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Puerto Rico · Travel guide

Puerto Rico (abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth. Located about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican Republic in the Greater Antilles and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Lesser Antilles, it consists of the eponymous main island and numerous smaller islands, including Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. With approximately 3.2 million people, it is divided into 78 municipalities, of which the most populous is the capital municipality of San Juan, followed by those within the San Juan metropolitan area. Spanish and English are the official languages of its government, though Spanish predominates, as it is culturally part of Latin America. Puerto Rico was settled by a succession of Indigenous peoples of the Americas beginning 2,000 to 4,000 years ago; these included the Ortoiroid,…

Facts & statistics

Puerto Rico

Capital: San Juan
Language: Spanish
Currency: United States dollar
Time zone: UTC−04:00
Calling code: +1787
Internet domain: .pr
Driving side: right
Plug type: NEMA 1-15
Voltage: 120

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Puerto Rico

Día de Año NuevoNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Día de ReyesThree Kings Day / Epiphany2026-01-06

Natalicio de Eugenio María de HostosBirthday of Eugenio María de Hostos2026-01-12

Natalicio de Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr. Day2026-01-19

Día de los PresidentesPresidents' Day2026-02-16

Natalicio de Luis Muñoz MarínBirthday of Luis Muñoz Marín2026-02-18

Día de la Abolición de EsclavitudEmancipation Day2026-03-22

Viernes SantoGood Friday2026-04-03

Natalicio de José de DiegoBirthday of José de Diego2026-04-20

Recordación de los Muertos de la GuerraMemorial Day2026-05-25

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalSan Juan

Population3,195,153

CurrencyUSD

Languagesen-PR,es-PR

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Cities

◎San Juan418,140 residents ◎Bayamón203,499 residents ◎Carolina170,404 residents ◎Ponce137,491 residents ◎Arecibo87,754 residents ◎Caguas86,804 residents ◎Guaynabo81,360 residents ◎Trujillo Alto75,243 residents ◎Mayagüez73,077 residents ◎Fajardo32,124 residents ◎Levittown29,785 residents ◎Vega Baja29,325 residents ◎Cataño28,093 residents ◎Barceloneta22,322 residents ◎Guayama21,575 residents ◎Humacao20,387 residents ◎Yauco20,295 residents ◎Cayey18,494 residents ◎Candelaria17,631 residents ◎Manatí16,092 residents ◎Aguadilla16,073 residents ◎Río Grande13,467 residents ◎Dorado13,117 residents ◎Isabela12,505 residents ◎San Germán12,055 residents ◎Vega Alta12,036 residents ◎Coamo11,940 residents ◎Hormigueros11,934 residents ◎San Sebastián11,590 residents ◎Corozal11,297 residents ◎Cabo Rojo10,839 residents ◎Utuado9,844 residents ◎Pájaros9,466 residents ◎Juana Díaz9,427 residents ◎San Lorenzo9,373 residents ◎Isabel Segunda9,301 residents ◎Guánica9,224 residents ◎Gurabo8,973 residents ◎Sabana Grande8,961 residents ◎Aibonito8,947 residents ◎Juncos8,905 residents ◎Canovanas8,437 residents ◎Luquillo8,326 residents ◎San Isidro8,071 residents ◎Campanilla7,757 residents ◎Arroyo7,520 residents ◎Santa Isabel7,260 residents ◎Lares7,184 residents ◎Yabucoa6,952 residents ◎Peñuelas6,847 residents ◎Las Piedras6,655 residents ◎Ceiba6,576 residents ◎San Antonio6,456 residents ◎Salinas6,375 residents ◎Ceiba6,277 residents ◎Sabana Seca6,247 residents ◎Puerto Real6,166 residents ◎Añasco6,136 residents ◎Estancias de Florida5,972 residents ◎Candelaria Arenas5,854 residents ◎Coco5,803 residents ◎Punta Santiago5,803 residents ◎Ingenio5,664 residents ◎Florida5,652 residents ◎Hatillo5,622 residents ◎Quebradillas5,620 residents ◎Lajas5,255 residents ◎Guayanilla5,213 residents ◎Santa Barbara5,168 residents ◎Adjuntas5,080 residents ◎Eleanor Roosevelt5,075 residents ◎Cidra5,067 residents ◎Moca4,964 residents ◎Aguilita4,922 residents ◎Comerío4,649 residents ◎Naguabo4,643 residents ◎Aguas Buenas4,576 residents ◎Villalba4,555 residents ◎Toa Alta4,483 residents ◎Celada4,435 residents ◎Vieques4,325 residents ◎Loíza4,311 residents ◎Patillas4,247 residents ◎Camuy4,240 residents ◎Aguada4,040 residents ◎Caban3,959 residents ◎Bajadero3,877 residents ◎Potala Pastillo3,819 residents ◎Santo Domingo3,633 residents ◎Coto Laurel3,606 residents ◎Coquí3,590 residents ◎Jayuya3,587 residents ◎Luyando3,553 residents ◎La Dolores3,534 residents ◎Aguas Claras3,499 residents ◎Jobos3,475 residents ◎Luis Llorens Torres3,328 residents ◎San José3,278 residents ◎Ciales3,256 residents ◎Campo Rico3,218 residents

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Airports

Luis Munoz Marin International AirportSan JuanSJU Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol AirportAreciboARE Antonio Rivera Rodriguez AirportViequesVQS Benjamin Rivera Noriega AirportCulebraCPX Eugenio Maria De Hostos AirportMayaguezMAZ Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci AirportSan JuanSIG José Aponte de la Torre AirportCeibaNRR Mercedita International AirportPoncePSE Rafael Hernández International AirportAguadillaBQN Dr Hermenegildo Ortiz Quinones AirportHumacaoHUC