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Puerto Rico is an island situated in the northeastern Caribbean Sea, its northern shore facing the Atlantic Ocean. Two small islands off the east coast, Vieques and Culebra, are administratively parts of Puerto Rico, as is Mona Island to the west. It lies approximately 50 miles east of the Dominican Republic, 40 miles west of the Virgin Islands, and 1,000 miles southeast of the U.S. state of Florida. Its governor is Pedro Pierluisi.

Puerto Rico, officially Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (or Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico in Spanish), is a self-governing island commonwealth of the West Indies associated with the USA.

Puerto Rico has a tropical climate with little seasonal variation, although local conditions vary according to elevation and exposure to rain-bearing winds. Plant life is abundant and varied. Tropical rainforests cover parts of the north side of the island. Puerto Rico has more than 200 species of birds, but land animals are mostly confined to nonpoisonous snakes, lizards, mongooses, and the coquí -a frog whose name is onomatopoeic with its call (“co-kee!”) and which has become a kind of national mascot.

In the early 16th century, Spanish explorers founded San Juan. The United States took possession of the island in 1898 until the mid-20th century. Puerto Ricans have been U.S. citizens since 1917, and can move freely between the island and the mainland; however, as residents of an unincorporated territory, American citizens in Puerto Rico are disenfranchised at the national level, do not vote for the president or vice president, and generally do not pay federal income tax.

Beginning in the mid 20th century, the U.S. government, together with the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, launched a series of economic projects to develop Puerto Rico into an industrial high-income economy.

If you want information about your city in Puerto Rico, click on the Puerto Rico city names or Puerto Rico town names below:

Complete List of Cities in Puerto Rico

  • BARCELONETA

    Barceloneta is a Municipality in Barceloneta municipality with -5 000 inhabitants.

  • LOÍZA

    Loíza is a Municipality in Loíza municipality with -5 000 inhabitants.

  • PATILLAS

    Patillas is a Municipality in Patillas municipality with -5 000 inhabitants.

  • CAMUY

    Camuy is a Municipality in Camuy municipality with -5 000 inhabitants.

  • AGUADA

    Aguada is a Municipality in Aguada municipality with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • JAYUYA

    Jayuya is a Municipality in Jayuya municipality with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • CIALES

    Ciales is a Municipality in Ciales municipality with -4 000 inhabitants.

  • BARRANQUITAS

    Barranquitas is a Municipality in Barranquitas municipality with -3 000 inhabitants.

  • MOROVIS

    Morovis is a Municipality in Morovis municipality with -2 500 inhabitants.

  • VIEQUES

    Vieques is a Municipality in Vieques municipality with -2 500 inhabitants.

  • MAUNABO

    Maunabo is a Municipality in Maunabo municipality with -2 500 inhabitants.

  • NARANJITO

    Naranjito is a Municipality in Naranjito municipality with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • TOA BAJA

    Toa Baja is a Municipality in Toa Baja municipality with -2 000 inhabitants.

  • RINCÓN

    Rincón is a Municipality in Rincón municipality with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • CULEBRA

    Culebra is a Municipality in Culebra municipality with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • MARICAO

    Maricao is a Municipality in Maricao municipality with -1 500 inhabitants.

  • LAS MARÍAS

    Las Marías is a Municipality in Las Marías municipality with -1 000 inhabitants.

  • OROCOVIS

    Orocovis is a Municipality in Orocovis municipality with -1 000 inhabitants.

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