Ciales, Puerto Rico
Ciales, Puerto Rico
Municipio de Ciales | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Horse-back riding in Ciales barrio-pueblo | |
| Nicknames: | |
| Anthem: "El cantar de tus ríos es mensaje" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Ciales Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°20′10″N 66°28′08″W / 18.33611°N 66.46889°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Founded | June 24, 1820 |
| Founded by | Isidro Rodríguez |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alexander Burgos Otero (PNP) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 3 – Arecibo |
| • Representative dist. | 13 |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.48 sq mi (172.17 km2) |
| • Land | 66 sq mi (172 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (.17 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,984 |
| • Rank | 65th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 260/sq mi (99/km2) |
| Demonym | Cialeños |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00638 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
Ciales (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsjales], locally [ˈsjaleʔ]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, located on the Central Mountain Range, northwest of Orocovis; south of Florida and Manatí; east of Utuado and Jayuya; and west of Morovis. Ciales is spread over eight barrios and Ciales Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.