Puerto Rico
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
ADJUNTAS
Adjuntas is a Municipality in Adjuntas municipality with -5 000 inhabitants.
AGUADA
Aguada is a Municipality in Aguada municipality with -4 000 inhabitants.
AGUADILLA
Aguadilla is a Municipality in Aguadilla municipality with -20 000 inhabitants.
AGUAS BUENAS
Aguas Buenas is a Municipality in Aguas Buenas municipality with -5 000 inhabitants.
AIBONITO
Aibonito is a Municipality in Aibonito municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
AÑASCO
Añasco is a Municipality in Añasco municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
ARECIBO
Arecibo is a Municipality in Arecibo municipality with -50 000 inhabitants.
ARROYO
Arroyo is a Municipality in Arroyo municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
BARCELONETA
Barceloneta is a Municipality in Barceloneta municipality with -5 000 inhabitants.
BARRANQUITAS
Barranquitas is a Municipality in Barranquitas municipality with -3 000 inhabitants.
BAYAMÓN
Bayamón is a Municipality in Cidra municipality with -250 000 inhabitants.
CABO ROJO
Cabo Rojo is a Municipality in Cabo Rojo municipality with -50 000 inhabitants.
CAGUAS
Caguas is a Municipality in Caguas municipality with -100 000 inhabitants.
CAMUY
Camuy is a Municipality in Camuy municipality with -5 000 inhabitants.
CANÓVANAS
Canóvanas is a Municipality in Canóvanas municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
CAROLINA
Carolina is a Municipality in Carolina municipality with -200 000 inhabitants.
CATAÑO
Cataño is a Municipality in Cataño municipality with -40 000 inhabitants.
CAYEY
Cayey is a Municipality in Cayey municipality with -20 000 inhabitants.
CEIBA
Ceiba is a Municipality in Ceiba municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
CIALES
Ciales is a Municipality in Ciales municipality with -4 000 inhabitants.
CIDRA
Cidra is a Municipality in Cidra municipality with -5 000 inhabitants.
COAMO
Coamo is a Municipality in Coamo municipality with -15 000 inhabitants.
COMERÍO
Comerío is a Municipality in Comerío municipality with -5 000 inhabitants.
COROZAL
Corozal is a Municipality in Corozal municipality with -15 000 inhabitants.
CULEBRA
Culebra is a Municipality in Culebra municipality with -1 500 inhabitants.
DORADO
Dorado is a Municipality in Dorado municipality with -15 000 inhabitants.
FAJARDO
Fajardo is a Municipality in Fajardo municipality with -40 000 inhabitants.
FLORIDA
Florida is a Municipality in Florida municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
GUÁNICA
Guánica is a Municipality in Guánica municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
GUAYAMA
Guayama is a Municipality in Guayama municipality with -30 000 inhabitants.