Puerto Rico Capital City Map

Columbus named the island san juan bautista in honor of saint john the baptist while the capital city was named ciudad de puerto rico rich port city.

Puerto rico capital city map.

It is also the most populous city in the country. Saint john is the capital and most populous municipality in the commonwealth of puerto rico an unincorporated territory of the united states as of the 2010 census it is the 46th largest city under the jurisdiction of the united states with a population of 395 326. The municipality of san juan covers an area of 199 square km and the municipal population was 395 326 in 2010. Puerto rico consists of 78 municipalities municipios each having its own mayor and local government office.

Explore puerto rico with our map municipalities information photos tourist attractions and more. White mostly spanish origin 76 2 black 6 9 asian 0 3 amerindian 0 2 mixed 4 4 other 12 gdp total. Map of puerto rico interactive map of municipalities cities and tourist destinations in puerto rico. Five centuries ago san juan was an impenetrable fortified city.

Welcome to san juan capital city of puerto rico 2020 tourism guide where old world elegance modern caribbean meet to create the most exciting destination in the caribbean. Of the total area of the city 37 83 is occupied by water. Eventually traders and other maritime visitors came to refer to the entire island as puerto rico while san juan became the name used for the main trading shipping port and the capital city. Puerto rico a commonwealth territory capital city.

San juan ˌ s æ n ˈ hw ɑː n spanish. 3 674 209 2013 est world populations all countries. 64 84 billion 2010 est. San juan was founded by spanish colonists in 1521 who called.