Municipalities of Puerto Rico

The municipalities of Puerto Rico (Spanish: municipios de Puerto Rico) are the second-level administrative divisions in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. There are 78 such administrative divisions covering all 78 incorporated towns and cities. Each municipality is led by a mayor and divided into barrios, third-level administrative divisions, though the latter are not vested with any political authority. Every municipality is governed as stated by the Autonomous Municipalities Act of 1991, which establishes that every municipality must have an elected strong mayor with a municipal legislature as the form of government. Each legislature must be unicameral, with the number of members related to adequate representation of the total population of the municipality. In contrast to other jurisdictions, both the mayors and the municipal legislators are elected on the same date and for the same term of four years in office.

Municipalities of Puerto Rico
Location	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Number	78
Populations	1,818 (Culebra) – 395,326 (San Juan)
Areas	4.84 square miles (12.5 km^2) (Cataño) – 125.95 square miles (326.2 km^2) (Arecibo)
Government	Mayor–council government
Subdivisions	Barrio

From a political and ekistic perspective, several differences and similarities exist between municipalities of differing population sizes. For instance, municipalities with 50,000 inhabitants or more are considered incorporated cities, while those with fewer than 50,000 are considered incorporated towns.^[1] Size affects the autonomy exercised by the jurisdiction: cities provide and manage their own services, while towns typically depend on nearby cities for certain services. Demographically, municipalities in Puerto Rico are equivalent to counties in the United States, and Puerto Rican municipalities are registered as county subdivisions in the United States census.^[2] Statistically, the municipality with the largest number of inhabitants is San Juan, with 342,259, while Culebra is the smallest, with around 1,792. Arecibo is the largest in terms of geography, with around 125 mi², and Cataño the smallest, with around 4.8 mi².^[3]

All municipalities have a barrio called pueblo proper, officially called barrio-pueblo (literally "district-town"), which typically is the site of the historic Spanish colonial settlement, administrative center and urban core of the municipality.^[4] Municipalities with large populations, however, may have an urban core that consist of several barrios.

Overview

See also: Puerto Rico statistical areas

Just like in Spain, in Puerto Rico the municipality is not "merely a city, but something similar to a wide-extending township in New England—like Plymouth, Massachusetts, or Barnstable, on Cape Cod comprising a central town or city with perhaps several outlying districts or barrios, usually rural in character, and occasionally having sizeable concentrated populations in villages, the municipality bearing the name of the central urban portion and all under one local government."^[5] Because Puerto Rico was a Spanish colony until 1898, its system of local government bears more resemblance to that of the Hispanophone nations of the Americas than to local government in the United States. Thus, there are no literal first-order administrative divisions akin to counties, as defined by the U.S. Federal Government; instead, Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities as the secondary unit of administration.^[6] For U.S. Census purposes, the municipalities are considered county equivalents. The municipalities are grouped into eight electoral districts, but these do not possess administrative functions. In 1991, the Autonomous Municipalities Act was passed, which slightly modified the rights and responsibilities of Puerto Rican municipalities with the aim of decentralizing control and improving government services.^[7]

Every municipality is composed of barrios, except for Florida, which has only one barrio. The municipality of Ponce has the largest number of barrios, 31.^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

Every municipality (except San Juan) also has an urban area made up of one or more barrios.^[13] When the urban area is made up of only one barrio, it is called "Barrio Pueblo". Some urban areas are made up of multiple barrios: Ponce's urban area, for example, is made up of 12 barrios. All of San Juan's barrios are urban barrios, and the municipality of San Juan is composed of urban barrios only - thus, the entire municipality of San Juan consists of one large urban zone.^[14]

Politics

Main article: Mayors in Puerto Rico

The municipalities elect a mayor and a municipal legislature in the general elections every four years.

Municipalities

• Municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants
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  San Juan, the largest municipality and capital of Puerto Rico.

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  Bayamón, the second largest municipality of Puerto Rico, located just west of San Juan.

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  Carolina, the third largest municipality of Puerto Rico, located just east of San Juan.

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  Ponce, the fourth largest municipality of Puerto Rico and the largest municipality outside the San Juan metropolitan area.

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  Caguas, the fifth largest municipality of Puerto Rico and the largest landlocked municipality.

Name	Title	FIPS code^[15]	Population (2020)^[3]	Population (2010)^[16]	Area^[17]	Founded	Sectors
Adjuntas	Town	001	18,020	19,483	66.69 sq mi (172.73 sq km)	1815	List
Aguada	Town	003	38,136	41,959	30.85 sq mi (79.90 sq km)	1639	List
Aguadilla	City	005	55,101	60,949	36.53 sq mi (94.61 sq km)	1775	List
Aguas Buenas	Town	007	24,223	28,659	30.08 sq mi (77.92 sq km)	1838	List
Aibonito	Town	009	24,637	25,900	31.31 sq mi (81.10 sq km)	1824	List
Añasco	Town	011	25,596	29,261	39.29 sq mi (101.75 sq km)	1733	List
Arecibo	City	013	87,754	96,440	125.95 sq mi (326.20 sq km)	1616	List
Arroyo	Town	015	15,843	19,575	15.01 sq mi (38.87 sq km)	1855	List
Barceloneta	Town	017	22,657	24,816	18.69 sq mi (48.41 sq km)	1881	List
Barranquitas	Town	019	28,983	30,318	34.25 sq mi (88.71 sq km)	1803	List
Bayamón	City	021	185,187	208,116	44.32 sq mi (114.80 sq km)	1772	List
Cabo Rojo	Town	023	47,158	50,917	70.37 sq mi (182.27 sq km)	1771	List
Caguas	City	025	127,244	142,893	58.60 sq mi (151.77 sq km)	1775	List
Camuy	Town	027	32,827	35,159	46.35 sq mi (120.06 sq km)	1807	List
Canóvanas	Town	029	42,337	47,648	32.87 sq mi (85.12 sq km)	1909	List
Carolina	City	031	154,815	176,762	45.32 sq mi (117.38 sq km)	1816	List
Cataño	Town	033	23,155	28,140	4.84 sq mi (12.55 sq km)	1927	List
Cayey	Town	035	41,652	48,119	51.93 sq mi (134.51 sq km)	1773	List
Ceiba	Town	037	11,307	13,631	29.04 sq mi (75.20 sq km)	1838	List
Ciales	Town	039	16,984	18,782	66.53 sq mi (172.31 sq km)	1820	List
Cidra	Town	041	39,970	43,480	36.02 sq mi (93.29 sq km)	1809	List
Coamo	Town	043	34,668	40,512	78.10 sq mi (202.27 sq km)	1579	List
Comerío	Town	045	18,883	20,778	28.40 sq mi (73.56 sq km)	1826	List
Corozal	Town	047	34,571	37,142	42.57 sq mi (110.26 sq km)	1795	List
Culebra	Town	049	1,792	1,818	11.62 sq mi (30.10 sq km)	1880	List
Dorado	Town	051	35,879	38,165	23.09 sq mi (59.80 sq km)	1842	List
Fajardo	Town	053	32,124	36,993	29.86 sq mi (77.34 sq km)	1772	List
Florida	Town	054	11,692	12,680	15.21 sq mi (39.39 sq km)	1971	List
Guánica	Town	055	13,787	19,427	37.05 sq mi (95.96 sq km)	1914	List
Guayama	Town	057	36,614	45,362	64.99 sq mi (168.32 sq km)	1736	List
Guayanilla	Town	059	17,784	21,581	42.27 sq mi (109.48 sq km)	1833	List
Guaynabo	City	061	89,780	97,924	27.58 sq mi (71.43 sq km)	1769	List
Gurabo	Town	063	40,622	45,369	27.89 sq mi (72.23 sq km)	1815	List
Hatillo	Town	065	38,486	41,953	41.78 sq mi (108.21 sq km)	1823	List
Hormigueros	Town	067	15,654	17,250	11.34 sq mi (29.37 sq km)	1874	List
Humacao	City	069	50,896	58,466	44.75 sq mi (115.90 sq km)	1722	List
Isabela	Town	071	42,943	45,631	55.30 sq mi (143.23 sq km)	1819	List
Jayuya	Town	073	14,779	16,642	44.53 sq mi (115.33 sq km)	1911	List
Juana Díaz	Town	075	46,538	50,747	60.28 sq mi (156.12 sq km)	1798	List
Juncos	Town	077	37,012	40,290	26.49 sq mi (68.61 sq km)	1797	List
Lajas	Town	079	23,334	25,753	59.95 sq mi (159.15 sq km)	1883	List
Lares	Town	081	28,105	30,753	61.45 sq mi (159.15 sq km)	1827	List
Las Marías	Town	083	8,874	9,881	46.36 sq mi (120.07 sq km)	1871	List
Las Piedras	Town	085	35,180	38,675	33.88 sq mi (87.75 sq km)	1773	List
Loíza	Town	087	23,693	30,060	19.37 sq mi (50.17 sq km)	1719	List
Luquillo	Town	089	17,781	20,068	25.81 sq mi (66.85 sq km)	1797	List
Manatí	Town	091	39,492	44,113	46.13 sq mi (119.48 sq km)	1738	List
Maricao	Town	093	4,755	6,276	36.62 sq mi (94.85 sq km)	1874	List
Maunabo	Town	095	10,589	12,225	21.07 sq mi (54.57 sq km)	1799	List
Mayagüez	City	097	73,077	89,080	77.65 sq mi (201.11 sq km)	1760	List
Moca	Town	099	37,460	40,109	50.34 sq mi (130.38 sq km)	1772	List
Morovis	Town	101	28,727	32,610	38.87 sq mi (100.67 sq km)	1818	List
Naguabo	Town	103	23,386	26,720	51.66 sq mi (133.80 sq km)	1821	List
Naranjito	Town	105	29,241	30,402	27.40 sq mi (70.97 sq km)	1824	List
Orocovis	Town	107	21,434	23,423	63.62 sq mi (164.78 sq km)	1825	List
Patillas	Town	109	15,985	19,277	46.7 sq mi (120.95 sq km)	1811	List
Peñuelas	Town	111	20,399	24,282	44.62 sq mi (115.57 sq km)	1793	List
Ponce	City	113	137,491	166,327	114.76 sq mi (297.23 sq km)	1692	List
Quebradillas	Town	115	23,638	25,919	22.68 sq mi (58.74 sq km)	1823	List
Rincón	Town	117	15,187	15,200	14.29 sq mi (37.01 sq km)	1771	List
Río Grande	Town	119	47,060	54,304	60.62 sq mi (157.01 sq km)	1840	List
Sabana Grande	Town	121	22,729	25,265	35.83 sq mi (92.80 sq km)	1813	List
Salinas	Town	123	25,789	31,078	69.37 sq mi (179.67 sq km)	1851	List
San Germán	Town	125	31,879	35,527	54.50 sq mi (141.15 sq km)	1573	List
San Juan	City	127	342,259	395,326	47.85 sq mi (123.93 sq km)	1519^[18]	List
San Lorenzo	Town	129	37,693	41,058	53.11 sq mi (137.55 sq km)	1811	List
San Sebastián	Town	131	39,345	42,430	70.42 sq mi (182.39 sq km)	1752	List
Santa Isabel	Town	133	20,281	23,274	34.02 sq mi (88.119 sq km)	1842	List
Toa Alta	City	135	66,852	74,066	27.02 sq mi (69.98 sq km)	1751	List
Toa Baja	City	137	75,293	89,609	23.24 sq mi (60.19 sq km)	1745	List
Trujillo Alto	City	139	67,740	74,842	20.76 sq mi (53.77 sq km)	1801	List
Utuado	Town	141	28,287	33,149	113.53 sq mi (294.04 sq km)	1739	List
Vega Alta	Town	143	35,395	39,951	27.73 sq mi (71.82 sq km)	1775	List
Vega Baja	City	145	54,414	59,662	45.86 sq mi (118.78 sq km)	1776	List
Vieques	Town	147	8,249	9,301	50.77 sq mi (131.49 sq km)	1852	List
Villalba	Town	149	22,093	26,073	35.64 sq mi (92.31 sq km)	1917	List
Yabucoa	Town	151	30,412	37,941	55.21 sq mi (142.99 sq km)	1793	List
Yauco	Town	153	34,172	42,043	68.19 sq mi (176.61 sq km)	1756	List

Racial composition

The following is an alphabetical list of the municipalities and their population together with a breakdown of their racial composition.

Municipality (2020)	White (both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)^[19]^[20]	Black (Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)^[21]	Amerindian (Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)	Asian (Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)	Two or more races or some other race (Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)	Hispanic (Of any Race)
Adjuntas	22.2	8.4	4.2	0.1	65.1	99.7
Aguada	22.7	10.6	3.0	0.2	63.5	99.3
Aguadilla	21.0	12.4	3.5	0.2	62.9	98.4
Aguas Buenas	14.5	20.5	3.3	0.3	61.4	99.5
Aibonito	19.4	12.2	3.3	0.1	64.8	99.1
Añasco	18.4	14.1	3.4	0.2	63.9	99.0
Arecibo	19.0	12.5	2.2	0.2	66.6	99.3
Arroyo	11.5	25.8	1.9	0.4	60.4	99.1
Barceloneta	15.8	14.2	2.4	0.2	67.4	99.5
Barranquitas	20.8	10.8	2.1	0.1	66.2	99.7
Bayamón	17.9	16.3	3.0	0.3	62.5	99.0
Cabo Rojo	20.3	11.0	2.8	0.2	65.7	98.8
Caguas	15.9	16.8	3.1	0.3	63.9	99.2
Camuy	22.7	10.0	3.0	0.1	64.2	99.1
Canóvanas	13.4	33.4	2.6	0.3	50.3	99.3
Carolina	14.2	27.3	2.6	0.4	55.5	98.5
Cataño	13.0	21.8	2.9	0.3	62.0	99.0
Cayey	17.4	14.6	2.5	0.2	65.3	99.4
Ceiba	16.0	23.8	2.6	0.4	57.2	98.2
Ciales	20.8	7.2	2.1	0.3	69.6	99.5
Cidra	19.5	15.1	2.7	0.1	62.6	99.5
Coamo	20.0	15.4	2.8	0.2	61.6	99.4
Comerío	16.9	15.5	4.1	0.2	63.3	99.6
Corozal	19.8	9.8	2.5	0.2	67.7	99.5
Culebra	17.7	27.7	1.7	1.1	51.8	89.2
Dorado	17.6	20.6	3.1	0.6	58.1	96.6
Fajardo	14.5	21.3	2.5	0.4	61.3	98.2
Florida	13.8	9.6	1.4	0.3	74.9	99.5
Guánica	17.1	12.8	2.7	0.2	67.2	99.1
Guayama	19.0	21.6	2.6	0.2	56.6	99.3
Guayanilla	18.1	13.5	3.6	0.1	64.7	99.6
Guaynabo	17.2	13.6	2.6	0.4	66.2	97.9
Gurabo	15.2	19.5	3.3	0.2	61.8	99.2
Hatillo	21.2	10.0	2.5	0.2	66.1	99.2
Hormigueros	18.8	13.2	2.8	0.2	65.0	99.2
Humacao	13.5	21.3	2.5	0.3	62.4	98.0
Isabela	17.5	12.8	2.4	0.2	67.1	98.7
Jayuya	23.3	7.5	3.3	0.1	65.8	99.5
Juana Díaz	14.5	18.8	2.7	0.2	63.8	99.5
Juncos	13.0	22.9	2.9	0.2	61.0	99.4
Lajas	18.9	10.9	2.6	0.2	67.4	99.3
Lares	20.5	6.8	2.5	0.1	70.1	99.3
Las Marías	17.2	10.0	3.1	0.3	69.4	99.2
Las Piedras	15.6	21.0	2.9	0.2	60.3	99.4
Loíza	5.8	64.7	1.6	0.2	27.7	99.4
Luquillo	17.2	25.7	2.7	0.3	54.1	97.1
Manatí	17.1	12.7	2.2	0.2	67.8	99.3
Maricao	22.2	12.6	3.7	0.5	61.0	99.5
Maunabo	9.1	32.7	2.0	0.2	56.0	99.4
Mayagüez	19.7	13.8	3.0	0.3	63.2	98.7
Moca	17.0	9.5	2.6	0.1	70.8	99.6
Morovis	19.1	8.8	2.5	0.2	69.4	99.6
Naguabo	13.3	20.9	2.4	0.2	63.2	99.2
Naranjito	20.7	14.8	3.3	0.2	61.0	99.6
Orocovis	16.3	14.5	6.4	0.2	62.6	99.6
Patillas	15.9	24.1	2.6	0.2	57.2	99.3
Peñuelas	23.1	15.8	3.8	0.1	57.2	99.5
Ponce	19.0	13.3	3.0	0.3	64.4	99.1
Quebradillas	25.4	8.6	3.2	0.2	62.6	99.2
Rincón	21.4	15.0	4.9	0.2	58.5	94.9
Río Grande	14.7	32.0	2.6	0.3	50.4	98.8
Sabana Grande	19.9	10.9	2.4	0.2	66.6	99.4
Salinas	16.3	22.1	3.8	0.2	57.6	99.2
San Germán	18.5	13.3	3.8	0.3	64.1	99.2
San Juan	14.4	22.2	2.7	0.5	60.2	97.8
San Lorenzo	14.0	17.1	2.7	0.2	66.0	99.5
San Sebastián	19.2	7.4	2.9	0.1	70.4	99.4
Santa Isabel	15.7	20.7	2.6	0.2	60.8	99.4
Toa Alta	16.2	15.1	2.7	0.2	65.8	99.4
Toa Baja	16.3	22.1	2.2	0.3	59.1	99.0
Trujillo Alto	14.2	20.7	2.3	0.2	62.6	99.1
Utuado	21.6	7.9	4.0	0.2	66.3	99.2
Vega Alta	12.4	18.3	2.4	0.3	66.6	98.8
Vega Baja	18.5	16.6	3.5	0.2	61.2	99.3
Vieques	18.8	26.0	2.6	0.4	52.2	92.0
Villalba	15.5	16.0	2.9	0.2	65.4	99.6
Yabucoa	16.5	20.1	2.6	0.2	60.6	99.4
Yauco	21.4	11.7	3.2	0.2	63.5	99.4
Puerto Rico	17.1	17.5	2.8	0.3	62.3	98.9

Finances

In 2012, 36 of the 78 municipalities (46%) were experiencing a budget deficit.^[22] In total, the combined debt carried by the municipalities stands at about US$590 million.^[a]

  Surplus    Deficit

Municipality	Mayor's party	Population^[16]	Surplus or deficit^[24]	Surplus or deficit per capita^[24]	Public debt^[24]	Public debt per capita^[24]
Adjuntas	PNP	19,483	$ 525,858	$ 26.99	$	$
Aguada	PPD	41,959	$ 2,209,807	$ 52.67	$	$
Aguadilla	PNP	60,949	$ 10,220,728	$ 167.69	$	$
Aguas Buenas	PPD	28,659	$ (1,638,355)	$ (57.17)	$ 9,183,000	$ 320.42
Aibonito	PNP	25,900	$ 681,875	$ 26.33	$	$
Añasco	PPD	29,261	$ 2,074,042	$ 70.88	$	$
Arecibo	PNP	96,440	$ (17,784,327)	$ (184.41)	$ 63,403,451	$ 657.44
Arroyo	PPD	19,575	$ (390,219)	$ (19.93)	$ 10,521,000	$ 537.47
Barceloneta	PPD	24,816	$ (8,833,426)	$ (355.96)	$ 59,354,780	$ 2,391.79
Barranquitas	PNP	30,318	$ 6,673,615	$ 220.12	$	$
Bayamón	PNP	208,116	$ 4,179,967	$ 20.08	$ 243,233,534	$ 1,168.74
Cabo Rojo	PPD	50,917	$ (60,841)	$ (1.19)	$ 35,561,000	$ 698.41
Caguas	PPD	142,893	$ 16,938,668	$ 118.54	$ 267,248,251	$ 1,870.27
Camuy	PNP	35,159	$ (1,810,542)	$ (51.50)	$ 11,603,000	$ 330.02
Canóvanas	PNP	47,648	$ 203,324	$ 4.27	$	$
Carolina	PPD	176,762	$ 32,757,250	$ 185.32	$ 350,605,890	$ 1,983.49
Cataño	PPD	28,140	$ (11,320,761)	$ (402.30)	$ 47,386,000	$ 1,683.94
Cayey	PPD	48,119	$ 7,544,584	$ 156.79	$	$
Ceiba	PNP	13,631	$ 1,833,525	$ 134.51	$	$
Ciales	PPD	18,782	$ (5,465,145)	$ (290.98)	$ 9,829,100	$ 523.33
Cidra	PNP	43,480	$ (1,053,391)	$ (24.23)	$ 29,445,000	$ 677.21
Coamo	PPD	40,512	$ 1,672,291	$ 41.28	$	$
Comerío	PPD	20,778	$ 188,417	$ 9.07	$	$
Corozal	PPD	37,142	$ 854,163	$ 23.00	$	$
Culebra	PPD	1,818	$ 802,707	$ 441.53	$	$
Dorado	PPD	38,165	$ 2,620,615	$ 68.67	$	$
Fajardo	PNP	36,993	$ 17,821,689	$ 481.76	$	$
Florida	PNP	12,680	$ (1,619,740)	$ (127.74)	$ 3,702,000	$ 291.96
Guánica	PNP	19,427	$ (5,319,384)	$ (273.81)	$ 8,815,000	$ 453.75
Guayama	PPD	45,362	$ 1,987,097	$ 43.81	$	$
Guayanilla	PPD	21,581	$ (2,706,166)	$ (125.40)	$ 16,818,000	$ 779.30
Guaynabo	PNP	97,924	$ 8,216,448	$ 83.91	$ 290,116,691	$ 2,962.67
Gurabo	PNP	45,369	$ (5,797,927)	$ (127.79)	$ 46,390,045	$ 1,022.51
Hatillo	PPD	41,953	$ (1,024,986)	$ (24.43)	$ 15,456,830	$ 368.43
Hormigueros	PPD	17,250	$ 1,288,509	$ 74.70	$	$
Humacao	PPD	58,466	$ 11,360,216	$ 194.30	$	$
Isabela	PPD	45,631	$ 24,738,813	$ 542.15	$ 16,397,000	$ 359.34
Jayuya	PPD	16,642	$ 629,946	$ 37.85	$	$
Juana Díaz	PPD	79,897	$ 32,789,400	$ 97.89	$ 22,005,000	$ 433.62
Juncos	PPD	40,290	$ (2,994,898)	$ (74.33)	$ 44,404,819	$ 1,102.13
Lajas	PPD	25,753	$ (1,988,168)	$ (77.20)	$ 11,075,000	$ 430.05
Lares	PNP	30,753	$ (3,361,629)	$ (109.31)	$ 5,339,000	$ 173.61
Las Marías	PPD	9,881	$ 660,746	$ 66.87	$	$
Las Piedras	PNP	38,675	$ 362,063	$ 9.36	$	$
Loíza	PNP	30,060	$ (3,171,401)	$ (105.50)	$ 9,207,000	$ 306.29
Luquillo	PPD	20,068	$ 1,646,739	$ 82.06	$	$
Manatí	PNP	44,113	$ (12,622,526)	$ (286.14)	$ 52,688,487	$ 1,194.40
Maricao	PNP	6,276	$ (1,812,106)	$ (288.74)	$ 10,928,300	$ 1,741.28
Maunabo	PPD	12,225	$ (2,678,351)	$ (219.09)	$ 8,600,000	$ 703.48
Mayagüez	PPD	89,080	$ 10,816,117	$ 121.42	$	$
Moca	PNP	40,109	$ 632,570	$ 15.77	$	$
Morovis	PNP	32,610	$ (3,742,360)	$ (114.76)	$ 20,239,020	$ 620.64
Naguabo	PNP	26,720	$ (3,737,140)	$ (139.86)	$ 7,905,100	$ 295.85
Naranjito	PNP	30,402	$ 1,581,161	$ 52.01	$	$
Orocovis	PNP	23,423	$ 367,461	$ 15.69	$	$
Patillas	PPD	19,277	$ (6,001,248)	$ (311.32)	$ 17,179,000	$ 891.17
Peñuelas	PPD	24,282	$ 4,106,788	$ 169.13	$	$
Ponce	PNP	166,327	$ (18,480,789)	$ (111.11)	$ 190,625,905	$ 1,146.09
Quebradillas	PPD	25,919	$ 2,327,410	$ 89.80	$	$
Rincón	PPD	15,200	$ 1,992,326	$ 131.07	$	$
Río Grande	PPD	54,304	$ (4,147,852)	$ (76.38)	$ 32,059,000	$ 590.36
Sabana Grande	PPD	25,265	$ (2,835,535)	$ (112.23)	$ 10,176,423	$ 402.79
Salinas	PPD	31,078	$ (8,546,853)	$ (275.01)	$ 14,650,000	$ 471.39
San Germán	PPD	35,527	$ 760,077	$ 21.39	$	$
San Juan	PPD	395,326	$ (45,455,571)	$ (114.98)	$ 668,238,329	$ 1,690.35
San Lorenzo	PPD	41,058	$ (2,998,994)	$ (73.04)	$ 27,034,000	$ 658.43
San Sebastián	PNP	42,430	$ 2,296,524	$ 54.13	$	$
Santa Isabel	PNP	23,274	$ (3,900,907)	$ (167.61)	$ 23,273,736	$ 999.99
Toa Alta	PPD	74,066	$ (3,387,399)	$ (45.73)	$ 33,140,000	$ 447.44
Toa Baja	PNP	89,609	$ (10,543,311)	$ (117.66)	$ 116,363,919	$ 1,298.57
Trujillo Alto	PPD	74,842	$ (1,736,394)	$ (23.20)	$ 55,516,000	$ 741.78
Utuado	PPD	33,149	$ (3,007,984)	$ (90.74)	$ 8,174,000	$ 246.58
Vega Alta	PNP	39,951	$ 3,408,501	$ 85.32	$	$
Vega Baja	PPD	59,662	$ (1,849,612)	$ (31.00)	$ 44,303,000	$ 742.57
Vieques	PPD	9,301	$ (6,672,774)	$ (717.43)	$ 12,420,100	$ 1,335.35
Villalba	PPD	26,073	$ (2,228,520)	$ (85.47)	$ 9,969,216	$ 382.36
Yabucoa	PPD	37,941	$ (2,216,509)	$ (58.42)	$ 17,394,380	$ 458.46
Yauco	PNP	42,043	$ (5,049,263)	$ (120.10)	$ 39,904,000	$ 949.12

Amalgamation

Multiple times, politicians have discussed and proposed consolidating Puerto Rico's municipalities but so far no proposals has been adopted. In 1902 the Puerto Rico legislature, under pressure from the U.S.-appointed governor of Puerto Rico, passed a law consolidating the then-76 municipalities of Puerto Rico into 46.^[25] The law was repealed three years later.^[26][27] In October 2009, a Puerto Rican legislator proposed a bill that would reduce the current 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico down to 20. The bill called for a referendum to take place on June 13, 2010, which would let the people decide on the matter.^[28] However, the bill never made into law.^[29] With the Puerto Rican government-debt crisis that emerged in the first half of 2010s, a new plan to consolidate municipalities was again circulated in the legislature in 2017 as a way to alleviate the government debt crisis.^[30][31] In March 2019, then Governor Ricardo Rosselló created an initiative that would preserve the existing municipalities but create regional consolidation by sharing service overhead in the form of counties but he resigned prior to anything coming of his proposal.^[32]

See also

•  Puerto Rico portal

• es:Organización territorial de Puerto Rico

Notes

1. WAPA-TV (2014; in Spanish) "El informe sobre la medida señala que al presente los municipios arrastran una deuda agregada de aproximadamente $590 millones [...]"^[23]

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