Puerto Rico Capital City Map

The municipality of san juan covers an area of 199 square km and the municipal population was 395 326 in 2010.

Puerto rico capital city map.

Of the total area of the city 37 83 is occupied by water. Eventually traders and other maritime visitors came to refer to the entire island as puerto rico while san juan became the name used for the main trading shipping port and the capital city. Columbus named the island san juan bautista in honor of saint john the baptist while the capital city was named ciudad de puerto rico rich port city. Saint john is the capital and most populous municipality in the commonwealth of puerto rico an unincorporated territory of the united states as of the 2010 census it is the 46th largest city under the jurisdiction of the united states with a population of 395 326.

Puerto rico consists of 78 municipalities municipios each having its own mayor and local government office. 3 674 209 2013 est world populations all countries. Explore puerto rico with our map municipalities information photos tourist attractions and more. Five centuries ago san juan was an impenetrable fortified city.

San juan 395 326 pop puerto rico population. San juan ˌ s æ n ˈ hw ɑː n spanish. San juan is puerto rico s capital city and is located along the country s north eastern coast. Puerto rico a commonwealth territory capital city.

United states dollar conversion rates one us dollar. It is also the most populous city in the country. Map of puerto rico interactive map of municipalities cities and tourist destinations in puerto rico. White mostly spanish origin 76 2 black 6 9 asian 0 3 amerindian 0 2 mixed 4 4 other 12 gdp total.