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Guayanilla, Puerto Rico

Zona Urbana
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Guayanilla, Puerto Rico

Guayanilla 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.

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About Guayanilla

Guayanilla is a storied little place in southwestern Puerto Rico.

Guayanilla holds the status of a zona urbana — the urban heart of its Puerto Rico municipio. The community covers 0.71 square miles.

What Makes Guayanilla Unique

  • The only place in America named Guayanilla — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
  • Positioned in southwestern Puerto Rico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
  • Part of the fabric of Puerto Rico — one of 292 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

  • Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
  • Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

  • Castillo del Niño · Theme park
  • Museo de Arqueología, Historia y Epigrafía de Guayanilla · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Guayanilla

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Guayanilla

  • ARISTIDES CALES QUIROS
  • ASUNCION RODRIGUEZ DE SALA
  • DALILA TORRES
  • GLORIA MARIA BORRERO OLIVERAS
  • HERMINIO ARZOLA EMMANUELLI
  • HIPOLITO GARCIA BORRERO

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

TypeZona Urbana
Population (2024)
Land area0.71 sq mi
Coordinates18.0221, -66.7898

🗺️ Map of Guayanilla