Back গুৱায়ানিলা, পুয়ের্তো রিকো BPY Guayanilla Catalan Guayanilla Municipio CEB Guayanilla German Guayanilla EO Guayanilla Spanish گوایانیلا، پورتوریکو FA Guayanilla French گۊایانيلا (پؤرتؤريکؤ) GLK Guayanilla Italian
Guayanilla
Municipio Autónomo de Guayanilla | |
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Town and Municipality | |
 Guayanilla Bay | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: "Tierra de Agüeybaná", "Los Corre en Yegua", "Capital Taina" | |
| Anthem: "Guayanillenses, cantemos unidos" | |
 Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Guayanilla Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°01′09″N 66°47′31″W / 18.01917°N 66.79194°W | |
| Sovereign state |  United States |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Settled | 16th century |
| Founded | February 27, 1833 |
| Founded by | José de la Cueva y los Santos |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raúl Rivera Rodríguez (PNP) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 5 - Ponce |
| • Representative dist. | Precinct 58 |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.4 sq mi (109.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 17,784 |
| • Rank | 63rd in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 420/sq mi (160/km2) |
| Demonym | Guayanillenses |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00656 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes |     |
| GNIS feature ID | 1610861[2] |
Guayanilla (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaʝaˈniʎa], locally [waʝaˈniʎa]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the southern coast of the island, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Adjuntas, east of Yauco; and west of Peñuelas and about 12 miles (19 km) west of Ponce. Guayanilla is spread over 16 barrios and Guayanilla Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the Yauco Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- ^ "Guayanilla – Populated Place". Geographic Names Information System. USGS. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.