Manatí, Puerto Rico

Manatí
Municipio Autónomo de Manatí
Town Hall in Manatí
Nicknames: 
"Ciudad Metropolitana", "La Atenas de Puerto Rico"
Anthem: "Atenas de Borinquen"
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Manatí Municipality
Coordinates: 18°25′57″N 66°29′4″W / 18.43250°N 66.48444°W / 18.43250; -66.48444
Sovereign state United States
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Settled1680
FoundedJune 29, 1738
Founded byPedro Menéndez de Valdés
Barrios
Government
  MayorJosé Sánchez González (PNP)
  Senatorial dist.3 - Arecibo
  Representative dist.12, 13
Area
  Total
56.19 sq mi (145.53 km2)
  Land50 sq mi (120 km2)
  Water9.86 sq mi (25.53 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
39,492
  Rank23rd in Puerto Rico
  Density700/sq mi (270/km2)
DemonymManatieños
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code
00674
Area code787/939
Major routes

Manatí (Spanish pronunciation: [manaˈti]) is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico on the northern coast. It is north of Morovis and Ciales, east of Florida and Barceloneta, and west of Vega Baja. Manatí has over 8 barrios and Manatí barrio-pueblo, the downtown area and the administrative center of the city. It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.