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Río Lajas
Puerto Ricocomunidad
Total population
1,745
Median home value
$88,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$14,704
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Puerto Rico, United States, Río Lajas is classified as a village in public datasets. Río Lajas maps to 18.396°, -66.263° — squarely within the tropical belt. It is home to roughly 1,745 residents. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The village extends across a compact 3.9 km². Resident density is around 447 per km², indicating a medium-density urban fabric. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,905 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Río Lajas, PR from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- JOSE SANTOS ALEGRIAHigh · DORADO · 682 students · 13.4:1 ratio
- ELEMENTAL BO. HIGUILLAR (ECOLOGICA)Elementary · DORADO · 497 students · 11:1 ratio
- JACINTO LOPEZ MARTINEZElementary · TOA BAJA · 288 students · 8.5:1 ratio
- CRISTOBAL SANTANA MELECIO (NUEVA)Elementary · DORADO · 282 students · 9.7:1 ratio
- RICARDO ARROYO LARACUENTEMiddle · DORADO · 234 students · 8.1:1 ratio
- LUISA M. VALDERRAMA (SAN ANTONIO)Elementary · DORADO · 218 students · 8.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here







People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Puerto Rico
- Campanilla2.4 mi away · pop. 3,855
- Villa Quintero2.7 mi away
- Villa Esperanza2.9 mi away
- Mucarabones3 mi away
- Candelaria3.1 mi away
- Candelaria Arenas3.2 mi away
- Brisas del Campanero3.5 mi away
- Villa Calma3.8 mi away
- Villas del Sol4.2 mi away
- Campanillas4.3 mi away · pop. 645
- Ingenio4.3 mi away · pop. 2,784
- El Veintiséis4.9 mi away · pop. 162
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Río Lajas



Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-12 11:30 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library