Mayagüez
municipality in Puerto Rico
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Summary
Mayagüez is a municipality of Puerto Rico[1]. Mayagüez draws 991 Wikipedia views per month (municipality of puerto rico category, ranking #23 of 76).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Puerto Rico[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: José Luis Ramos[5]
- Capital: Mayagüez barrio-pueblo[6], Mayagüez[7]
- Official language: Spanish[8], English[9]
- Shares border with: Añasco[10], Cabo Rojo[11], Hormigueros[12], Maricao[13], Las Marías[14], San Germán[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Callao[16]
- Postal code: 00680[17], 00681[18], 00682[19]
- Commons category: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico[20]
- Patron saint: Virgin of Candelaria[21]
- Local dialing code: 787[22], 939[23]
- Inception: 1760[24]
- Coordinate location: 18.201111111111, -67.139722222222[25]
- Official website: https://www.pr.gov/directorio-municipos/mayaguez[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mayagüez, Puerto Rico[27]
- Population: 79,510[28], 73,077[29], 89,080[30], 59,427[31]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico[34]
- Number of households: 29,542[35]
- Native label: Mayagüez[36]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C110890[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico[38]
- Owner of: Isidoro García Stadium[39], Palacio de Recreación y Deportes[40]
- Different from: Maragüez[41]
- Elevation above sea level: 21[42]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Mayagüez covers an area of 59.966393[43].
Why It Matters
Mayagüez has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Mayagüez is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]