The San Juan metropolitan area is a

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defined

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(MSA) in northeastern

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centered around the city of San Juan.www.whitehouse.gov
Office of Management and Budget I The White House - Puerto Rico Metropolitan Statistical Area - Code 41980 - ''Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas as of 2013 Census Bureau''. Retrieved 2015-11-09. 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.

San Juan Metro Area (Área Metro)

The unofficial but colloquial San Juan metropolitan area (in Spanish; ''área metropolitana de San Juan'', abbreviated AMSJ), also referred to as the Área Metro is the sprawling area surrounding the Municipality of San Juan which includes San Juan and its

conurbation A conurbation is a region comprising a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most ca ...

of the municipalities of Bayamón, Carolina, Cataño,

Guaynabo Guaynabo (, ) is a city, suburb of San Juan and municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico, located in the northern coast of the island, north of Aguas Buenas, south of Cataño, east of Bayamón, and west of San Juan. Guaynabo is spr ...

and

Trujillo Alto Trujillo Alto (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Northern Coastal Plain, on the boundary between the karst zone and Sierra de Luquillo, north of Caguas, and Gurabo; southeast of San Juan, and west of Carolina. Truji ...

, and in some cases it also includes

Toa Baja Toa Baja (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northern coast, north of Toa Alta and Bayamón; east of Dorado; and west of Cataño. Toa Baja is spread over five barrios, including Toa Baja Pueblo (the downtown area and ...

(particularly the suburb of

Levittown Levittown is the name of several large suburban housing developments created in the United States (including one in Puerto Rico) by William J. Levitt and his company Levitt & Sons. Built after World War II for returning white veterans and their ...

). After San Juan, many of these municipalities are the most populous in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico.www.uprrp.edu.com
Census Geography of Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2016-11-01 It represents the inner urban area of the metropolitan statistical area of San Juan. This urban area is also known as the ''Área 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–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area

San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan area (by population) in Puerto Rico, covering approximately half of the island. Its principal cities are San Juan, Bayamón and Carolina. A total of forty-one municipalities (Spanish: ''municipios'') are included as part of the San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo MSA. 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

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but larger than San Jose metropolitan area in population).

Municipalities with over 100,000 inhabitants

* San Juan (Principal city) Pop: 342,259 * Bayamón Pop: 185,187 * Carolina Pop: 154,815 *

Caguas Caguas (, ) 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, and east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey. Caguas was founde ...

(Principal city) Pop: 127,244

Municipalities with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants

(Principal city) Pop: 89,780 *

Arecibo Arecibo (; ) is a city and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta and Florida. It is about west of San Juan, th ...

Pop: 87,754 *

Pop: 75,293 *

Pop: 67,740 * Toa Alta Pop: 66,852 *

Vega Baja Vega Baja (, ) is a town and municipality located on the coast of north central Puerto Rico. It is north of Morovis, east of Manatí, and west of Vega Alta. Vega Baja is spread over 13 barrios. The population of the municipality was 54,414 at ...

Pop: 54,414 *

Humacao Humacao () is a city and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern coast of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Naguabo; east of Las Piedras; and west of Vieques Passage. Humacao is spread over 12 barrios and Humacao Pueblo (the ...

Pop: 50,896

Municipalities with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants

Río Grande The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio G ...

Pop: 47,060 * Canóvanas Pop: 42,337 *

Cayey Cayey (), officially Cayey de Muesas, is a mountain town and municipality in central Puerto Rico located on the Sierra de Cayey within the Central Mountain range, north of Salinas and Guayama; south of Cidra and Caguas; east of Aibonito and Sal ...

Pop: 41,652 * Gurabo Pop: 40,662 * Cidra Pop: 39,970 * Manatí Pop: 39,492 * Hatillo Pop: 38,486 *

San Lorenzo San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Lawrence of Rome, Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to: Places Argentina * San Lorenzo, Santa Fe * San Lorenzo Department, Chaco * Monte San Lorenzo, a mountain on t ...

Pop: 37,693 * Juncos Pop: 37,012 *

Dorado Dorado () is a constellation in the southern sky. It was named in the late 16th century and is now one of the 88 modern constellations. Its name refers to the dolphinfish (''Coryphaena hippurus''), which is known as ''dorado'' in Spanish, altho ...

Pop: 35,879 * Vega Alta Pop: 35,395 * Las Piedras Pop: 35,180 * Corozal Pop: 34,571 *

Camuy Camuy () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Lares and San Sebastián; east of Quebradillas; and west of Hatillo. Camuy is spread over 12 barrios and Camuy Pueblo (the downtown area and the admini ...

Pop: 32,827 *

Yabucoa Yabucoa () is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern region, north of Maunabo; south of San Lorenzo, Las Piedras and Humacao; and east of Patillas. Yabucoa is spread over 9 barrios and Yabucoa Pueblo (the downtown area ...

Pop: 30,426 * Naranjito Pop: 29,241 * Barranquitas Pop: 28,893 *

Morovis Morovis (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Orocovis, south of Manatí, Vega Baja and Vega Alta; east of Ciales, and west of Corozal. Morovis is spread over 13 barrios and Mor ...

Pop: 28,727 * Aibonito Pop: 24,637 * Aguas Buenas Pop: 24,223 * Loíza Pop: 23,693 * Quebradillas Pop: 23,638 * Naguabo Pop: 23,386 * Cataño Pop: 23,155 * Barceloneta Pop: 22,657 * Orocovis Pop: 21,434 * Comerío Pop: 18,883 *

Ciales Ciales (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, located on the Central Mountain Range, northwest of Orocovis; south of Florida and Manatí; east of Utuado and Jayuya; and west of Morovis. Ciales is spread over eight barrios and Ciales P ...

Pop: 16,984 *

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Pop: 11,692 * Maunabo Pop: 10,589

Combined Statistical Area

The San Juan-Caguas-

Fajardo Fajardo (, ) is a town and municipality -Fajardo Combined Statistical Area. Fajardo is the hub of much of the recreational boating in Puerto Rico and a popular launching port to Culebra, Vieques, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. It is ...

Combined Statistical Area (CSA) includes two

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, one micropolitan area, and forty-five municipalities. 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-Caguas-Fajardo Combined Statistical Area comprises 68.9% of Puerto Rico's total population. As of 2020, the San Juan combined statistical area is the 29th largest CSA (slightly smaller than

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and larger than

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in population).

Components

*Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) **

(3 municipalities) **San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo (41 municipalities) *Micropolitan statistical areas (µSAs) ** Utuado micropolitan statistical area (1 municipality)

References

External links

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