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
GUAYANILLA
Guayanilla is a Municipality in Guayanilla municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
GUAYNABO
Guaynabo is a Municipality in Guaynabo municipality with -100 000 inhabitants.
GURABO
Gurabo is a Municipality in Gurabo municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
HATILLO
Hatillo is a Municipality in Hatillo municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
HORMIGUEROS
Hormigueros is a Municipality in Hormigueros municipality with -15 000 inhabitants.
HUMACAO
Humacao is a Municipality in Humacao municipality with -30 000 inhabitants.
ISABELA
Isabela is a Municipality in Isabela municipality with -15 000 inhabitants.
JAYUYA
Jayuya is a Municipality in Jayuya municipality with -4 000 inhabitants.
JUANA DÍAZ
Juana Díaz is a Municipality in Juana Díaz municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
JUNCOS
Juncos is a Municipality in Juncos municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
LAJAS
Lajas is a Municipality in Lajas municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
LARES
Lares is a Municipality in Lares municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
LAS MARÍAS
Las Marías is a Municipality in Las Marías municipality with -1 000 inhabitants.
LAS PIEDRAS
Las Piedras is a Municipality in Las Piedras municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
LOÍZA
Loíza is a Municipality in Loíza municipality with -5 000 inhabitants.
LUQUILLO
Luquillo is a Municipality in Luquillo municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
MANATÍ
Manatí is a Municipality in Manatí municipality with -20 000 inhabitants.
MARICAO
Maricao is a Municipality in Maricao municipality with -1 500 inhabitants.
MAUNABO
Maunabo is a Municipality in Maunabo municipality with -2 500 inhabitants.
MAYAGÜEZ
Mayagüez is a Municipality in Mayagüez municipality with -100 000 inhabitants.
MOCA
Moca is a Municipality in Moca municipality with -5 000 inhabitants.
MOROVIS
Morovis is a Municipality in Morovis municipality with -2 500 inhabitants.
NAGUABO
Naguabo is a Municipality in Naguabo municipality with -5 000 inhabitants.
NARANJITO
Naranjito is a Municipality in Naranjito municipality with -2 000 inhabitants.
OROCOVIS
Orocovis is a Municipality in Orocovis municipality with -1 000 inhabitants.
PATILLAS
Patillas is a Municipality in Patillas municipality with -5 000 inhabitants.
PEÑUELAS
Peñuelas is a Municipality in Peñuelas municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
PONCE
Ponce is a Municipality in Ponce municipality with -200 000 inhabitants.
QUEBRADILLAS
Quebradillas is a Municipality in Quebradillas municipality with -10 000 inhabitants.
RINCÓN
Rincón is a Municipality in Rincón municipality with -1 500 inhabitants.