Guaynabo Municipio Autónomo de Guaynabo | |
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| Nicknames: "Ciudad de los Conquistadores", "Pueblo del Carnaval Mabó", "Primer Poblado de Puerto Rico" | |
| Anthem:"Guaynabo, Pueblo Querido" | |
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| Coordinates:18°22′00″N66°06′00″W / 18.36667°N 66.10000°W /18.36667; -66.10000 | |
| Sovereign state |  United States |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Settled | 1508 |
| Founded | April 9, 1769 |
| Founded by | Pedro R. Dávila |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edward O'Neill Rosa (PNP) |
| • Senatorial District | 1 - San Juan (Half) 2 - Bayamon (Half) |
| • Representative dist. | 6 / 9 |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.1 sq mi (70.2 km2) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 89,780 |
| • Rank | 6th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 3,310/sq mi (1,280/km2) |
| Demonym(s) | Guaynabeño (masculine) Guaynabeña (feminine) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Codes | 00965, 00966, 00968, 00969, 00971, 00970 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes |                |
| Website | guaynabocity.gov.pr |
Guaynabo (Spanish pronunciation:[ɡwajˈnaβo],locally[wajˈnaβo]) is acity andmunicipality on the northeasterncoastal plain ofPuerto Rico. Located west of the capitalSan Juan, east ofBayamón, south ofCataño andSan Juan Bay, and north ofAguas Buenas, Guaynabo is spread over 9 barrios and the downtown area and administrative center ofGuaynabo Pueblo. With a land area of 27.13 square miles (70.3 km2) and a population of 89,780 as of the2020 census, it is part of theSan Juan metropolitan area. The studios ofWAPA-TV, the most watchedtelevision station in Puerto Rico, are located in Guaynabo.[2]
The first European settlement in Puerto Rico,Caparra, was founded in 1508 byJuan Ponce de León in land that is today part of Guaynabo. Ponce de León resided there as first Spanish governor of Puerto Rico. This settlement was abandoned in 1521 in favor ofSan Juan. The ruins of Caparra remain and are a U.S.National Historic Landmark. The Museum of the Conquest and Colonization of Puerto Rico, which features artifacts from the site and others in Puerto Rico, is located on the grounds.
The municipality of Guaynabo was founded in 1769 by Pedro R. Dávila (P.R.), after a struggle for division from the municipality ofBayamón. Previously, the municipality was known asBuinabo, a name that it is popularly said to mean inTaíno "Here is another place of fresh water." Irish officer Thomas O'Daly and fellow Irishman Miguel Kirwan settled the area in the late 18th century and developed a farm and sugarcane plantation he namedHaciendaSan Patricio. The plantation no longer exists but the land on which it was located is now the central business district of Guaynabo and theSan Patricio Plaza shopping mall.
On September 20, 2017Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. In Guaynabo, where 26.9% of the population live below the poverty level, 2800 homes were destroyed.[3] The hurricane triggered numerous landslides in Guaynabo.[4][5] Then presidentDonald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump visited Guaynabo.[6] Due to the municipality's fiscal difficulties, it was not until April 2, 2019, over a year and half later, that the overtime pay owed to municipal workers was paid.[7]
After 24 years as mayor,Héctor O'Neill García resigned in 2017 when allegations surfaced of sexual harassment toward a female municipal employee.[8] He was replaced in a run-off election byAngel Pérez Otero, who in turn was forced out due to his arrest for Federal corruption allegations in 2021.[9] Héctor O'Neill's son Edward O'Neill Rosa won the following run-off election to succeed him as mayor in January 2022.[10]
Guaynabo is on the northern side.[11]
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Guaynabo is subdivided intobarrios. The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a smaller barrio referred to as"el pueblo", located near the center of the municipality.[12][13][14][15]
Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable tominor civil divisions)[16] are further subdivided into smaller areas calledsectores (sectors in English). The types ofsectores may vary, from normallysector tourbanización toreparto tobarriada toresidencial, among others.[17][18][19]
Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount ofsocial exclusion. A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in Guaynabo: Amelia, Buen Samaritano,Camarones barrio, Corea, El Polvorín, Honduras, Jerusalén, Los Filtros, Sector El Laberinto, Sector La Pajilla, Sector Los Ratones (Camino Feliciano), Sector San Miguel, Trujillo, Sector Tomé, Vietnam,[20] and Villa Isleña.[21][22]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1920 | 10,800 | — | |
| 1930 | 13,502 | 25.0% | |
| 1940 | 18,319 | 35.7% | |
| 1950 | 29,120 | 59.0% | |
| 1960 | 39,718 | 36.4% | |
| 1970 | 67,042 | 68.8% | |
| 1980 | 80,742 | 20.4% | |
| 1990 | 92,886 | 15.0% | |
| 2000 | 100,053 | 7.7% | |
| 2010 | 97,924 | −2.1% | |
| 2020 | 89,780 | −8.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[23] 1920-1930[24] 1930-1950[25] 1960-2000[26] 2010[14]2020[27] | |||
To stimulate local tourism, thePuerto Rico Tourism Company launched theVoy Turistiendo ("I'm Touring") campaign, with a passport book and website. The Guaynabo page listsRuinas de Caparra,Paseo Tablado, andPlaza de Los Artistas, as places of interest.[29]
Several businesses have their headquarters or local Puerto Rican branches in Guaynabo.El Nuevo Día,[31]Chrysler,Santander Securities,Puerto Rico Telephone, and many sales offices for large US and international firms (such asTotal,Microsoft,Toshiba,Puma Energy and others) have their Puerto Rican headquarters in Guaynabo.WAPA-TV (Televicentro) andUnivision Puerto Rico have their main studios in Guaynabo.
Iberia'sSan Juan-area offices are in Guaynabo.[32]
Carjackings have been an ongoing problem in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico[33][34][35][36][37] and in 2023 the FBI indicted a group of criminals involved in carjackings.[38][39]
| Climate data for Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 94 (34) | 93 (34) | 95 (35) | 97 (36) | 96 (36) | 97 (36) | 95 (35) | 98 (37) | 96 (36) | 98 (37) | 95 (35) | 92 (33) | 98 (37) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 84 (29) | 85 (29) | 86 (30) | 87 (31) | 88 (31) | 90 (32) | 90 (32) | 90 (32) | 90 (32) | 89 (32) | 87 (31) | 85 (29) | 90 (32) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 67 (19) | 67 (19) | 67 (19) | 69 (21) | 72 (22) | 73 (23) | 73 (23) | 74 (23) | 73 (23) | 73 (23) | 71 (22) | 68 (20) | 67 (19) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 50 (10) | 45 (7) | 45 (7) | 60 (16) | 59 (15) | 55 (13) | 55 (13) | 60 (16) | 62 (17) | 60 (16) | 55 (13) | 50 (10) | 45 (7) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 4.79 (122) | 3.30 (84) | 3.52 (89) | 5.80 (147) | 7.17 (182) | 4.54 (115) | 6.70 (170) | 6.44 (164) | 7.39 (188) | 6.79 (172) | 8.06 (205) | 6.39 (162) | 70.89 (1,800) |
| Source: weather.com[40] | |||||||||||||
Guaynabo celebrates itspatron saint festival in April. TheFiestas Patronales de San Pedro Martir is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment.[11][41]
Other festivals and events celebrated in Guaynabo include:
Guaynabo's oldBSN team, theGuaynabo Mets, won national championships in 1980, 1982 and 1989, commanded by the player whom theMario Morales Coliseum was named after,Mario "Quijote" Morales. The Conquistadores de Guaynabo, orGuaynabo Conquistadores, are theGuaynabo Mets replacement and still play in theMario Morales Coliseum. TheMets de Guaynabo are the local women's volleyball team that play in theLiga de Voleibol Superior Femenino (LVSF), winning three titles in 1978, 1993–94 and 1995. They also play in theMario Morales Coliseum.Guaynabo Fluminense FC is Guaynabo's professional soccer team that plays in thePuerto Rico Soccer League. The league started in 2008 and Guaynabo's current position in the league is 4th place.Guaynabo Fluminense FC play their matches at the Jose Bonano Stadium that was originally made for baseball, but became a soccer arena after thePuerto Rico Baseball League was cancelled for the 2008 season. It was at the same year that thePuerto Rico Soccer League was starting to take place. In the 2009 season,Guaynabo Fluminense FC moved to theSixto Escobar Stadium.
TheUnited States Postal Service operates two post offices, Guaynabo and Caparra Heights, in Guaynabo.[42][43]
TheFederal Bureau of Prisons operates theMetropolitan Detention Center, Guaynabo in Guaynabo.[44]
Some regions of the city belong to thePuerto Rico Senatorial district I while others belong to thePuerto Rico Senatorial district II. Both of the Districts are represented by two Senators. In 2024,Nitza Morán andJuan Oscar Morales were elected as Senators for District I, whileMigdalia Padilla andCarmelo Ríos have been serving as Senators for District II since being elected in 2004.[45]
| Mayor | Term | Party |
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| Ebenezer Rivera | 1969–1979 | New Progressive Party |
| Alejandro Cruz Ortiz | 1979–1993 | New Progressive Party |
| Héctor O'Neill García | 1993–2017 | New Progressive Party |
| Angel Pérez Otero | 2017–2021 | New Progressive Party |
| Edward O'Neill Rosa | 2022–Present | New Progressive Party |
| Term | Name |
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| 1782 | Cayetano de la Sarna |
| 1800 | Pedro Dávila |
| 1812 | Dionisio Cátala |
| 1816 | Angel Umpierre |
| 1818 | Juan José González |
| 1821 | Joaquín Goyena |
| 1822 | José María Prosis |
| 1823 | Simón Hinonio |
| 1825 | José R. Ramírez |
| 1827 | Antonio Guzmán |
| 1828 | Genaro Oller |
| 1836 | Andrés Degal |
| 1836 | Agustín Rosario |
| 1840 | Francisco Hiques |
| 1844 | Martínez Díaz |
| 1848 | Tomás Cátla |
| 1849 | Andrés Vega |
| 1852 | Justo García |
| 1856 | José Tomás Sagarra |
| 1857 | Manuel Manzano |
| 1859 | Juan Floret |
| 1859 | José Francisco Chiques |
| 1862 | Segundo de Echeverte |
| 1862 | José de Murgas |
| 1869 | Juan J. Caro |
| 1873 | Benito Gómez |
| 1874 | Manuel Millones |
| 1876 | José Otero |
| 1891 | Juan Díaz de Barrio |
| 1914 | José Ramón |
| 1914 | José Carazo |
| 1919 | Narciso Vall-llobera Feliú |
| 1924 | Zenón Díaz Valcárcel |
| 1936 | Dolores Valdivieso |
| 1944 | Augosto Rivera |
| 1948 | Jorge Gavillán Fuentes |
| 1956 | Juan Román |
| 1964 | José Rosario Reyes |
Themunicipio has an official flag and coat of arms.[46]
This municipality has a flag.[47]
This municipality has a coat of arms.[47]
Professional Hospital Guaynabo located on Felisa Rincón Avenue (formerly Las Cumbres Avenue), is the newest hospital infrastructure built in Puerto Rico. Guaynabo is the only city in Puerto Rico to have a hospital specialized in advanced vascular surgery.[48] Some of the first and newest procedures performed in Puerto Rico during 2009 were done in Professional Hospital Guaynabo, including the first AxiaLIF surgery forlumbar fusion.[49]
TheTren Urbano has only one station in the municipality,Torrimar Station.Guaynabo has a bus network called “Guaynabo City Transport”.There are 63 bridges in Guaynabo.[50]
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Guaynabo is home toAtlantic University, which specializes innew media art.
The Japanese Language School of Puerto Rico (プエルトリコ補習授業校Puerutoriko Hoshū Jugyō Kō), aweekend Japanese school, previously held its classes in Guaynabo.[51] It closed in March 2006.[52]
Guaynabo serves as a host city to four foreign consulates with business in Puerto Rico:
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