Peñuelas, Puerto Rico
Peñuelas
Municipio Autónomo de Peñuelas | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Daniel Webster School in Peñuelas | |
| Nicknames: "La Capital del Güiro" ("The Güiro Capital"), "El Valle de los Flamboyanes" ("The Valley of the Poinciana Trees") | |
| Anthem: "Así es mi pueblo" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Peñuelas Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°3′34″N 66°43′21″W / 18.05944°N 66.72250°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Settled | 1754 |
| Founded | August 15, 1793 |
| Founded by | Diego de Alvarado |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sr. Gregory Gonzalez Souchet (PPD) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 5 - Ponce |
| Area | |
• Total | 137.42 km2 (53.06 sq mi) |
| • Land | 114 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| • Water | 23.42 km2 (9.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,399 |
| • Rank | 59th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| • Ethnic groups (2000 Census) | 83.3% European 4.5% African 0.3% Arawak 0.1% Asian 0.1% Native Hawaiian/PI 9.4% Some other ethnicity 2.4% Two or more ethnicities |
| Demonym | Peñolanos |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00624 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
| Website | www |
Peñuelas (Spanish pronunciation: [peˈɲwelas], locally [peˈɲwelaʔ]) is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the Peñuelas Valley on the southern coast of the island, south of Adjuntas, east of Guayanilla, west of Ponce and north of the Caribbean Sea. Peñuelas is spread over 12 barrios and Peñuelas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the Yauco Metropolitan Statistical Area. Peñuelas is known as "La Capital del Güiro" (The Güiro Capital) and "El Valle de los Flamboyanes" (The Valley of the Royal Poinciana trees). In 2020, Peñuelas had a population of 20,399.