Municipalities of Puerto Rico
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[[Image:Puerto Rico barrios.png|thumb|right|500px|Municipalities and barrios of Puerto Rico]]
{{see also|Puerto Rico census statistical areas}}
There are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the [[United States]] Government, but [[Puerto Rico]] has 78 [[municipalities]] or "[[municipio|municipios]]" at the second order. They are conveniently grouped into eight [[electoral district]]s, which do not possess administrative functions. In 1991, the Autonomous Municipalities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico law was created as a strategy for the decentralizing and the improving government services to the people. In recent years, several mayors have demanded a revision of the law.
The municipios elect an [[alcalde]] and a [[legislative assembly]] in the general elections every 4 years.
==Alphabetical list of municipalities ==
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* [[Adjuntas, Puerto Rico|Adjuntas]]
* [[Aguada, Puerto Rico|Aguada]]
* [[Aguadilla, Puerto Rico|Aguadilla]]
* [[Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico|Aguas Buenas]]
* [[Aibonito, Puerto Rico|Aibonito]]
* [[Añasco, Puerto Rico|Añasco]]
* [[Arecibo, Puerto Rico|Arecibo]]
* [[Arroyo, Puerto Rico|Arroyo]]
* [[Barceloneta, Puerto Rico|Barceloneta]]
* [[Barranquitas, Puerto Rico|Barranquitas]]
* [[Bayamon, Puerto Rico|Bayamón]]
* [[Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico|Cabo Rojo]]
* [[Caguas, Puerto Rico|Caguas]]
* [[Camuy, Puerto Rico|Camuy]]
* [[Canovanas, Puerto Rico|Canóvanas]]
* [[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]]
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* [[Cataño, Puerto Rico|Cataño]]
* [[Cayey, Puerto Rico|Cayey]]
* [[Ceiba, Puerto Rico|Ceiba]]
* [[Ciales, Puerto Rico|Ciales]]
* [[Cidra, Puerto Rico|Cidra]]
* [[Coamo, Puerto Rico|Coamo]]
* [[Comerio, Puerto Rico|Comerío]]
* [[Corozal, Puerto Rico|Corozal]]
* [[Culebra, Puerto Rico|Culebra]]
* [[Dorado, Puerto Rico|Dorado]]
* [[Fajardo, Puerto Rico|Fajardo]]
* [[Florida, Puerto Rico|Florida]]
* [[Guánica, Puerto Rico|Guánica]]
* [[Guayama, Puerto Rico|Guayama]]
* [[Guayanilla, Puerto Rico|Guayanilla]]
* [[Guaynabo, Puerto Rico|Guaynabo]]
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* [[Gurabo, Puerto Rico|Gurabo]]
* [[Hatillo, Puerto Rico|Hatillo]]
* [[Hormigueros, Puerto Rico|Hormigueros]]
* [[Humacao, Puerto Rico|Humacao]]
* [[Isabela, Puerto Rico|Isabela]]
* [[Jayuya, Puerto Rico|Jayuya]]
* [[Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico|Juana Díaz]]
* [[Juncos, Puerto Rico|Juncos]]
* [[Lajas, Puerto Rico|Lajas]]
* [[Lares, Puerto Rico|Lares]]
* [[Las Marias, Puerto Rico|Las Marías]]
* [[Las Piedras, Puerto Rico|Las Piedras]]
* [[Loiza, Puerto Rico|Loíza]]
* [[Luquillo, Puerto Rico|Luquillo]]
* [[Manati, Puerto Rico|Manatí]]
* [[Maricao, Puerto Rico|Maricao]]
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* [[Maunabo, Puerto Rico|Maunabo]]
* [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]]
* [[Moca, Puerto Rico|Moca]]
* [[Morovis, Puerto Rico|Morovis]]
* [[Nagüabo, Puerto Rico|Nagüabo]]
* [[Naranjito, Puerto Rico|Naranjito]]
* [[Orocovis, Puerto Rico|Orocovis]]
* [[Patillas, Puerto Rico|Patillas]]
* [[Peñuelas, Puerto Rico|Peñuelas]]
* [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]]
* [[Quebradillas, Puerto Rico|Quebradillas]]
* [[Rincon, Puerto Rico|Rincón]]
* [[Rio Grande, Puerto Rico|Río Grande]]
* [[Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico|Sabana Grande]]
* [[Salinas, Puerto Rico|Salinas]]
* [[San Germán, Puerto Rico|San Germán]]
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* [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] ([[capital]])
* [[San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|San Lorenzo]]
* [[San Sebastian, Puerto Rico|San Sebastián]]
* [[Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico|Santa Isabel]]
* [[Toa Alta, Puerto Rico|Toa Alta]]
* [[Toa Baja, Puerto Rico|Toa Baja]]
* [[Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico|Trujillo Alto]]
* [[Utuado, Puerto Rico|Utuado]]
* [[Vega Alta, Puerto Rico|Vega Alta]]
* [[Vega Baja, Puerto Rico|Vega Baja]]
* [[Vieques, Puerto Rico|Vieques]]
* [[Villalba, Puerto Rico|Villalba]]
* [[Yabucoa, Puerto Rico|Yabucoa]]
* [[Yauco, Puerto Rico|Yauco]]
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== List of Mayors of each municipality ==
{{Politics of Puerto Rico}}
# [[Adjuntas, Puerto Rico|Adjuntas]]-[[Jaime Barlucea|Jaime Barlucea Maldonado]] ''NPP''
# [[Aguada, Puerto Rico|Aguada]]-[[Berty Echevarría]] ''NPP''
# [[Aguadilla, Puerto Rico|Aguadilla]]-[[Carlos Méndez|Carlos Méndez Martínez]] ''NPP''
# [[Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico|Aguas Buenas]]-[[Luis Arroyo|Luis Arroyo Chiqués]] ''PDP''
# [[Aibonito, Puerto Rico|Aibonito]]-[[José Alberto(Bertito)Díaz]] ''PDP''
# [[Añasco, Puerto Rico|Añasco]]-[[Pablo Crespo|Pablo Crespo Torres]] ''NPP''
# [[Arecibo, Puerto Rico|Arecibo]]-[[Lemuel Soto]] ''NPP''
# [[Arroyo, Puerto Rico|Arroyo]]-[[Basilio Figueroa|Basilio Figueroa De Jesús]] ''NPP''
# [[Barceloneta, Puerto Rico|Barceloneta]]-[[Sol Luis Fontanez|Sol Luis Fontanez Olivo]] ''PDP''
# [[Barranquitas, Puerto Rico|Barranquitas]]-[[Francisco(Paco)López]] ''NPP''
# [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico|Bayamón]]-[[Ramón Luis Rivera,Jr.|Ramón Luis Rivera Cruz]] ''NPP''
# [[Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico|Cabo Rojo]]-[[Perza Rodríguez]] ''NPP''
# [[Caguas, Puerto Rico|Caguas]]-[[Willie Miranda Marín|William(Willie)Miranda Marín]] ''PDP''
# [[Camuy, Puerto Rico|Camuy]]-[[Edwin García|Edwin García Feliciano]] ''NPP''
# [[Canovanas, Puerto Rico|Canóvanas]]-[[José(Chemo)Soto|José(Chemo)Soto Rivera]] ''NPP''
# [[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]]-[[José Aponte,Jr.|José Carlos Aponte Dalmau]] ''PDP''
# [[Cataño, Puerto Rico|Cataño]]-[[Wilson Soto]] ''NPP''
# [[Cayey, Puerto Rico|Cayey]]-[[Rolando Ortíz|Rolando Ortíz Velázquez]] ''PDP''
# [[Ceiba, Puerto Rico|Ceiba]]-[[Gilberto Camacho]] ''PDP''
# [[Ciales, Puerto Rico|Ciales]]-[[Rolan Maldonado|Luis(Rolan)Maldonado Rodríguez]] ''NPP''
# [[Cidra, Puerto Rico|Cidra]]-[[Wiso Malavé|Angel(Wiso)Malavé Zayas]] ''NPP''
# [[Coamo, Puerto Rico|Coamo]]-[[Tato García|Juan Carlos(Tato)García Padilla]] ''PDP''
# [[Comerio, Puerto Rico|Comerío]]-[[Josean Santiago]] ''PDP''
# [[Corozal, Puerto Rico|Corozal]]-[[Roberto Hernández|Roberto Hernández Vélez]] ''NPP''
# [[Culebra, Puerto Rico|Culebra]]-[[Abraham Peña|Abraham Peña Nieves]] ''NPP''
# [[Dorado, Puerto Rico|Dorado]]-[[Carlitos López|Carlos(Carlitos)López Rivera]] ''PDP''
# [[Fajardo, Puerto Rico|Fajardo]]-[[Aníbal Meléndez|Aníbal Meléndez Rivera]] ''NPP''
# [[Florida, Puerto Rico|Florida]]-[[Aaron Pargas|Aaron Pargas Ojeda]] ''NPP''
# [[Guánica, Puerto Rico|Guánica]]-[[Martín Vargas|Martín Vargas Morales]] ''PDP''
# [[Guayama, Puerto Rico|Guayama]]-[[Gui Colón]] ''PDP''
# [[Guayanilla, Puerto Rico|Guayanilla]]-[[Edgardo Arlequín|Edgardo Arlequín Vélez]] ''PDP''
# [[Guaynabo, Puerto Rico|Guaynabo]]-[[Héctor O'Neill|Héctor O'Neill García]] ''NPP''
# [[Gurabo, Puerto Rico|Gurabo]]-[[Manolito Ortíz|Víctor Manuel(Manolito)Ortíz Díaz]] ''NPP''
# [[Hatillo, Puerto Rico|Hatillo]]-[[José(Chely)Rodríguez]] ''PDP''
# [[Hormigueros, Puerto Rico|Hormigueros]]-[[Pedro García]] ''PDP''
# [[Humacao, Puerto Rico|Humacao]]-[[Marcelo Trujillo|Marcelo Trujillo Panisse]] ''PDP''
# [[Isabela, Puerto Rico|Isabela]]-[[Charlie Delgado|Carlos(Charlie)Delgado Altieri]] ''PDP''
# [[Jayuya, Puerto Rico|Jayuya]]-[[Georgie González|Jorge(Georgie)González Otero]] ''PDP''
# [[Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico|Juana Díaz]]-[[Ramón(Ramoncito)Hernández]] ''PDP''
# [[Juncos, Puerto Rico|Juncos]]-[[Alfredo(Papo)Alejandro|Alfredo(Papo)Alejandro Carrión]] ''PDP''
# [[Lajas, Puerto Rico|Lajas]]-[[Marcos(Turín)Irizarry]] ''PDP''
# [[Lares, Puerto Rico|Lares]]-[[Robert Pagán|Roberto(Robert)Pagán Centeno]] ''NPP''
# [[Las Marias, Puerto Rico|Las Marías]]-[[Edwin Soto|Edwin Soto Santiago'' ''NPP''
# [[Las Piedras, Puerto Rico|Las Piedras]]-[[Itzamar Peña]] ''NPP''
# [[Loiza, Puerto Rico|Loíza]]-[[Eddie Manso|Eddie Manso Fuentes]] ''NPP''
# [[Luquillo, Puerto Rico|Luquillo]]-[[Nelo González|José(Nelo)González Ortíz]] ''NPP''
# [[Manati, Puerto Rico|Manatí]]-[[Bin Cruz|Juan Aubín(Bin)Cruz Manzano]] ''NPP''
# [[Maricao, Puerto Rico|Maricao]]-[[Gilberto Pérez|Gilberto Pérez Valentín]] ''NPP''
# [[Maunabo, Puerto Rico|Maunabo]]-[[Jorge Márquez|Jorge Márquez Pérez]] ''PDP''
# [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]]-[[José Guillermo Rodríguez|José Guillermo(Guillito)Rodríguez]] ''PDP''
# [[Moca, Puerto Rico|Moca]]-[[Kiko Avilés|José(Kiko)Avilés Santiago]] ''NPP''
# [[Morovis, Puerto Rico|Morovis]]-[[Heriberto Rodríguez|Heriberto(Herito)Rodríguez Adorno]] ''NPP''
# [[Nagüabo, Puerto Rico|Naguabo]]-[[Wilfredo Astacio]] ''PDP''
# [[Naranjito, Puerto Rico|Naranjito]]-[[Manolo Ortega|Manuel(Manolo)Ortega]] ''PDP''
# [[Orocovis, Puerto Rico|Orocovis]]-[[Gardy Colón|Jesús(Gardy)Colón Berlingeri ''NPP''
# [[Patillas, Puerto Rico|Patillas]]-[[Benjamín Cintrón|Benjamín Cintrón Lebrón]] ''NPP''
# [[Penuelas, Puerto Rico|Peñuelas]]-[[Walter Torres|Walter Torres Maldonado]] ''PDP''
# [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]]-[[Francisco Zayaz|Francisco(Ico)Zayas Seijo]] ''PDP''
# [[Quebradillas, Puerto Rico|Quebradillas]]-[[Heriberto Vélez]] ''PDP''
# [[Rincon, Puerto Rico|Rincón]]-[[Carlos Lopez Lopez|Carlos(Carlitos)López López]] ''PDP''
# [[Rio Grande, Puerto Rico|Río Grande]]-[[Eduard Rivera|Eduard Rivera Correa]] ''PDP''
# [[Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico|Sabana Grande]]-[[Miguel Ortiz|Miguel(Papín)Ortíz Vélez]] ''PDP''
# [[Salinas, Puerto Rico|Salinas]]-[[Carlos Rodríguez Mateo]] ''NPP''
# [[San Germán, Puerto Rico|San Germán]]-[[Isidro Negron|Isidro Negrón Irizarry]] ''PDP''
# [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] ([[capital]])-[[Jorge Santini|Jorge Santini Padilla]] ''NPP''
# [[San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|San Lorenzo]]-[[Joe Román Abreu]] ''PDP''
# [[San Sebastian, Puerto Rico|San Sebastián]]-[[Javier Jiménez]] ''NPP''
# [[Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico|Santa Isabel]]-[[Enrique(Quique)Questell|Enrique(Quique)Questell Alvarado]] ''NPP''
# [[Toa Alta, Puerto Rico|Toa Alta]]-[[Luis(Jumbo)Collazo]] ''NPP''
# [[Toa Baja, Puerto Rico|Toa Baja]]-[[Aníbal Vega Borges]] ''NPP''
# [[Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico|Trujillo Alto]]-[[Pedro Padilla]] ''PDP''
# [[Utuado, Puerto Rico|Utuado]]-[[Alan González Cancel]] ''NPP''
# [[Vega Alta, Puerto Rico|Vega Alta]]-[[Isabelo(Chabelo)Molina]] ''NPP''
# [[Vega Baja, Puerto Rico|Vega Baja]]-[[Edgar Santana|Edgar Santana Rivera]] ''NPP''
# [[Vieques, Puerto Rico|Vieques]]-[[Dámaso Serrano|Dámaso Serrano López]] ''PDP''
# [[Villalba, Puerto Rico|Villalba]]-[[Waldemar Rivera|Waldemar Rivera Torres]] ''PDP''
# [[Yabucoa, Puerto Rico|Yabucoa]]-[[Angel(Papo)García]] ''NPP''
# [[Yauco, Puerto Rico|Yauco]]-[[Abel Nazario]] ''NPP''
== References ==
* [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rq.html CIA World Factbook - Puerto Rico]
==External links==
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