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Caguas, Puerto Rico

Caguas, Puerto Rico
Autonomous Municipality of Caguas
Flag of Caguas, Puerto Rico
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Coat of arms of Caguas, Puerto Rico
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Nickname(s): "La Ciudad del Turabo" (Turabo Valley), "La Ciudad Criolla" (Creole City)
Anthem: "Caguas"
Location of Caguas in Puerto Rico
Location of Caguas in Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°13′53″N 66°2′22″W / 18.23139°N 66.03944°W / 18.23139; -66.03944Coordinates: 18°13′53″N 66°2′22″W / 18.23139°N 66.03944°W / 18.23139; -66.03944
Country United States
Territory Puerto Rico
Founded January 1, 1775
Government
 • Mayor William Miranda Torres (PPD)
 • Senatorial dist. 7
 • Representative dist. 31,32
Area
 • Total 59.07 sq mi (153.00 km2)
 • Land 58.68 sq mi (151.97 km2)
 • Water 0.40 sq mi (1.03 km2)
Elevation 2,110 ft (643 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 142,893
 • Density 2,400/sq mi (930/km2)
Demonym(s) Cagüeños caguenses
Ethnicity(2000 Census)
 • White 84.5%
 • Black 7.8%
 • American Indian/AN 0.6%
 • Asian 0.3%
 • Native Hawaiian/PI 0.1%
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
Zip code 00725, 00726, 00727
Area code(s) +787
Website caguas.gov.pr

Caguas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɣwas]), founded in 1775, is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey.

Caguas is located 20 miles (32 km) (twenty minutes to an hour by car) from San Juan and 40 miles (64 km) (an hour and a half by car; it may take longer because of mountainous area in between the two cities) from Ponce. It is known as El Valle del Turabo (Turabo Valley) or La Ciudad Criolla (The Creole City) and its name originates from the Taíno cacique Caguax. Caguas is both a principal city of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area and the San Juan-Caguas-Fajardo Combined Statistical Area.

Caguas was founded on January 1, 1775 as San Sebastián del Piñal de Caguax, later shortened and modernized to its current form. Caguax was a local Taíno chief and early convert to Christianity. Caguas' construction was finished in 1779, in 1820 it was declared a valley and in 1894 it became a city.


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