Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
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Quebradillas (Spanish pronunciation: [keβɾaˈðiʎas], locally [keβɾaˈðiʎaʔ]) is a town and municipality of the island of Puerto Rico located in the northern shore bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of San Sebastián; east of Isabela; and west of Camuy. Quebradillas is spread over seven barrios and Quebradillas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Quebradillas
Municipio de Quebradillas | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Nicknames: "La Guarida del Pirata", "La Ciudad del Cooperativismo" | |
Anthem: "De lejos canto, porque anhela el corazón" | |
Coordinates: 18°28′26″N 66°56′19″W | |
Sovereign state | United States |
Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
Founded | June 6, 1823 |
Barrios | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Heriberto Vélez (PPD) |
• Senatorial dist. | 3 – Arecibo |
• Representative dist. | 15 |
Area | |
• Total | 27.7 sq mi (58.8 km2) |
• Land | 23.2 sq mi (60 km2) |
• Water | 4.5 sq mi (11.66 km2) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 23,638 |
• Rank | 51st in Puerto Rico |
• Density | 850/sq mi (400/km2) |
Demonym | Quebradillanos |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
ZIP Code | 00678 |
Area code | 787/939 |
Major routes | |
Website | www |
Quebradillas is called "La Guarida del Pirata" (The Pirate's Hideout). A well-known beach in the area, Puerto Hermina, is home to an old structure known to have been a hiding place for pirates and their contraband.