View source for San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area

{{short description|Metropolitan area in Puerto Rico}}
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| name               = San Juan metropolitan area
| other_name         = {{lang|es|Área metropolitana de San Juan}}
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| caption1           = San Juan  metropolitan area in northeastern [[Geography of Puerto Rico |Puerto Rico]]
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| caption2                = [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico |Bayamón]] and [[Cataño, Puerto Rico |Cataño]]
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| caption3                 = [[San Juan, Puerto Rico |San Juan]] and [[Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |Guaynabo]]
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| caption4                = [[Carolina, Puerto Rico |Carolina]] and [[Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico |Trujillo Alto]]
| image5                   = Caguas view from San Luis AltoCUT.jpg
| caption5                = [[Caguas, Puerto Rico |Caguas]]
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| caption6               =  [[Old San Juan]] to <br/>[[Isla Verde, Puerto Rico |Isla Verde]]
| image7                   = Aerial View of Condado San Juan.jpg
| caption7              = [[Condado Beach]] in [[Condado (Santurce) |Condado]] in [[Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico |Santurce]] }}
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{{leftlegend|#C39290|Core municipalities of '''San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas''' [[Metropolitan Statistical Area|MSA]] within '''San Juan–Bayamón''' [[Combined Statistical Area|CSA]]}}
{{leftlegend|#156000|Outer municipalities of San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas MSA within San Juan–Bayamón CSA}}
{{leftlegend|#83AE46|[[Arecibo, Puerto Rico |Arecibo]] MSA within San Juan–Bayamón CSA}}
{{leftlegend|#FF9200|[[Guayama metropolitan area |Guayama]] MSA within San Juan–Bayamón CSA}}
{{leftlegend|#4E968F|[[Lares, Puerto Rico |Lares]] [[μSA]] within San Juan–Bayamón CSA}}
{{leftlegend|#CC7910|[[Utuado, Puerto Rico |Utuado]] μSA within San Juan–Bayamón CSA}}
{{leftlegend|#FFFF00|[[Salinas, Puerto Rico |Coco]] μSA within San Juan–Bayamón CSA}}
{{leftlegend|#90EE90|[[Mayagüez metropolitan area |Mayagüez–Aguadilla]] CSA & [[Ponce metropolitan area |Ponce–Coamo]] CSA}}
{{leftlegend|#808080|Municipalities [[San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area#No statistical area |outside statistical areas]]}}
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The '''San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area''', most commonly known as the '''San Juan metropolitan area''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''área metropolitana de San Juan''), is the largest and most populous [[metropolitan statistical area]] (MSA) in [[Puerto Rico]], concentrated in the capital [[Municipalities of Puerto Rico|municipality]] of [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] and surrounding municipalities, including  [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico|Bayamón]], [[Caguas, Puerto Rico|Caguas]], and [[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]], on the northeastern coastal plain of the [[Geography of Puerto Rico|main island]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-07-01 |title=Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses (OMB Bulletin 23-01) |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |access-date=2024-03-05 |format=[[comma-separated values|CSV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States and Puerto Rico, July 2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/metroarea/us_wall/Jul2023/CBSA_WallMap_Jul2023.pdf |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> One of [[Puerto Rico statistical areas#Metropolitan statistical areas|6 metropolitan statistical areas]] in Puerto Rico, it lies within the [[San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area#San Juan–Bayamón combined area|San Juan–Bayamón]] [[combined statistical area]] (CSA), which is one of [[Puerto Rico statistical areas#Combined and primary statistical areas|3 primary statistical areas]] in the main island as defined by the [[United States Census Bureau]]. As of 2023, census estimates place the population of the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area at 2,035,733.
[[File:ISS061-E-138157 - View of Puerto Rico.jpg |thumb|300px| [[San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area#Municipalities|Inner urban core]] of the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area at night, 2020]]
== San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area ==
The '''San Juan metropolitan area''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''área metropolitana de San Juan''), also simply known as the '''á''rea metro''''' (metro area), is the [[Urban sprawl|sprawling]] area surrounding the capital [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|municipality of San Juan]] and its [[conurbation]], the [[Municipalities of Puerto Rico|municipalities]] of [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico|Bayamón]], [[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]], [[Guaynabo, Puerto Rico|Guaynabo]], [[Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico|Trujillo Alto]], and [[Cataño, Puerto Rico|Cataño]]. Occasionally, the suburb of [[Levittown, Puerto Rico|Levittown]] in the municipality of [[Toa Baja, Puerto Rico|Toa Baja]] is included within the statistical area. As the most populous municipalities surrounding San Juan, these are considered to be the inner urban area or core municipalities of the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area (MSA).<ref name="UPR">[http://graduados.uprrp.edu/index.php?lang=en&option=com_content&view=article&id=134&Itemid=391 www.uprrp.edu.com] Census Geography of Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2016-11-01</ref> This urban region is also commonly referred to as the '''''área metro de Puerto Rico''''' (Puerto Rico metro area), as it is the primary metropolitan area in the [[Geography of Puerto Rico|archipelago and island]]. However, it is only one of [[Puerto Rico statistical areas#Metropolitan statistical areas|six metropolitan areas in Puerto Rico]].
[[File:Costa de San Juan, Puerto Rico.webm|thumb|300x300px|Timelapse (1984-2018) of inner urban core of the San Juan metropolitan area]]
=== Municipalities ===
With an area of 1,438 [[Square mile|sq mi]] (3,725 [[Square kilometre|sq km]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Juan - Bayamón - Caguas (Metropolitan Statistical Area, Metropolitan Areas, USA) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/usa/metro/41980__san_juan_bayam%C3%B3n_cag/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Census profile: San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area |url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US41980-san-juan-bayamon-caguas-pr-metro-area/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref> and an estimated population of 2,035,733, the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area (MSA) is the largest and most populous in [[Puerto Rico]], covering 40 of 78 [[Municipalities of Puerto Rico|municipalities]] in the eastern half of the [[Geography of Puerto Rico|main island]]. [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico|Bayamón]], [[Caguas, Puerto Rico|Caguas]], and [[Guaynabo, Puerto Rico|Guaynabo]] are considered to be its [[Principal city|principal cities]].<ref name="www.whitehouse.gov">[https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf www.whitehouse.gov] Office of Management and Budget I The White House - Puerto Rico Metropolitan Statistical Area - Code 41980 - ''Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas as of 2013 Census Bureau''. Retrieved 2015-11-09.</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2023-07-01 |title=Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses (OMB Bulletin 23-01) |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |access-date=2024-03-05 |format=[[comma-separated values|CSV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Trent |title=QCEW County-MSA-CSA Crosswalk : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |url=https://www.bls.gov/cew/classifications/areas/county-msa-csa-crosswalk.htm |access-date=2021-09-14 |website=www.bls.gov |language=en-us}}</ref> As of 2023, the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area is the [[Metropolitan statistical area|36th most populated]] in the [[United States]] between the [[Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro, TN Combined Statistical Area|Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN MSA]] and the [[Santa Clara County, California|San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, CA MSA]].
*'''San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area (MSA)'''
** '''Inner urban core''' (6 municipalities)
***[[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]  Pop: 333,005<ref name="PopCBSA">{{cite web |date=June 2024 |title=Puerto Rico Municipios Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-puerto-rico-municipios.html |accessdate=August 15, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division}}</ref>
***[[Bayamón, Puerto Rico|Bayamón]] Pop: 180,835
***[[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]] Pop: 150,843
***[[Guaynabo, Puerto Rico|Guaynabo]] Pop: 89,039
***[[Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico|Trujillo Alto]] Pop: 66,705
***[[Cataño, Puerto Rico|Cataño]] Pop: 22,108
** '''Outside inner urban core''' (34 municipalities)
***[[Caguas, Puerto Rico|Caguas]] Pop: 124,608<ref name="PopCBSA" />
***[[Toa Baja, Puerto Rico|Toa Baja]] Pop: 71,888
***[[Toa Alta, Puerto Rico|Toa Alta]] Pop: 65,957
***[[Vega Baja, Puerto Rico|Vega Baja]] Pop: 53,527
***[[Humacao, Puerto Rico|Humacao]] Pop: 49,712
***[[Río Grande, Puerto Rico|Río Grande]] Pop: 45,568
***[[Canóvanas, Puerto Rico|Canóvanas]] Pop: 41,513
***[[Cayey, Puerto Rico|Cayey]] Pop: 40,525
***[[Gurabo, Puerto Rico|Gurabo]] Pop: 39,971
***[[Cidra, Puerto Rico|Cidra]] Pop: 39,418
***[[Manatí, Puerto Rico|Manatí]] Pop: 38,665
***[[San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|San Lorenzo]] Pop: 37,264
***[[Juncos, Puerto Rico|Juncos]] Pop: 36,684
***[[Dorado, Puerto Rico|Dorado]] Pop: 35,702
***[[Las Piedras, Puerto Rico|Las Piedras]] Pop: 34,750
***[[Vega Alta, Puerto Rico|Vega Alta]] Pop: 34,638
***[[Corozal, Puerto Rico|Corozal]] Pop: 34,348
***[[Fajardo, Puerto Rico|Fajardo]] Pop: 31,166
***[[Naranjito, Puerto Rico|Naranjito]] Pop: 29,282
***[[Barranquitas, Puerto Rico|Barranquitas]] Pop: 29,020
***[[Yabucoa, Puerto Rico|Yabucoa]] Pop: 28,897
***[[Morovis, Puerto Rico|Morovis]] Pop: 28,197
***[[Aibonito, Puerto Rico|Aibonito]] Pop: 24,602
***[[Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico|Aguas Buenas]] Pop: 23,274
***[[Naguabo, Puerto Rico|Naguabo]] Pop: 22,838
***[[Barceloneta, Puerto Rico|Barceloneta]] Pop: 22,376
***[[Loíza, Puerto Rico|Loíza]] Pop: 22,302
***[[Orocovis, Puerto Rico|Orocovis]] Pop: 21,204
***[[Comerío, Puerto Rico|Comerío]] Pop: 18,601
***[[Luquillo, Puerto Rico|Luquillo]] Pop: 17,386
***[[Ciales, Puerto Rico|Ciales]] Pop: 16,691
***[[Florida, Puerto Rico|Florida]] Pop: 11,525
***[[Ceiba, Puerto Rico|Ceiba]] Pop: 10,834
***[[Maunabo, Puerto Rico|Maunabo]] Pop: 10,266
=== Topography ===
[[File:Puerto_Rico_geography.gif|thumb|300x300px|General [[Physical geography|physiographic]] map of Puerto Rico, with [[Mountain|mountainous]] terrain in green, [[karst]] in orange, and [[Coastal plain|plains]] in yellow ]]
Comprising [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico|Bayamón]], [[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]], [[Guaynabo, Puerto Rico|Guaynabo]], [[Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico|Trujillo Alto]], and [[Cataño, Puerto Rico|Cataño]], the inner urban core of the San Juan metropolitan area is generally on the eastern part of the northern [[coastal plain]] of the [[Geography of Puerto Rico|main island]] of [[Puerto Rico]]. However, of the 6 municipalities within the inner urban core, only Cataño is completely situated on the coastal plain. In contrast, only the northern parts of San Juan, Bayamón, Carolina, Guaynabo, and Trujillo Alto are on the coastal plain, as the southern parts of Bayamón and Guayabo are on the hilly terrain of the [[Northern Karst Belt]], and those of Carolina and Trujillo Alto are on the mountainous terrain of the [[Sierra de Luquillo]]. Less populated and restricted by rugged [[topography]], these outer areas are mostly rural.
Roughly covering the eastern half of the main island of Puerto Rico, the topography of the 34 municipalities outside the inner urban core of the San Juan metropolitan area varies between the eastern and southern coastal plains, the [[Caguas Valley]], the [[Yabucoa Valley]], the North Karst Belt, and the [[Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico)|Cordillera Central]], [[Sierra de Cayey]], and [[Sierra de Luquillo]] mountain [[Mountain range|subranges]].
*Outside inner urban core
**Northern coastal plain and Northern Karst Belt
***[[Barceloneta, Puerto Rico|Barceloneta]], [[Manatí, Puerto Rico|Manatí]], [[Vega Baja, Puerto Rico|Vega Baja]], [[Vega Alta, Puerto Rico|Vega Alta]], [[Corozal, Puerto Rico|Corozal]], [[Dorado, Puerto Rico|Dorado]], [[Toa Alta, Puerto Rico|Toa Alta]], and [[Toa Baja, Puerto Rico|Toa Baja]]
**Northern Karst Belt and Cordillera Central
***[[Ciales, Puerto Rico|Ciales]], [[Morovis, Puerto Rico|Morovis]], and [[Naranjito, Puerto Rico|Naranjito]]
**Northern Karst Belt
***[[Florida, Puerto Rico|Florida]]
**Cordillera Central
***[[Orocovis, Puerto Rico|Orocovis]], [[Barranquitas, Puerto Rico|Barranquitas]], [[Comerío, Puerto Rico|Comerío]], [[Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico|Aguas Buenas]], and [[Cucurbita ficifolia|Cidra]]
**Northern coastal plain and Sierra de Luquillo
***[[Canóvanas, Puerto Rico|Canóvanas]], [[Loíza, Puerto Rico|Loíza]], [[Rio Grande]], and [[Luquillo, Puerto Rico|Luquillo]]
**Eastern coastal plain and Sierra de Luquillo
***[[Fajardo, Puerto Rico|Fajardo]], [[Ceiba]], and [[Naguabo, Puerto Rico|Naguabo]]
**Caguas Valley and Sierra de Luquillo
***[[Gurabo, Puerto Rico|Gurabo]], [[Juncos, Puerto Rico|Juncos]], and [[Las Piedras, Puerto Rico|Las Piedras]]
**Caguas Valley and eastern coastal plain
***[[Humacao, Puerto Rico|Humacao]]
**Caguas Valley and Sierra de Cayey
***[[Caguas, Puerto Rico|Caguas]] and [[San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|San Lorenzo]]
**Sierra de Cayey
***[[Aibonito, Puerto Rico|Aibonito]] and [[Cayey, Puerto Rico|Cayey]]
**Sierra de Cayey and southern coastal plain
***[[Maunabo, Puerto Rico|Maunabo]]
**Caguas Valley, Sierra de Cayey, and Yabucoa Valley
***[[Yabucoa, Puerto Rico|Yabucoa]]
Aside from an urbanized, densely populated downtown area and administrative center, categorized as a [[Barrios of Puerto Rico|barrio]] and known as a ''pueblo,'' and concentrated urbanized residential areas with large populations, these municipalities are mostly rural, particularly those furtherest way, in [[distance]] and [[elevation]], from the inner urban core around the capital, [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]. Generally, low lying areas along or near the shoreline in coastal municipalities, like those found in [[Vega Baja, Puerto Rico|Vega Baja]] and [[Humacao, Puerto Rico|Humacao]], are greatly more urbanized and populated than inland, [[Karst|karstic]], and mountainous areas, especially in elevated and interior municipalities like [[Orocovis, Puerto Rico|Orocovis]], which is strictly rural and sparsely populated.
== San Juan–Bayamón combined area ==
The '''San Juan–Bayamón combined statistical area''' (CSA) comprises the [[Puerto Rico statistical areas#Metropolitan statistical areas|metropolitan statistical areas]] (MSAs) of [[San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area#San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area|San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas]], [[Arecibo, Puerto Rico|Arecibo]], and [[Guayama metropolitan area|Guayama]], and the [[Puerto Rico statistical areas#All statistical areas|micropolitan statistical areas]] (μSAs) of [[Coco, Puerto Rico|Coco]], [[Utuado, Puerto Rico|Utuado]], and [[Lares, Puerto Rico|Lares]]. It is the largest and most populous of three [[Puerto Rico statistical areas#Combined and primary statistical areas|combined statistical areas in Puerto Rico]].
=== Municipalities ===
The San Juan–Bayamón combined statistical area includes three [[United States metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical areas]] (MSAs), three [[United States micropolitan area|micropolitan statistical areas]] (μSAs), covering 50 of 78 [[Municipalities of Puerto Rico|municipalities]] in eastern and central of the [[Geography of Puerto Rico|main island]] of [[Puerto Rico]].
In 2009, the San Juan–Bayamón combined statistical area comprised 68.9% of total population in Puerto Rico. The [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] placed the population at 2,728,791, a 4.16% increase over the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]] figure of 2,622,876.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-04.csv | title = Table 4. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas in Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-04) | format = [[comma-separated values|CSV]] | work = 2009 Population Estimates | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division | date = 2010-03-23 | access-date = 2010-03-31 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100615175339/http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-04.csv | archive-date = June 15, 2010 }}</ref> The [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] placed the population at 2,414,593, a 11.51% decrease over the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] figure of 2,728,791.
With an estimated population of 2,360,082 as of 2023, the San Juan–Bayamón combined statistical area is the [[Puerto Rico statistical areas#Combined and primary statistical areas|most populous CSA in Puerto Rico]] and the [[Combined statistical area|32nd most populous CSA]] in the [[United States]] between the [[Research Triangle|Raleigh–Durham–Cary, NC CSA]] and the [[Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro, TN Combined Statistical Area|Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro, TN CSA]].
*'''Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)'''
**[[San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area#San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area|'''San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan statistical area''']] (40 municipalities)
***''[[San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area#Municipalities|See municipalities above]]''
**[[Arecibo, Puerto Rico|'''Arecibo metropolitan statistical area''']] (4 municipalities)
***[[Arecibo, Puerto Rico|Arecibo]] Pop: 85,641<ref name="PopCBSA" />
***[[Hatillo, Puerto Rico|Hatillo]] Pop: 37,950
***[[Camuy, Puerto Rico|Camuy]] Pop: 32,625
***[[Quebradillas, Puerto Rico|Quebradillas]] Pop: 23,254
**[[Guayama metropolitan statistical area|'''Guayama metropolitan statistical area''']] (3 municipalities)
***[[Guayama, Puerto Rico|Guayama]] Pop: 34,765
***[[Patillas, Puerto Rico|Patillas]] Pop: 15,347
***[[Arroyo, Puerto Rico|Arroyo]] Pop: 15,078
*'''Micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs)'''
**[[Lares, Puerto Rico|'''Lares micropolitan statistical area''']] (1 municipality)
***[[Lares, Puerto Rico|Lares]] Pop: 27,729<ref name="PopCBSA" />
**[[Utuado, Puerto Rico|'''Utuado micropolitan statistical area''']] (1 municipality)
***[[Utuado, Puerto Rico|Utuado]] Pop: 27,242
**[[Coco, Puerto Rico|'''Coco micropolitan statistical area''']] (1 municipality)
***[[Salinas, Puerto Rico|Salinas]] Pop: 27,128
=== Topography ===
Comprising [[Arecibo, Puerto Rico|Arecibo]], [[Hatillo, Puerto Rico|Hatillo]], [[Camuy, Puerto Rico|Camuy]], and [[Quebradillas, Puerto Rico|Quebradillas]], the [[Arecibo, Puerto Rico|Arecibo metropolitan area]] is completely situated on the [[Northern Karst Belt]] in the northwestern region of the [[Geography of Puerto Rico|main island]] of [[Puerto Rico]]. The 3 municipalities in the [[Guayama metropolitan area]]–[[Patillas, Puerto Rico|Patillas]], [[Arroyo, Puerto Rico|Arroyo]], and [[Guayama, Puerto Rico|Guayama]]–are situated between the southern coastal plain and the [[Sierra de Cayey]] mountain subrange in the southeastern region of the main island. Both the [[Lares, Puerto Rico|Lares]] and [[Utuado, Puerto Rico|Utuado micropolitan areas]] are situated between the Northern Karst Belt and the [[Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico)|Cordillera Central]] mountain subrange in the western central region of the main island, while the [[Salinas, Puerto Rico|Cocos micropolitan area]] of [[Salinas, Puerto Rico|Salinas]] is situated between the southern coastal plain and the Sierra de Cayey mountain subrange in the southeastern region of the main island.
All municipalities have an urbanized, densely populated downtown area and administrative center, categorized as a [[Barrios of Puerto Rico|barrio]] and known as a ''[[Pueblos in Puerto Rico|pueblo]],'' and concentrated urbanized residential areas with large populations, which lie on low lying regions along the coastline. The inland and mountainous parts of the municipalities are strictly rural and sparsely populated.
==Other statistical areas ==
In addition to the San Juan–Bayamón combined statistical area (CSA), Puerto Rico has two more combined statistical areas: the [[Mayagüez metropolitan area|'''Mayagüez–Aguadilla CSA''']] and the [[Ponce metropolitan area|'''Ponce–Coamo CSA''']]. The first is divided into two metropolitan statistical areas, the Mayagüez MSA and Aguadilla MSA, while the second is divided into one metropolitan statistical area, the Ponce MSA, and one micropolitan statistical area, the Coamo μSA. These statistical areas cover 22 of 78 [[Municipalities of Puerto Rico|municipalities]] in [[Puerto Rico]].
=== Municipalities ===
*'''[[Mayagüez metropolitan area|Mayagüez–Aguadilla combined statistical area]] (CSA)'''
**'''[[Aguadilla metropolitan area|Aguadilla metropolitan statistical area]]''' '''(MSA)''' (7 municipalities)
***[[Aguadilla, Puerto Rico|Aguadilla]] Pop: 53,622<ref name="PopCBSA" />
***[[Isabela, Puerto Rico|Isabela]] Pop: 42,794
***[[San Sebastián, Puerto Rico|San Sebastián]] Pop: 38,926
***[[Aguada, Puerto Rico|Aguada]] Pop: 37,528
***[[Moca, Puerto Rico|Moca]] Pop: 37,325
***[[Añasco, Puerto Rico|Añasco]] Pop: 24,815
***[[Rincón, Puerto Rico|Rincón]] Pop: 15,425
**'''[[Mayagüez metropolitan area|Mayagüez metropolitan statistical area]]''' '''(MSA)''' (6 municipalities)
***[[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]] Pop: 69,798<ref name="PopCBSA" />
***[[Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico|Cabo Rojo]] Pop: 46,665
***[[San Germán, Puerto Rico|San Germán]] Pop: 30,996
***[[Lajas, Puerto Rico|Lajas]] Pop: 22,872
***[[Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico|Sabana Grande]] Pop: 22,210
***[[Hormigueros, Puerto Rico|Hormigueros]] Pop: 15,336
*'''[[Ponce metropolitan area|Ponce–Coamo combined statistical area]] (CSA)'''
**[[Ponce, Puerto Rico |'''Ponce metropolitan statistical area''']] '''(MSA)''' (7 municipalities)
***[[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]] Pop: 130,251<ref name="PopCBSA" />
***[[Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico|Juana Díaz]] Pop: 45,919
***[[Yauco, Puerto Rico|Yauco]] Pop: 32,406
***[[Villalba, Puerto Rico|Villalba]] Pop: 21,285
***[[Peñuelas, Puerto Rico|Peñuelas]] Pop: 19,563
***[[Adjuntas, Puerto Rico|Adjuntas]] Pop: 17,900
***[[Guayanilla, Puerto Rico|Guayanilla]] Pop: 16,813
**[[Coamo, Puerto Rico |'''Coamo micropolitan statistical area''']] '''(μSA)''' (2 municipalities)
***[[Coamo, Puerto Rico|Coamo]] Pop: 33,662
***[[Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico|Santa Isabel]] Pop: 19,693
==No statistical area==
As of 2023, there are 6 of 78 [[Municipalities of Puerto Rico|municipalities]] with less than 15,000 inhabitants that are not part of any [[Puerto Rico statistical areas|statistical area in Puerto Rico]].
*'''No statistical area'''
**'''Six municipalities'''
***[[Jayuya, Puerto Rico|Jayuya]] Pop: 14,435
***[[Guánica, Puerto Rico|Guánica]] Pop: 12,415
***[[Las Marías, Puerto Rico|Las Marías]] Pop: 8,672
***[[Vieques, Puerto Rico|Vieques]] Pop: 7,999
***[[Maricao, Puerto Rico|Maricao]] Pop: 4,523
***[[Culebra, Puerto Rico|Culebra]] Pop: 1,761
==See also==
*[[Puerto Rico census statistical areas]]
*[[List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas]]
==References==
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==External links==
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