Añasco, Puerto Rico
Añasco
Municipio Autónomo de Añasco | |
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City and municipality | |
From top, left to right: Añasco city hall in downtown Añasco; historic Puente Salcedo de Añasco (Salcedo Bridge of Añasco); Bahía de Añasco (Añasco Bay) from Caguabo | |
| Nicknames: "La Ciudad Donde los Dioses Murieron", "El Pueblo Del Hojaldre", "El Pueblo de los Morcilleros", "Los nativos", "La Cuna de la Puertorriqueñidad" | |
| Anthem: "Añasco pueblo querido..." | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Añasco Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°18′58″N 67°08′23″W / 18.31611°N 67.13972°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| First settled | 1508 |
| Founded | October 18, 1733 |
| Founded by | Don Luis de Añasco |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kabir Solares García (PNP) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 4 - Mayagüez |
| • Representative dist. | 18 |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.5 sq mi (92 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,596 |
| • Rank | 47th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 720/sq mi (280/km2) |
| Demonym | Añasqueños |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00610 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
| Website | www |
Añasco (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈɲasko], locally [aˈɲaʔko]), named after one of its settlers, Don Luis de Añasco, is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the west coast of the island bordering the Mona Passage to the west, north of Mayagüez, and Las Marias; south of Rincón, Aguada, and Moca and west of San Sebastián and Las Marias. It is part of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area.