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Puerto Rico is the smallest of the Greater Antilles. It is 80% of the size of Jamaica,[68]just over 18% of the size of Hispaniolaand 8% of the size of Cuba, the largest of the Greater Antilles. [69] The topography of the island is mostly mountainous with large flat areas in the northern and southern coasts.
San Juan ( / ˌsæn ˈhwɑːn /, Spanish: [saŋ ˈxwan]; Spanish for "Saint John ") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 342,259.
Topographic map of Puerto Rico, 1952. Puerto Rico is mostly mountainous with large coastal areas in the north and south. The main mountain range is called Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). The highest elevation in Puerto Rico, Cerro de Punta at 4,393 feet (1,339 m), [4] is located in this range.
Puerto Rico Highway 10 ( PR-10) is a major highway in Puerto Rico. The primary [3] state [4] road connects the city of Ponce in the south coast to Arecibo in the north; it is also the shortest route between the two cities. [5] Construction on the modern PR-10, a new 68.26-kilometer (42.41 mi) highway, began in 1974.
Puerto Rico Highway 2 ( PR-2) is a road in Puerto Rico that connects the cities of San Juan and Ponce. At 156 miles (230 km) long, it is Puerto Rico's longest singled-signed highway. [3] [failed verification] The road runs counter-clockwise from San Juan to Ponce. PR-2 runs parallel to the northern coast of Puerto Rico (west of San Juan), then ...
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 ...
Roads in Puerto Rico. List. ← PR-16. → PR-18. Puerto Rico Highway 17 ( PR-17) is a main highway located in Carolina, San Juan and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. [2] It begins at PR-20 near its terminus with PR-2, and ends in the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina. [3] It is known as Jesus de Piñero Avenue along its entire length.
The Ruta Panorámica ( Scenic Route ), officially the Ruta Panorámica Luis Muñoz Marín (Luis Muñoz Marín Scenic Route), is a 167-mile (269 km) network of some 40 secondary roads which traverse the island of Puerto Rico from west to east along its Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). [2] [3] Most of the route consists of three roads ...