Canóvanas, Puerto Rico

Canóvanas
Municipio de Canóvanas
Aerial view of PR-3 passing through Canóvanas
Nicknames: 
"Pueblo Valeroso", "Ciudad de los Indios", "La Ciudad de las Carreras", "El Pueblo del Chupacabras"
Anthem: "Canóvanax"
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Canóvanas Municipality
Coordinates: 18°22′45″N 65°54′5″W / 18.37917°N 65.90139°W / 18.37917; -65.90139
Sovereign state United States
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Settledlate 18th century
FoundedAugust 15, 1909
Founded byLuis Hernaiz Veronne
Barrios
Government
  MayorLornna Soto (PNP)
  Senatorial dist.8 – Carolina
  Representative dist.37, 38
Area
  Total
28.23 sq mi (73.12 km2)
  Land28 sq mi (73 km2)
  Water0.05 sq mi (.12 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
42,337
  Rank19th in Puerto Rico
  Density1,500/sq mi (580/km2)
DemonymCanovanenses
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code
00729
Area code787/939
Major routes

Canóvanas (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈnoβanas], locally [kaˈnoβanaʔ]) is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico, located in the northeastern region, north of Juncos and Las Piedras; south of Loíza; east of Carolina; and west of Río Grande. Canóvanas is spread over 6 barrios and Canóvanas Pueblo (the downtown area and administrative center). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.