Mayagüez metropolitan area

Mayagüez metropolitan area
Área metropolitana de Mayagüez
Map of Puerto Rico with urban areas
demarcated in orange to yellow
Statistical areas in Puerto Rico
Country United States
Territory Puerto Rico
Principal cities
Population
 (2023)
  Total
207,877
Time zoneUTC−4
  Summer (DST)AST

The Mayagüez metropolitan area (Spanish: área metropolitana de Mayagüez), is the fourth largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in Puerto Rico, comprising the municipalities of Mayagüez, Cabo Rojo, San Germán, Lajas, Sabana Grande, and Hormigueros between the coastal plains and the Cordillera Central mountain subrange in the southwestern region of the main island. One of 6 metropolitan statistical areas in Puerto Rico, it lies within the Mayagüez–Aguadilla combined statistical area (CSA), which is one of 3 primary statistical areas in the main island as defined by the United States Census Bureau. As of 2023, census estimates place the population of the Mayagüez metropolitan area at 207,877.