Maunabo, Puerto Rico
Maunabo
Municipio Autónomo de Maunabo | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Coastline of Maunabo | |
| Nicknames: "La Ciudad Tranquila", "Los Jueyeros", "Los Come Jueyes" | |
| Anthem: "Maunabo pueblito del sureste de mi amada patria Borinquén" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Maunabo Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°00′25″N 65°53′57″W / 18.00694°N 65.89917°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Founded | March 9, 1799 |
| Founded by | Luis de Santiago |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ángel Omar Lafuente Amaro (PNP) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 7 - Humacao |
| • Representative dist. | 34 |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.88 sq mi (72.21 km2) |
| • Land | 21 sq mi (55 km2) |
| • Water | 6.64 sq mi (17.21 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,589 |
| • Rank | 74th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 380/sq mi (150/km2) |
| Demonym | Maunabeños |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00707 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
| Website | maunabomunicipio |
Maunabo (Spanish pronunciation: [mawˈnaβo]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Maunabo Valley on the southeastern coast, northeast of Patillas and south of Yabucoa. Maunabo is spread over eight barrios and Maunabo Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. The current mayor of the town is Ángel Omar Lafuente Amaro and the population in 2020 was 10,589.