Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Bayamón

*Municipio Autónomo de Bayamón*
Bayamón Municipio Autónomo de Bayamón
City and Municipality
	Aerial view of Bayamón Bayamón City Hall above PR-2 Invención de la Santa Cruz Parish Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Puerto Rico National Cemetery Tren Urbano at Deportivo station
	Flag Coat of arms
	Nicknames: "La Ciudad del Chicharrón" (The Porkrind City), "La Ciudad de Vaqueros" (The City of Cowboys), La Ciudad de las Ciencias ("The City of Science"), "La Ciudad del Tapón" (The City of Traffic Jams)
	Motto: In Hoc Signo Vinces (Latin for: "By this sign you will conquer")
	Anthem: "Bayamón, ciudad hermosa"
	Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Bayamón Municipality
	Coordinates: 18°22′48″N 66°09′48″W
Sovereign state	United States
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Founded	May 22, 1772
Barrios	12 barrios Buena Vista; Cerro Gordo; Dajaos; Guaraguao Abajo; Guaraguao Arriba; Hato Tejas; Juan Sánchez; Minillas; Nuevo; Pájaros; Bayamón barrio-pueblo; Santa Olaya;
Government
• Mayor	Ramón Luis Rivera Jr. (PNP)
• Senatorial dist.	2 – Bayamón
• Representative dist.	7, 8, 9
Area
• Total	44.53 sq mi (115.34 km2)
• Land	44.38 sq mi (114.95 km2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
Elevation	52 ft (16 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	185,187
• Rank	2nd in Puerto Rico
• Density	4,200/sq mi (1,600/km2)
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
ZIP Codes	00956, 00957, 00959, 00961, 00960, 00958
Area code	787/939
Major routes	; ;
Website	municipiodebayamon.com

Bayamón (Spanish pronunciation: [baʝaˈmon], locally [baʝaˈmoŋ]) is a city, municipality of Puerto Rico and suburb of San Juan located in the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 barrios and Bayamón Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area and the second most populous municipality in both the metropolitan area and Puerto Rico.

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