Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
Juana Díaz | |
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Town and Municipality | |
| Municipio Autónomo de Juana Díaz | |
San Ramon Nonato Church and main town square in Juana Díaz | |
| Nicknames: "La Ciudad del Maví", "La Ciudad del Jacaguas", "El Belén de Puerto Rico" | |
| Anthem: "Juanadinos, alcemos las voces" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Juana Díaz Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°03′09″N 66°30′24″W / 18.05250°N 66.50667°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Settled | 1582 |
| Founded | April 25, 1798 |
| Founded by | Don Diego Vázquez |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ramón "Ramoncito" Hernández (PPD) |
| • Senatorial District | 5 - Ponce (Half) |
| • Senatorial District | 6 - Guayama (Half) |
| • Representative District | 25 (Precinct 63) Ponce Senatorial District |
| • Representative District | 27 (Precinct 64) Guayama Senatorial District |
| Area | |
• Total | 107.04 sq mi (277.23 km2) |
| • Land | 60.29 sq mi (156.15 km2) |
| • Water | 46.75 sq mi (121.08 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 46,538 |
| • Rank | 17th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 430/sq mi (170/km2) |
| Demonym | Juanadinos |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00795 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
Juana Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwana ˈði.as]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the southern coast of the island, south of Jayuya, Ciales, Orocovis and Villalba; east of Ponce; and west of Coamo and Santa Isabel and the Caribbean Sea to the south. Juana Díaz is spread over 13 barrios and Juana Diaz Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the Ponce Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Juana Díaz is known as "La Ciudad del Maví" (Maví City). Mabi is a fermented Taíno beverage made out from the bark of the mavi tree Colubrina elliptica.