Guánica

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Guánica

Total population

5,136

Median home value

$82,200

12.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$15,244

Guánica$15k

National$74k

Weather91°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates17.97°, -66.93°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Guánica is a town and municipality in southern Puerto Rico, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Sabana Grande, east of Lajas, and west of Yauco. It is part of the Yauco metropolitan statistical area.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Guánica, PR from NOAA NWS API.

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Yomo Toro

Puerto Rican musician (1933-2012)

Eddie Vargas

Puerto Rican baseball player

F

Freddy Borrás

Spanish basketball player and basketball coach (1924-1999)

Rose Franco

U.S. Marine Corps officer

Martin H. Daniell

Martin Haynes Danielle, Jr. is a retired vice admiral in the United States Coast Guard.

Victoria Cruz

American LGBTQ rights activist (1946–2026)

L

Luz Celenia Tirado

Puerto Rican singer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Puerto Rico

• María Antonia
  2.7 mi away
• El Tumbao
  2.9 mi away
• Lluveras
  5.1 mi away
• Liborio Negrón Torres
  5.2 mi away
• Yauco
  6.4 mi away
• La Parguera
  7.7 mi away
• Sabana Grande
  8.2 mi away
• Guayanilla
  9.8 mi away
• Magas Arriba
  11.3 mi away
• Sabana Eneas
  12.9 mi away
• Betances
  14.1 mi away · pop. 575
• Santo Domingo
  14.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Guánica

Colloids and interface science

1996

Gringocua Travels Puerto Rico Guanica

Greg Boudonck · 2012

Bird checklist, Guánica Biosphere Reserve, Puerto Rico

Wayne J. Arendt · 2015

Exchange of lighthouse sites, Puerto Rico.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries · 1937

Guánica

Arleen Pabon-Charneco · 1997

Guánica, notas para su historia

Rubén Collado Salazar · 1983

En el Bosque Seco de Guánica

Walter Torres · 1994

En El Bosque Seco de Guanica (Colección San Pedrito) (Colección San Pedrito)

Angel Luis Torres · 1995

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Warty Sidegill Slug

Pleurobranchus areolatus

Seen 2026-09-24

Puerto Rican Woodpecker

Melanerpes portoricensis

Seen 2026-09-22

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-09-21

Lime Swallowtail

Papilio demoleus

Seen 2026-09-19

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

Seen 2026-09-19

Caribbean Land Hermit Crab

Coenobita clypeatus

Seen 2026-09-14

Nolavia antiguensis

Nolavia antiguensis

Seen 2026-09-14

Pearly-eyed Thrasher

Margarops fuscatus

Seen 2026-09-11

Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

Seen 2026-09-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-07-07 01:00 UTC.