 220.12
$
$
Bayamón PNP 208,116
$ 4,179,967
$ 20.08
$ 243,233,534
$ 1,168.74
Cabo Rojo PPD 50,917
$ (60,841)
$ (1.19)
$ 35,561,000
$ 698.41
Caguas PPD 142,893
$ 16,938,668
$ 118.54
$ 267,248,251
$ 1,870.27
Camuy PNP 35,159
$ (1,810,542)
$ (51.50)
$ 11,603,000
$ 330.02
Canóvanas PNP 47,648
$ 203,324
$ 4.27
$
$
Carolina PPD 176,762
$ 32,757,250
$ 185.32
$ 350,605,890
$ 1,983.49
Cataño PPD 28,140
$ (11,320,761)
$ (402.30)
$ 47,386,000
$ 1,683.94
Cayey PPD 48,119
$ 7,544,584
$ 156.79
$
$
Ceiba PNP 13,631
$ 1,833,525
$ 134.51
$
$
Ciales PPD 18,782
$ (5,465,145)
$ (290.98)
$ 9,829,100
$ 523.33
Cidra PNP 43,480
$ (1,053,391)
$ (24.23)
$ 29,445,000
$ 677.21
Coamo PPD 40,512
$ 1,672,291
$ 41.28
$
$
Comerío PPD 20,778
$ 188,417
$ 9.07
$
$
Corozal PPD 37,142
$ 854,163
$ 23.00
$
$
Culebra PPD 1,818
$ 802,707
$ 441.53
$
$
Dorado PPD 38,165
$ 2,620,615
$ 68.67
$
$
Fajardo PNP 36,993
$ 17,821,689
$ 481.76
$
$
Florida PNP 12,680
$ (1,619,740)
$ (127.74)
$ 3,702,000
$ 291.96
Guánica PNP 19,427
$ (5,319,384)
$ (273.81)
$ 8,815,000
$ 453.75
Guayama PPD 45,362
$ 1,987,097
$ 43.81
$
$
Guayanilla PPD 21,581
$ (2,706,166)
$ (125.40)
$ 16,818,000
$ 779.30
Guaynabo PNP 97,924
$ 8,216,448
$ 83.91
$ 290,116,691
$ 2,962.67
Gurabo PNP 45,369
$ (5,797,927)
$ (127.79)
$ 46,390,045
$ 1,022.51
Hatillo PPD 41,953
$ (1,024,986)
$ (24.43)
$ 15,456,830
$ 368.43
Hormigueros PPD 17,250
$ 1,288,509
$ 74.70
$
$
Humacao PPD 58,466
$ 11,360,216
$ 194.30
$
$
Isabela PPD 45,631
$ 24,738,813
$ 542.15
$ 16,397,000
$ 359.34
Jayuya PPD 16,642
$ 629,946
$ 37.85
$
$
Juana Díaz PPD 79,897
$ 32,789,400
$ 97.89
$ 22,005,000
$ 433.62
Juncos PPD 40,290
$ (2,994,898)
$ (74.33)
$ 44,404,819
$ 1,102.13
Lajas PPD 25,753
$ (1,988,168)
$ (77.20)
$ 11,075,000
$ 430.05
Lares PNP 30,753
$ (3,361,629)
$ (109.31)
$ 5,339,000
$ 173.61
Las Marías PPD 9,881
$ 660,746
$ 66.87
$
$
Las Piedras PNP 38,675
$ 362,063
$ 9.36
$
$
Loíza PNP 30,060
$ (3,171,401)
$ (105.50)
$ 9,207,000
$ 306.29
Luquillo PPD 20,068
$ 1,646,739
$ 82.06
$
$
Manatí PNP 44,113
$ (12,622,526)
$ (286.14)
$ 52,688,487
$ 1,194.40
Maricao PNP 6,276
$ (1,812,106)
$ (288.74)
$ 10,928,300
$ 1,741.28
Maunabo PPD 12,225
$ (2,678,351)
$ (219.09)
$ 8,600,000
$ 703.48
Mayagüez PPD 89,080
$ 10,816,117
$ 121.42
$
$
Moca PNP 40,109
$ 632,570
$ 15.77
$
$
Morovis PNP 32,610
$ (3,742,360)
$ (114.76)
$ 20,239,020
$ 620.64
Naguabo PNP 26,720
$ (3,737,140)
$ (139.86)
$ 7,905,100
$ 295.85
Naranjito PNP 30,402
$ 1,581,161
$ 52.01
$
$
Orocovis PNP 23,423
$ 367,461
$ 15.69
$
$
Patillas PPD 19,277
$ (6,001,248)
$ (311.32)
$ 17,179,000
$ 891.17
Peñuelas PPD 24,282
$ 4,106,788
$ 169.13
$
$
Ponce PNP 166,327
$ (18,480,789)
$ (111.11)
$ 190,625,905
$ 1,146.09
Quebradillas PPD 25,919
$ 2,327,410
$ 89.80
$
$
Rincón PPD 15,200
$ 1,992,326
$ 131.07
$
$
Río Grande PPD 54,304
$ (4,147,852)
$ (76.38)
$ 32,059,000
$ 590.36
Sabana Grande PPD 25,265
$ (2,835,535)
$ (112.23)
$ 10,176,423
$ 402.79
Salinas PPD 31,078
$ (8,546,853)
$ (275.01)
$ 14,650,000
$ 471.39
San Germán PPD 35,527
$ 760,077
$ 21.39
$
$
San Juan PPD 395,326
$ (45,455,571)
$ (114.98)
$ 668,238,329
$ 1,690.35
San Lorenzo PPD 41,058
$ (2,998,994)
$ (73.04)
$ 27,034,000
$ 658.43
San Sebastián PNP 42,430
$ 2,296,524
$ 54.13
$
$
Santa Isabel PNP 23,274
$ (3,900,907)
$ (167.61)
$ 23,273,736
$ 999.99
Toa Alta PPD 74,066
$ (3,387,399)
$ (45.73)
$ 33,140,000
$ 447.44
Toa Baja PNP 89,609
$ (10,543,311)
$ (117.66)
$ 116,363,919
$ 1,298.57
Trujillo Alto PPD 74,842
$ (1,736,394)
$ (23.20)
$ 55,516,000
$ 741.78
Utuado PPD 33,149
$ (3,007,984)
$ (90.74)
$ 8,174,000
$ 246.58
Vega Alta PNP 39,951
$ 3,408,501
$ 85.32
$
$
Vega Baja PPD 59,662
$ (1,849,612)
$ (31.00)
$ 44,303,000
$ 742.57
Vieques PPD 9,301
$ (6,672,774)
$ (717.43)
$ 12,420,100
$ 1,335.35
Villalba PPD 26,073
$ (2,228,520)
$ (85.47)
$ 9,969,216
$ 382.36
Yabucoa PPD 37,941
$ (2,216,509)
$ (58.42)
$ 17,394,380
$ 458.46
Yauco PNP 42,043
$ (5,049,263)
$ (120.10)
$ 39,904,000
$ 949.12

Racial composition

The following is an alphabetical list of the municipalities and their population together with a breakdown of their racial composition.

Municipality (2020) White
(both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)[19][20]		 Black
(Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)[21]		 Amerindian
(Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)		 Asian
(Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)		 Two or more races or some other race
(Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)		 Hispanic
(Of any Race)
Adjuntas 22.2 3.4 4.2 0.1 65.1 99.7
Aguada 22.7 4.1 3.0 0.2 63.5 99.3
Aguadilla 21.0 4.1 3.5 0.2 62.9 98.4
Aguas Buenas 14.5 7.2 3.3 0.3 61.4 99.5
Aibonito 19.4 5.4 3.3 0.1 64.8 99.1
Añasco 18.4 5.7 3.4 0.2 63.9 99.0
Arecibo 19.0 4.6 2.2 0.2 66.6 99.3
Arroyo 11.5 12.5 1.9 0.4 60.4 99.1
Barceloneta 15.8 4.1 2.4 0.2 67.4 99.5
Barranquitas 20.8 5.2 2.1 0.1 66.2 99.7
Bayamón 17.9 6.2 3.0 0.3 62.5 99.0
Cabo Rojo 20.3 3.8 2.8 0.2 65.7 98.8
Caguas 15.9 6.3 3.1 0.3 63.9 99.2
Camuy 22.7 3.8 3.0 0.1 64.2 99.1
Canóvanas 13.4 15.1 2.6 0.3 50.3 99.3
Carolina 14.2 11.6 2.6 0.4 55.5 98.5
Cataño 13.0 8.2 2.9 0.3 62.0 99.0
Cayey 17.4 6.3 2.5 0.2 65.3 99.4
Ceiba 16.0 9.8 2.6 0.4 57.2 98.2
Ciales 20.8 2.9 2.1 0.3 69.6 99.5
Cidra 19.5 6.8 2.7 0.1 62.6 99.5
Coamo 20.0 7.4 2.8 0.2 61.6 99.4
Comerío 16.9 6.4 4.1 0.2 63.3 99.6
Corozal 19.8 3.7 2.5 0.2 67.7 99.5
Culebra 17.7 8.0 1.7 1.1 51.8 89.2
Dorado 17.6 7.5 3.1 0.6 58.1 96.6
Fajardo 14.5 9.3 2.5 0.4 61.3 98.2
Florida 13.8 2.1 1.4 0.3 74.9 99.5
Guánica 17.1 5.2 2.7 0.2 67.2 99.1
Guayama 19.0 9.6 2.6 0.2 56.6 99.3
Guayanilla 18.1 5.1 3.6 0.1 64.7 99.6
Guaynabo 17.2 4.8 2.6 0.4 66.2 97.9
Gurabo 15.2 7.1 3.3 0.2 61.8 99.2
Hatillo 21.2 3.5 2.5 0.2 66.1 99.2
Hormigueros 18.8 5.1 2.8 0.2 65.0 99.2
Humacao 13.5 8.8 2.5 0.3 62.4 98.0
Isabela 17.5 4.0 2.4 0.2 67.1 98.7
Jayuya 23.3 2.4 3.3 0.1 65.8 99.5
Juana Díaz 14.5 8.0 2.7 0.2 63.8 99.5
Juncos 13.0 9.3 2.9 0.2 61.0 99.4
Lajas 18.9 4.1 2.6 0.2 67.4 99.3
Lares 20.5 2.2 2.5 0.1 70.1 99.3
Las Marías 17.2 3.5 3.1 0.3 69.4 99.2
Las Piedras 15.6 8.3 2.9 0.2 60.3 99.4
Loíza 5.8 31.8 1.6 0.2 27.7 99.4
Luquillo 17.2 12.1 2.7 0.3 54.1 97.1
Manatí 17.1 4.3 2.2 0.2 67.8 99.3
Maricao 22.2 7.8 3.7 0.5 61.0 99.5
Maunabo 9.1 16.7 2.0 0.2 56.0 99.4
Mayagüez 19.7 4.6 3.0 0.3 63.2 98.7
Moca 17.0 3.1 2.6 0.1 70.8 99.6
Morovis 19.1 3.4 2.5 0.2 69.4 99.6
Naguabo 13.3 9.2 2.4 0.2 63.2 99.2
Naranjito 20.7 6.4 3.3 0.2 61.0 99.6
Orocovis 16.3 5.3 6.4 0.2 62.6 99.6
Patillas 15.9 12.3 2.6 0.2 57.2 99.3
Peñuelas 23.1 6.7 3.8 0.1 57.2 99.5
Ponce 19.0 4.9 3.0 0.3 64.4 99.1
Quebradillas 25.4 3.4 3.2 0.2 62.6 99.2
Rincón 21.4 5.9 4.9 0.2 58.5 94.9
Río Grande 14.7 14.7 2.6 0.3 50.4 98.8
Sabana Grande 19.9 4.0 2.4 0.2 66.6 99.4
Salinas 16.3 9.8 3.8 0.2 57.6 99.2
San Germán 18.5 4.6 3.8 0.3 64.1 99.2
San Juan 14.4 8.2 2.7 0.5 60.2 97.8
San Lorenzo 14.0 6.6 2.7 0.2 66.0 99.5
San Sebastián 19.2 2.1 2.9 0.1 70.4 99.4
Santa Isabel 15.7 8.2 2.6 0.2 60.8 99.4
Toa Alta 16.2 5.8 2.7 0.2 65.8 99.4
Toa Baja 16.3 10.1 2.2 0.3 59.1 99.0
Trujillo Alto 14.2 8.0 2.3 0.2 62.6 99.1
Utuado 21.6 2.4 4.0 0.2 66.3 99.2
Vega Alta 12.4 7.3 2.4 0.3 66.6 98.8
Vega Baja 18.5 6.4 3.5 0.2 61.2 99.3
Vieques 18.8 15.2 2.6 0.4 52.2 92.0
Villalba 15.5 6.2 2.9 0.2 65.4 99.6
Yabucoa 16.5 9.7 2.6 0.2 60.6 99.4
Yauco 21.4 4.7 3.2 0.2 63.5 99.4
Puerto Rico 17.1 7.0 2.8 0.3 62.3 98.9

Proposed amalgamation

Multiple times, politicians have discussed and proposed consolidating Puerto Rico's municipalities but so far no proposals has been adopted. In 1902 the Puerto Rico legislature, under pressure from the U.S.-appointed governor of Puerto Rico, passed a law consolidating the then-76 municipalities of Puerto Rico into 46.[22] The law was repealed three years later.[23][24] In October 2009, a Puerto Rican legislator proposed a bill that would reduce the current 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico down to 20. The bill called for a referendum to take place on June 13, 2010, which would let the people decide on the matter.[25] However, the bill never made into law.[26] With the Puerto Rican government-debt crisis that emerged in the first half of 2010s, a new plan to consolidate municipalities was again circulated in the legislature in 2017 as a way to alleviate the government debt crisis.[27][28] In March 2019, then Governor Ricardo Rosselló created an initiative that would preserve the existing municipalities but create regional consolidation by sharing service overhead in the form of counties but he resigned prior to anything coming of his proposal.[29]

See also

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