Mayagüez

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Mayagüez

Total population

58,977

Median home value

$114,000

28.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$17,410

Mayagüez$17k

National$74k

Founded

1760

Elevation21 m

Land area59.97 km²

Weather75°F · Isolated Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy

Coordinates18.20°, -67.14°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mayagüez is the ninth-largest municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez, and is also known as La Sultana del Oeste, Ciudad de las Aguas Puras, or Ciudad del Mangó. On April 6, 1894, the Spanish Crown granted it the formal title of Excelente Ciudad de Mayagüez. Mayagüez is located in the center of the western coast on the island of Puerto Rico. It has a population of 73,077, and it is the principal city of the Mayagüez Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Mayagüez–Aguadilla, PR Combined 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 Mayagüez, 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

Roberto Roena

Puerto Rican musician

Ivy Queen

Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actress

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Juan Mari Brás

Founder of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party (1925-2010)

J. J. Barea

Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1984)

José Enrique Serrano

Puerto Rican politician serving in the U.S. Congress

Gina Lynn

American pornographic actress

Alejandrina Benítez de Gautier

Puerto Rican poet (1819–1879)

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Rafael Quiñones Vidal

American philanthropist (1892-1988)

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Jorge Alberti

Puerto Rican actor

Arístides González

Puerto Rican boxer

Roberto Sánchez Vilella

Puerto Rican politician (1913-1997)

Milton Cardona

a percussionist, vocalist and conga player from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Mariana Bracetti

Puerto Rican activist (1825-1903)

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Armando Riesco

Puerto Rican actor

H

Herbert Lewis Hardwick

Puerto Rian boxer (1914–1966)

Jonathan Sánchez

Puerto Rican baseball pitcher

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

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  12.8 mi away
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  13.4 mi away
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Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-26 18:30 UTC.