Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
Sabana Grande
Municipio de Sabana Grande | |
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Town and Municipality | |
The historic Berta Sepúlveda House in Sabana Grande | |
| Nicknames: "La Ciudad de los Petateros", "El Pueblo de los Prodigios" ("Town of Prodigies") | |
| Anthem: "Sabana Grande, ciudad petatera" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Sabana Grande Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°4′47″N 66°57′39″W / 18.07972°N 66.96083°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Settled | 1776 |
| Founded | January 4, 1895 |
| Founded by | Don Juan de la Torre |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcos Valentin (PPD) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 5 - Ponce |
| • Representative dist. | 21 |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.1 sq mi (96 km2) |
| • Land | 37.1 sq mi (96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22,729 |
| • Rank | 55th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 610/sq mi (240/km2) |
| Demonym | Sabaneños |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00637 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
Sabana Grande (Spanish pronunciation: [saˈβana ˈɣɾande]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located north of Lajas and Guánica; south of Maricao; east of San Germán; and west of Yauco. Sabana Grande is spread over seven barrios and Sabana Grande Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Germán-Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Statistical Area.