Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Santa Isabel
Municipio Autónomo de Santa Isabel | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Skyline of Jauca 2 barrio in Santa Isabel | |
| Nicknames: Tierra de Campeones, La Ciudad de los Potros Capital de la Agricultura | |
| Anthem: "En un pedazo del sur estás presente" | |
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Santa Isabel Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 17°57′58″N 66°24′18″W / 17.96611°N 66.40500°W | |
| Sovereign state | United States |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Settled | 1801 |
| Founded | October 5, 1842 |
| Founded by | Don Juan de la Cruz, and Antonio Vélez |
| Named after | Saint Isabelle of France |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Meldwin Rivera Rodríguez (PNP) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 6 - Guayama |
| • Representative dist. | 27 |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.3 sq mi (88.9 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,281 |
| • Rank | 60th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 590/sq mi (230/km2) |
| Demonym | Santaisabelinos |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00757 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes | |
Santa Isabel (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsantajsaˈβel]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Coamo; east of Juana Díaz; and west of Salinas. Santa Isabel is spread over 7 barrios and Santa Isabel Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center). It is the principal city of the Santa Isabel Micropolitan Statistical Area and is part of the Ponce-Yauco-Coamo Combined Statistical Area.
Santa Isabel is known as The Capital of Agriculture, La Ciudad de los Potros ("City of Colts") due to the number of potreros (or racehorse stud farms) in the area.