Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Appearance
Bayamón | |
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City and Municipality | |
Nicknames: "La Ciudad del Chicharrón" (The Porkrind City), "La Ciudad de Vaqueros" (The City of Cowboys), La Ciudad de las Ciencias ("The City of Science"), "La Ciudad del Tapón" (The City of Traffic Jams) | |
Motto: In Hoc Signo Vinces (Latin for: "By this sign you will conquer") | |
Anthem: "Bayamón, ciudad hermosa" | |
Coordinates: 18°22′48″N 66°09′48″W / 18.38000°N 66.16333°W | |
Sovereign state | United States |
Territory | Puerto Rico |
Settled | 16th century |
Founded | May 22, 1772 |
Founded by | Don Juan Ramírez de Arellano |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ramón Luis Rivera Jr. (PNP) |
• Senatorial dist. | 2 – Bayamón |
• Representative dist. | 7, 8, 9 |
Area | |
• Total | 44.53 sq mi (115.34 km2) |
• Land | 44.38 sq mi (114.95 km2) |
• Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) |
Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 185,187 |
• Rank | 2nd in Puerto Rico |
• Density | 4,200/sq mi (1,600/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
ZIP codes | 00956, 00957, 00959, 00961, 00960, 00958 |
Area code | 787/939 |
Website | municipiodebayamon.com |
Bayamón (Spanish pronunciation: [baʝaˈmon]) is a city of Puerto Rico located in the northern coastal valley. It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
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