Mayagüez

Mayagüez
	; Statue in the Plaza Colón
	; flag
Location in Puerto Rico
	Mayagüez
	Mayagüez
Basic data
Foundation :	September 18, 1760
State :	United States
Outside area :	Puerto Rico
Coordinates :	18 ° 13 ′ N , 67 ° 9 ′ W Coordinates: 18 ° 13 ′ N , 67 ° 9 ′ W
Time zone :	Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC − 4 )
Residents :	98,434 (as of: 2000)
Population density :	489.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	709.89 km 2 (about 274 mi 2 ) of; which 201.07 km 2 (about 78 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	21 m
Postcodes :	00680, 00681, 00682
Area code :	+1 787 939
FIPS :	72-52431
GNIS ID :	1611495
Website :	mayaguezpr.gov

Mayagüez is a port city on the west coast of the west Indian island of Puerto Rico at the mouth of the Yagüez River . With 98,434 inhabitants, Mayagüez is the eighth largest city in Puerto Rico.

history

It was founded on September 18, 1760.

An earthquake on October 11, 1918 caused great damage to the city.

The consulates of Hungary and the Dominican Republic are located in Mayagüez . There is also a campus of Carlos Albizu University (Mayagüez University Center).

Eugenio María de Hostos (1839–1903), writer and educator
Rafael Quiñones Vidal (1892–1988), journalist and television presenter
Vitín Avilés (1930-2004), singer
Juan Mari Brás (1925-2010), Puerto Rican politician
Roberto Roena (* 1938), salsa musician, percussionist, musical director of several orchestras and dancers
Chucho Avellanet (born 1941), singer
José Serrano (* 1943), American politician
Néstor Torres (* 1957), jazz flutist
Gina Lynn (* 1974), American porn actress
JJ Barea (* 1984), Puerto Rican basketball player
Frank Souffront († 1995), singer

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