Aguada, Puerto Rico

Aguada Municipio de Aguada
Town and Municipality
From top, left to right: Main plaza and Iglesia San Francisco de Asís de la Aguada (Church of San Francisco de Asís); Ismael "Chavalillo" Delgado Aguada Multi-use Coliseum; Hacienda Caño Las Nasas (Caño Las Nasas Plantation) and Coloso sugarmill; and panoramic shoreline view
Flag Coat of arms
Nicknames:  "La Villa de Sotomayor", "Ciudad Del Descubrimiento", "Villa de San Francisco de Asís de la Aguada", "El Pueblo Playero", "La Ciudad del Vaticano"
Anthem: "Muchos siglos han pasado"
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Aguada Municipality
Coordinates: 18°22′46″N 67°11′18″W / 18.37944°N 67.18833°W / 18.37944; -67.18833
Sovereign state	United States
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
First settled	May 20, 1510[1]
Founded	July 8, 1639
Founded by	Don Cristóbal de Sotomayor
Barrios	18 barrios Aguada pueblo Asomante Atalaya Carrizal Cerro Gordo Cruces Espinar Guanábano Guaniquilla Guayabo Jagüey Lagunas Mal Paso Mamey Marías Naranjo Piedras Blancas Río Grande
Government
• Mayor	Christian Cortés (Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico))
• Senatorial dist.	4 – Mayagüez
• Representative dist.	18
Area
• Total	45.55 sq mi (118.0 km2)
• Land	30.93 sq mi (80.1 km2)
• Water	14.62 sq mi (37.9 km2)  32%
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	38,136
• Rank	26th in the Puerto Rico
• Density	840/sq mi (320/km2)
Demonym	Aguadeños
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00602
Area code	787/939
Major routes
Website	aguada.gov.pr

Aguada (/əˈɡwɑːdə/; Spanish: [aˈɣwaða], locally [aˈwaða]), originally San Francisco de Asís de la Aguada, is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, located in the northwestern coastal valley region bordering the Atlantic Ocean, east of Rincón, south of Aguadilla, west of Moca; and north of Añasco and Mayagüez. It is part of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aguada's population is spread over 17 barrios and Aguada Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city).