Orocovis, Puerto Rico
Orocovis
Municipio de Orocovis | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Salto de Doña Juana waterfall in Orocovis | |
| Nicknames: "Corazón de Puerto Rico", "El Centro Geográfico de Puerto Rico" | |
| Anthem: "Mi patria es una bella isla" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Orocovis Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°13′37″N 66°23′28″W / 18.22694°N 66.39111°W | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Founded | November 10, 1825 |
| Founder | Juan Rivera de Santiago |
| Named after | Orocobix |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jesús E. Colón Berlingeri (PNP) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 5 - Ponce |
| • Representative dist. | 26 |
| Area | |
• Total | 71.1 sq mi (184.17 km2) |
| • Land | 71.0 sq mi (184 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,434 |
| • Rank | 58th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 300/sq mi (120/km2) |
| Demonym | Orocoveños |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00720 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
| Website | www |
Orocovis (Spanish pronunciation: [oɾoˈkoβis], locally [oɾoˈkoβiʔ]; from the Taino chief Orocobix) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the center of the island. Founded by Juan Rivera de Santiago in 1825. Orocovis is spread over 17 barrios. It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. It's located north of Villalba and Coamo; south of Morovis and Corozal; southeast of Ciales; east of Jayuya; and west of Barranquitas