Metropolitan area in Puerto Rico
Metropolitan Area in Puerto Rico, United States
San Juan Metropolitan Area
Area metropolitana de San Juan
San Juan?Bayamon?Caguas Metropolitan Area
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Nickname(s):
Area Metro, La Losa
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San Juan?Bayamon, PR
CSA
Core Municipios of the Area Metro
Other Municipios Included in the Area Metro
Guayama MSA
Utuado μSA
Coco μSA
Other Statistical Areas in Puerto Rico
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Country
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Territory
| Puerto Rico
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Principal cities
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MSA
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CSA
| 2,292,207
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Time zone
| UTC−4
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The
San Juan metropolitan area
is a
United States Census Bureau
defined
metropolitan statistical area
(MSA) in northeastern
Puerto Rico
centered around the city of
San Juan
.
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A July 1, 2009, Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 2,617,089, a 4.31% increase over the
2000 census
figure of 2,509,007.
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San Juan Metro Area (Area Metro)
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The unofficial but colloquial
San Juan metropolitan area
(in Spanish;
area metropolitana de San Juan
, abbreviated AMSJ), also referred to as the
Area Metro
is the
sprawling
area surrounding the
Municipality of San Juan
which includes San Juan and its
conurbation
of the municipalities of
Bayamon
,
Carolina
,
Catano
,
Guaynabo
and
Trujillo Alto
, and in some cases it also includes
Toa Baja
(particularly the suburb of
Levittown
). After San Juan, many of these municipalities are the most populous in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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It represents the inner urban area of the metropolitan statistical area of San Juan. This urban area is also known as the
Area metro de Puerto Rico
based on the misconception that San Juan is the only urbanized metropolitan area in the island.
Municipalities in the San Juan?Bayamon?Caguas metropolitan area
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San Juan?Bayamon?Caguas metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan area (by population) in Puerto Rico, covering approximately half of the island. Its principal cities are
San Juan
,
Bayamon
and
Carolina
.
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A total of forty municipalities (
Spanish
:
municipios
) are included as part of the San Juan?Bayamon?Caguas MSA.
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The total area for the MSA is 1,902.45 square miles. As of 2020, the San Juan metropolitan statistical area is the 35th most populated MSA (slightly smaller than
Greater Cleveland
but larger than
San Jose metropolitan area
in population).
Municipalities with over 100,000 inhabitants
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Municipalities with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants
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Municipalities with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants
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- Rio Grande
Pop: 47,060
- Canovanas
Pop: 42,337
- Cayey
Pop: 41,652
- Gurabo
Pop: 40,662
- Cidra
Pop: 39,970
- Manati
Pop: 39,492
- Hatillo
Pop: 38,486
- San Lorenzo
Pop: 37,693
- Juncos
Pop: 37,012
- Dorado
Pop: 35,879
- Vega Alta
Pop: 35,395
- Las Piedras
Pop: 35,180
- Corozal
Pop: 34,571
- Camuy
Pop: 32,827
- Yabucoa
Pop: 30,426
- Naranjito
Pop: 29,241
- Barranquitas
Pop: 28,893
- Morovis
Pop: 28,727
- Aibonito
Pop: 24,637
- Aguas Buenas
Pop: 24,223
- Loiza
Pop: 23,693
- Quebradillas
Pop: 23,638
- Naguabo
Pop: 23,386
- Catano
Pop: 23,155
- Barceloneta
Pop: 22,657
- Orocovis
Pop: 21,434
- Comerio
Pop: 18,883
- Ciales
Pop: 16,984
- Florida
Pop: 11,692
- Maunabo
Pop: 10,589
Combined Statistical Area
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As of July 2023, the
San Juan?Bayamon Combined Statistical Area (CSA)
includes three
metropolitan areas
, three
micropolitan areas
, totalling fifty municipalities (municipios). A July 1, 2009 Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 2,732,036, a 4.16% increase over the
2000 census
figure of 2,622,876. The San Juan?Bayamon Combined Statistical Area comprises 68.9% of Puerto Rico's total population.
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As of 2020, the San Juan combined statistical area is the 29th largest CSA (slightly smaller than
Indianapolis
and larger than
Las Vegas
in population).
Components
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- Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
- Micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs)
See also
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References
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