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(Redirected from Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián metropolitan area) Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in northwestern Puerto Rico Metropolitan area in Puerto Rico, United States
Aguadilla metropolitan area Área metropolitana de Aguadilla
Metropolitan area
Aguadilla metropolitan area in northwestern Puerto RicoAguadilla to MayagüezAguda, Rincón and AñascoAguadilla and
MocaIsabela and San SebastiánPunta Higüero in RincónPunta Borinquén in Aguadilla
Mayagüez–Aguadilla, PRMap of Puerto Rico with urban areas
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Statistical areas in Puerto Rico
  Aguadilla MSA within Mayagüez–Aguadilla CSA   Mayagüez MSA within Mayagüez–Aguadilla CSA   Other Statistical Areas in Puerto Rico: San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas MSA, Arecibo MSA, Guayama MSA, Lares μSA, Utuado μSA, Coco μSA within the San Juan–Bayamón CSA, and Ponce MSA and Coamo μSA within the Ponce–Coamo CSA  Municipalities outside statistical areas

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The Aguadilla metropolitan area (Spanish: área metropolitana de Aguadilla), is the third largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in Puerto Rico, comprising the municipalities of Aguadilla, Isabela, San Sebastián, Aguada, Moca, Añasco, and Rincón between the coastal plains, the Northern Karst Belt, and the Cordillera Central mountain subrange in the northwestern 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 Aguadilla metropolitan area at 250,435.

Aguadilla metropolitan area

With an estimated population of 250,435 as of 2023, the Aguadilla metropolitan area (MSA) is the third most populous in Puerto Rico, covering 7 of 78 municipalities in the northwestern region of the main island. Aguadilla is considered to be its principal city. The Aguadilla metropolitan area is the 195th most populated in the United States between the Daphne–Fairhope–Foley, AL MSA and the Prescott Valley–Prescott, AZ MSA .

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Topography

General physiographic map of Puerto Rico, with mountainous terrain in green, karst in orange, and plains in yellow

Comprising Aguadilla, Isabela, San Sebastián, Aguada, Moca, and Añasco, and Rincón, the Aguadilla metropolitan area is situated between the western and northern coastal plains, the Añasco Valley, Culebrinas Valley, the Northern Karst Belt, and the Cordillera Central mountain subrange in the northwestern region of the main island of Puerto Rico.

All municipalities have an urbanized, densely populated downtown area and administrative center, categorized as a barrio and known as a pueblo, and concentrated urbanized residential areas with large populations, especially along the coastlines of Rincón, Aguadilla, and Isabela. All municipales have rural areas, particularly those that lie on karstic and mountainous terrain like Moca and San Sebastián.

Mayagüez–Aguadilla combined area

The Mayagüez–Aguadilla combined statistical area (CSA) is divided into two metropolitan statistical areas (MSA), the Mayagüez MSA and Aguadilla MSA, covering 13 of 78 municipalities in Puerto Rico.

In 2009, the Mayagüez–Aguadilla combined statistical area comprised 6.5% of total population in Puerto Rico. The 2010 census placed the population at 519,331, a 51.61% increase over the 2000 census figure of 251,260. The 2020 census placed the population at 467,599, a 9.96% decrease over the 2010 census figure of 519,331.

With an estimated population of 458,312 as of 2023, the Mayagüez–Aguadilla combined statistical area is the 2nd most populous CSA in Puerto Rico and the 93rd most populous CSA in the United States between the Kalamazoo–Battle Creek–Portage, MI CSA and the Cedar Rapids–Iowa City, IA CSA.

Municipalities

See also

References

  1. "Puerto Rico Municipios Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  2. "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States and Puerto Rico, July 2023" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses (OMB Bulletin 23-01)" (CSV). 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  4. "Puerto Rico Municipios Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  5. "Table 4. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas in Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-04)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Archived from the original (CSV) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  6. "Table 4. Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas in Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-04)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  7. ^ "Puerto Rico Municipios Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
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