Municipalities of Puerto Rico

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Municipalities of Puerto Rico
USA Puerto Rico labeled.svg
Location Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Number78
Populations1,818 (Culebra) – 395,326 (San Juan)
Areas4.84 square miles (12.5 km2) (Cataño) – 125.95 square miles (326.2 km2) (Arecibo)
Government
Subdivisions

The municipalities of Puerto Rico (Spanish: municipios de Puerto Rico) are the second-level administrative divisions in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. There are 78 such administrative divisions covering all 78 incorporated towns and cities. Each municipality is led by a mayor and divided into barrios, third-level administrative divisions, though the latter are not vested with any political authority. Every municipality is governed as stated by the Autonomous Municipalities Act of 1991, which establishes that every municipality must have an elected strong mayor with a municipal legislature as the form of government. Each legislature must be unicameral, with the number of members related to adequate representation of the total population of the municipality. In contrast to other jurisdictions, both the mayors and the municipal legislators are elected on the same date and for the same term of four years in office.

Contents

From a political and ekistic perspective, several differences and similarities exist between municipalities of differing population sizes. For instance, municipalities with 50,000 inhabitants or more are considered incorporated cities, while those with fewer than 50,000 are considered incorporated towns. [1] Size affects the autonomy exercised by the jurisdiction: cities provide and manage their own services, while towns typically depend on nearby cities for certain services. Demographically, municipalities in Puerto Rico are equivalent to counties in the United States, and Puerto Rican municipalities are registered as county subdivisions in the United States census. [2] Statistically, the municipality with the largest number of inhabitants is San Juan, with 342,259, while Culebra is the smallest, with around 1,792. Arecibo is the largest in terms of geography, with around 125 mi2, and Cataño the smallest, with around 4.8 mi2. [3]

All municipalities have a barrio called pueblo proper, officially called barrio-pueblo (literally "district-town"), which typically is the site of the historic Spanish colonial settlement, administrative center and urban core of the municipality. [4] Municipalities with large populations, however, may have an urban core that consist of several barrios.

Overview

Just like in Spain, in Puerto Rico the municipality is not "merely a city, but something similar to a wide-extending township in New England—like Plymouth, Massachusetts, or Barnstable, on Cape Cod comprising a central town or city with perhaps several outlying districts or barrios, usually rural in character, and occasionally having sizeable concentrated populations in villages, the municipality bearing the name of the central urban portion and all under one local government." [5] Because Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony until 1898, its system of local government bears more resemblance to that of the Hispanophone nations of the Americas than to local government in the United States. Thus, there are no literal first-order administrative divisions akin to counties, as defined by the U.S. Federal Government; instead, Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities as the secondary unit of administration. [6] For U.S. Census purposes, the municipalities are considered county equivalents. The municipalities are grouped into eight electoral districts, but these do not possess administrative functions. In 1991, the Autonomous Municipalities Act was passed, which slightly modified the rights and responsibilities of Puerto Rican municipalities with the aim of decentralizing control and improving government services. [7]

Every municipality is composed of barrios, except for Florida, which has only one barrio. The municipality of Ponce has the largest number of barrios, 31. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Every municipality (except San Juan) also has an urban area made up of one or more barrios. [13] When the urban area is made up of only one barrio, it is called "Barrio Pueblo". Some urban areas are made up of multiple barrios: Ponce's urban area, for example, is made up of 12 barrios. All of San Juan's barrios are urban barrios, and the municipality of San Juan is composed of urban barrios only - thus, the entire municipality of San Juan consists of one large urban zone. [14]

Politics

The municipalities elect a mayor and a municipal legislature in the general elections every four years.

Municipalities

NameTitleFIPS
code [15] 		Population
(2020) [3] 		Population
(2010) [16] 		Area [17] FoundedBarrios
Adjuntas Town00118,02019,48366.69 sq mi (172.73 sq km)1815 List
Aguada Town00338,13641,95930.85 sq mi (79.90 sq km)1639 List
Aguadilla City00555,10160,94936.53 sq mi (94.61 sq km)1775 List
Aguas Buenas Town00724,22328,65930.08 sq mi (77.92 sq km)1838 List
Aibonito Town00924,63725,90031.31 sq mi (81.10 sq km)1824 List
Añasco Town01125,59629,26139.29 sq mi (101.75 sq km)1733 List
Arecibo City01387,75496,440125.95 sq mi (326.20 sq km)1616 List
Arroyo Town01515,84319,57515.01 sq mi (38.87 sq km)1855 List
Barceloneta Town01722,65724,81618.69 sq mi (48.41 sq km)1881 List
Barranquitas Town01928,98330,31834.25 sq mi (88.71 sq km)1803 List
Bayamón City021185,187208,11644.32 sq mi (114.80 sq km)1772 List
Cabo Rojo Town02347,15850,91770.37 sq mi (182.27 sq km)1771 List
Caguas City025127,244142,89358.60 sq mi (151.77 sq km)1775 List
Camuy Town02732,82735,15946.35 sq mi (120.06 sq km)1807 List
Canóvanas Town02942,33747,64832.87 sq mi (85.12 sq km)1909 List
Carolina City031154,815176,76245.32 sq mi (117.38 sq km)1816 List
Cataño Town03323,15528,1404.84 sq mi (12.55 sq km)1927 List
Cayey Town03541,65248,11951.93 sq mi (134.51 sq km)1773 List
Ceiba Town03711,30713,63129.04 sq mi (75.20 sq km)1838 List
Ciales Town03916,98418,78266.53 sq mi (172.31 sq km)1820 List
Cidra Town04139,97043,48036.02 sq mi (93.29 sq km)1809 List
Coamo Town04334,66840,51278.10 sq mi (202.27 sq km)1579 List
Comerío Town04518,88320,77828.40 sq mi (73.56 sq km)1826 List
Corozal Town04734,57137,14242.57 sq mi (110.26 sq km)1795 List
Culebra Town0491,7921,81811.62 sq mi (30.10 sq km)1880 List
Dorado Town05135,87938,16523.09 sq mi (59.80 sq km)1842 List
Fajardo Town05332,12436,99329.86 sq mi (77.34 sq km)1772 List
Florida Town05411,69212,68015.21 sq mi (39.39 sq km)1971 List
Guánica Town05513,78719,42737.05 sq mi (95.96 sq km)1914 List
Guayama Town05736,61445,36264.99 sq mi (168.32 sq km)1736 List
Guayanilla Town05917,78421,58142.27 sq mi (109.48 sq km)1833 List
Guaynabo City06189,78097,92427.58 sq mi (71.43 sq km)1769 List
Gurabo Town06340,62245,36927.89 sq mi (72.23 sq km)1815 List
Hatillo Town06538,48641,95341.78 sq mi (108.21 sq km)1823 List
Hormigueros Town06715,65417,25011.34 sq mi (29.37 sq km)1874 List
Humacao City06950,89658,46644.75 sq mi (115.90 sq km)1722 List
Isabela Town07142,94345,63155.30 sq mi (143.23 sq km)1819 List
Jayuya Town07314,77916,64244.53 sq mi (115.33 sq km)1911 List
Juana Díaz Town07546,53850,74760.28 sq mi (156.12 sq km)1798 List
Juncos Town07737,01240,29026.49 sq mi (68.61 sq km)1797 List
Lajas Town07923,33425,75359.95 sq mi (159.15 sq km)1883 List
Lares Town08128,10530,75361.45 sq mi (159.15 sq km)1827 List
Las Marías Town0838,8749,88146.36 sq mi (120.07 sq km)1871 List
Las Piedras Town08535,18038,67533.88 sq mi (87.75 sq km)1773 List
Loíza Town08723,69330,06019.37 sq mi (50.17 sq km)1719 List
Luquillo Town08917,78120,06825.81 sq mi (66.85 sq km)1797 List
Manatí Town09139,49244,11346.13 sq mi (119.48 sq km)1738 List
Maricao Town0934,7556,27636.62 sq mi (94.85 sq km)1874 List
Maunabo Town09510,58912,22521.07 sq mi (54.57 sq km)1799 List
Mayagüez City09773,07789,08077.65 sq mi (201.11 sq km)1760 List
Moca Town09937,46040,10950.34 sq mi (130.38 sq km)1772 List
Morovis Town10128,72732,61038.87 sq mi (100.67 sq km)1818 List
Naguabo Town10323,38626,72051.66 sq mi (133.80 sq km)1821 List
Naranjito Town10529,24130,40227.40 sq mi (70.97 sq km)1824 List
Orocovis Town10721,43423,42363.62 sq mi (164.78 sq km)1825 List
Patillas Town10915,98519,27746.7 sq mi (120.95 sq km)1811 List
Peñuelas Town11120,39924,28244.62 sq mi (115.57 sq km)1793 List
Ponce City113137,491166,327114.76 sq mi (297.23 sq km)1692 List
Quebradillas Town11523,63825,91922.68 sq mi (58.74 sq km)1823 List
Rincón Town11715,18715,20014.29 sq mi (37.01 sq km)1771 List
Río Grande Town11947,06054,30460.62 sq mi (157.01 sq km)1840 List
Sabana Grande Town12122,72925,26535.83 sq mi (92.80 sq km)1813 List
Salinas Town12325,78931,07869.37 sq mi (179.67 sq km)1851 List
San Germán Town12531,87935,52754.50 sq mi (141.15 sq km)1573 List
San Juan City127342,259395,32647.85 sq mi (123.93 sq km)1519 [18] List
San Lorenzo Town12937,69341,05853.11 sq mi (137.55 sq km)1811 List
San Sebastián Town13139,34542,43070.42 sq mi (182.39 sq km)1752 List
Santa Isabel Town13320,28123,27434.02 sq mi (88.119 sq km)1842 List
Toa Alta City13566,85274,06627.02 sq mi (69.98 sq km)1751 List
Toa Baja City13775,29389,60923.24 sq mi (60.19 sq km)1745 List
Trujillo Alto City13967,74074,84220.76 sq mi (53.77 sq km)1801 List
Utuado Town14128,28733,149113.53 sq mi (294.04 sq km)1739 List
Vega Alta Town14335,39539,95127.73 sq mi (71.82 sq km)1775 List
Vega Baja City14554,41459,66245.86 sq mi (118.78 sq km)1776 List
Vieques Town1478,2499,30150.77 sq mi (131.49 sq km)1852 List
Villalba Town14922,09326,07335.64 sq mi (92.31 sq km)1917 List
Yabucoa Town15130,41237,94155.21 sq mi (142.99 sq km)1793 List
Yauco Town15334,17242,04368.19 sq mi (176.61 sq km)1756 List

Racial composition

The following is an alphabetical list of the municipalities and their population together with a breakdown of their racial composition.

Municipality (2020) White
(both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic) [19] [20] 		Black
(Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic) [21] 		Amerindian
(Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)		 Asian
(Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)		 Two or more races or some other race
(Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)		 Hispanic
(Of any Race)
Adjuntas 22.23.44.20.165.199.7
Aguada 22.74.13.00.263.599.3
Aguadilla 21.04.13.50.262.998.4
Aguas Buenas 14.57.23.30.361.499.5
Aibonito 19.45.43.30.164.899.1
Añasco 18.45.73.40.263.999.0
Arecibo 19.04.62.20.266.699.3
Arroyo 11.512.51.90.460.499.1
Barceloneta 15.84.12.40.267.499.5
Barranquitas 20.85.22.10.166.299.7
Bayamón 17.96.23.00.362.599.0
Cabo Rojo 20.33.82.80.265.798.8
Caguas 15.96.33.10.363.999.2
Camuy 22.73.83.00.164.299.1
Canóvanas 13.415.12.60.350.399.3
Carolina 14.211.62.60.455.598.5
Cataño 13.08.22.90.362.099.0
Cayey 17.46.32.50.265.399.4
Ceiba 16.09.82.60.457.298.2
Ciales 20.82.92.10.369.699.5
Cidra 19.56.82.70.162.699.5
Coamo 20.07.42.80.261.699.4
Comerío 16.96.44.10.263.399.6
Corozal 19.83.72.50.267.799.5
Culebra 17.78.01.71.151.889.2
Dorado 17.67.53.10.658.196.6
Fajardo 14.59.32.50.461.398.2
Florida 13.82.11.40.374.999.5
Guánica 17.15.22.70.267.299.1
Guayama 19.09.62.60.256.699.3
Guayanilla 18.15.13.60.164.799.6
Guaynabo 17.24.82.60.466.297.9
Gurabo 15.27.13.30.261.899.2
Hatillo 21.23.52.50.266.199.2
Hormigueros 18.85.12.80.265.099.2
Humacao 13.58.82.50.362.498.0
Isabela 17.54.02.40.267.198.7
Jayuya 23.32.43.30.165.899.5
Juana Díaz 14.58.02.70.263.899.5
Juncos 13.09.32.90.261.099.4
Lajas 18.94.12.60.267.499.3
Lares 20.52.22.50.170.199.3
Las Marías 17.23.53.10.369.499.2
Las Piedras 15.68.32.90.260.399.4
Loíza 5.831.81.60.227.799.4
Luquillo 17.212.12.70.354.197.1
Manatí 17.14.32.20.267.899.3
Maricao 22.27.83.70.561.099.5
Maunabo 9.116.72.00.256.099.4
Mayagüez 19.74.63.00.363.298.7
Moca 17.03.12.60.170.899.6
Morovis 19.13.42.50.269.499.6
Naguabo 13.39.22.40.263.299.2
Naranjito 20.76.43.30.261.099.6
Orocovis 16.35.36.40.262.699.6
Patillas 15.912.32.60.257.299.3
Peñuelas 23.16.73.80.157.299.5
Ponce 19.04.93.00.364.499.1
Quebradillas 25.43.43.20.262.699.2
Rincón 21.45.94.90.258.594.9
Río Grande 14.714.72.60.350.498.8
Sabana Grande 19.94.02.40.266.699.4
Salinas 16.39.83.80.257.699.2
San Germán 18.54.63.80.364.199.2
San Juan 14.48.22.70.560.297.8
San Lorenzo 14.06.62.70.266.099.5
San Sebastián 19.22.12.90.170.499.4
Santa Isabel 15.78.22.60.260.899.4
Toa Alta 16.25.82.70.265.899.4
Toa Baja 16.310.12.20.359.199.0
Trujillo Alto 14.28.02.30.262.699.1
Utuado 21.62.44.00.266.399.2
Vega Alta 12.47.32.40.366.698.8
Vega Baja 18.56.43.50.261.299.3
Vieques 18.815.22.60.452.292.0
Villalba 15.56.22.90.265.499.6
Yabucoa 16.59.72.60.260.699.4
Yauco 21.44.73.20.263.599.4
Puerto Rico 17.17.02.80.362.398.9

Finances

In 2012, 36 of the 78 municipalities (46%) were experiencing a budget deficit. [22] In total, the combined debt carried by the municipalities stands at about US$590 million. [lower-alpha 1]

  Surplus    Deficit
MunicipalityMayor's partyPopulation [16] Surplus or deficit [24] Surplus or deficit per capita [24] Public debt [24] Public debt per capita [24]
Adjuntas PNP 19,483
$525,858
$26.99
$
$
Aguada PPD 41,959
$2,209,807
$52.67
$
$
Aguadilla PNP 60,949
$10,220,728
$167.69
$
$
Aguas Buenas PPD 28,659
$(1,638,355)
$(57.17)
$9,183,000
$320.42
Aibonito PNP 25,900
$681,875
$26.33
$
$
Añasco PPD 29,261
$2,074,042
$70.88
$
$
Arecibo PNP 96,440
$(17,784,327)
$(184.41)
$63,403,451
$657.44
Arroyo PPD 19,575
$(390,219)
$(19.93)
$10,521,000
$537.47
Barceloneta PPD 24,816
$(8,833,426)
$(355.96)
$59,354,780
$2,391.79
Barranquitas PNP 30,318
$6,673,615
$220.12
$
$
Bayamón PNP 208,116
$4,179,967
$20.08
$243,233,534
$1,168.74
Cabo Rojo PPD 50,917
$(60,841)
$(1.19)
$35,561,000
$698.41
Caguas PPD 142,893
$16,938,668
$118.54
$267,248,251
$1,870.27
Camuy PNP 35,159
$(1,810,542)
$(51.50)
$11,603,000
$330.02
Canóvanas PNP 47,648
$203,324
$4.27
$
$
Carolina PPD 176,762
$32,757,250
$185.32
$350,605,890
$1,983.49
Cataño PPD 28,140
$(11,320,761)
$(402.30)
$47,386,000
$1,683.94
Cayey PPD 48,119
$7,544,584
$156.79
$
$
Ceiba PNP 13,631
$1,833,525
$134.51
$
$
Ciales PPD 18,782
$(5,465,145)
$(290.98)
$9,829,100
$523.33
Cidra PNP 43,480
$(1,053,391)
$(24.23)
$29,445,000
$677.21
Coamo PPD 40,512
$1,672,291
$41.28
$
$
Comerío PPD 20,778
$188,417
$9.07
$
$
Corozal PPD 37,142
$854,163
$23.00
$
$
Culebra PPD 1,818
$802,707
$441.53
$
$
Dorado PPD 38,165
$2,620,615
$68.67
$
$
Fajardo PNP 36,993
$17,821,689
$481.76
$
$
Florida PNP 12,680
$(1,619,740)
$(127.74)
$3,702,000
$291.96
Guánica PNP 19,427
$(5,319,384)
$(273.81)
$8,815,000
$453.75
Guayama PPD 45,362
$1,987,097
$43.81
$
$
Guayanilla PPD 21,581
$(2,706,166)
$(125.40)
$16,818,000
$779.30
Guaynabo PNP 97,924
$8,216,448
$83.91
$290,116,691
$2,962.67
Gurabo PNP 45,369
$(5,797,927)
$(127.79)
$46,390,045
$1,022.51
Hatillo PPD 41,953
$(1,024,986)
$(24.43)
$15,456,830
$368.43
Hormigueros PPD 17,250
$1,288,509
$74.70
$
$
Humacao PPD 58,466
$11,360,216
$194.30
$
$
Isabela PPD 45,631
$24,738,813
$542.15
$16,397,000
$359.34
Jayuya PPD 16,642
$629,946
$37.85
$
$
Juana Díaz PPD 79,897
$32,789,400
$97.89
$22,005,000
$433.62
Juncos PPD 40,290
$(2,994,898)
$(74.33)
$44,404,819
$1,102.13
Lajas PPD 25,753
$(1,988,168)
$(77.20)
$11,075,000
$430.05
Lares PNP 30,753
$(3,361,629)
$(109.31)
$5,339,000
$173.61
Las Marías PPD 9,881
$660,746
$66.87
$
$
Las Piedras PNP 38,675
$362,063
$9.36
$
$
Loíza PNP 30,060
$(3,171,401)
$(105.50)
$9,207,000
$306.29
Luquillo PPD 20,068
$1,646,739
$82.06
$
$
Manatí PNP 44,113
$(12,622,526)
$(286.14)
$52,688,487
$1,194.40
Maricao PNP 6,276
$(1,812,106)
$(288.74)
$10,928,300
$1,741.28
Maunabo PPD 12,225
$(2,678,351)
$(219.09)
$8,600,000
$703.48
Mayagüez PPD 89,080
$10,816,117
$121.42
$
$
Moca PNP 40,109
$632,570
$15.77
$
$
Morovis PNP 32,610
$(3,742,360)
$(114.76)
$20,239,020
$620.64
Naguabo PNP 26,720
$(3,737,140)
$(139.86)
$7,905,100
$295.85
Naranjito PNP 30,402
$1,581,161
$52.01
$
$
Orocovis PNP 23,423
$367,461
$15.69
$
$
Patillas PPD 19,277
$(6,001,248)
$(311.32)
$17,179,000
$891.17
Peñuelas PPD 24,282
$4,106,788
$169.13
$
$
Ponce PNP 166,327
$(18,480,789)
$(111.11)
$190,625,905
$1,146.09
Quebradillas PPD 25,919
$2,327,410
$89.80
$
$
Rincón PPD 15,200
$1,992,326
$131.07
$
$
Río Grande PPD 54,304
$(4,147,852)
$(76.38)
$32,059,000
$590.36
Sabana Grande PPD 25,265
$(2,835,535)
$(112.23)
$10,176,423
$402.79
Salinas PPD 31,078
$(8,546,853)
$(275.01)
$14,650,000
$471.39
San Germán PPD 35,527
$760,077
$21.39
$
$
San Juan PPD 395,326
$(45,455,571)
$(114.98)
$668,238,329
$1,690.35
San Lorenzo PPD 41,058
$(2,998,994)
$(73.04)
$27,034,000
$658.43
San Sebastián PNP 42,430
$2,296,524
$54.13
$
$
Santa Isabel PNP 23,274
$(3,900,907)
$(167.61)
$23,273,736
$999.99
Toa Alta PPD 74,066
$(3,387,399)
$(45.73)
$33,140,000
$447.44
Toa Baja PNP 89,609
$(10,543,311)
$(117.66)
$116,363,919
$1,298.57
Trujillo Alto PPD 74,842
$(1,736,394)
$(23.20)
$55,516,000
$741.78
Utuado PPD 33,149
$(3,007,984)
$(90.74)
$8,174,000
$246.58
Vega Alta PNP 39,951
$3,408,501
$85.32
$
$
Vega Baja PPD 59,662
$(1,849,612)
$(31.00)
$44,303,000
$742.57
Vieques PPD 9,301
$(6,672,774)
$(717.43)
$12,420,100
$1,335.35
Villalba PPD 26,073
$(2,228,520)
$(85.47)
$9,969,216
$382.36
Yabucoa PPD 37,941
$(2,216,509)
$(58.42)
$17,394,380
$458.46
Yauco PNP 42,043
$(5,049,263)
$(120.10)
$39,904,000
$949.12

Amalgamation

Multiple times, politicians have discussed and proposed consolidating Puerto Rico's municipalities but so far no proposals has been adopted. In 1902 the Puerto Rico legislature, under pressure from the U.S.-appointed governor of Puerto Rico, passed a law consolidating the then-76 municipalities of Puerto Rico into 46. [25] The law was repealed three years later. [26] [27] In October 2009, a Puerto Rican legislator proposed a bill that would reduce the current 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico down to 20. The bill called for a referendum to take place on June 13, 2010, which would let the people decide on the matter. [28] However, the bill never made into law. [29] With the Puerto Rican government-debt crisis that emerged in the first half of 2010s, a new plan to consolidate municipalities was again circulated in the legislature in 2017 as a way to alleviate the government debt crisis. [30] [31] In March 2019, then Governor Ricardo Rosselló created an initiative that would preserve the existing municipalities but create regional consolidation by sharing service overhead in the form of counties but he resigned prior to anything coming of his proposal. [32]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ WAPA-TV (2014; in Spanish) "El informe sobre la medida señala que al presente los municipios arrastran una deuda agregada de aproximadamente $590 millones [...]" [23]

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