Mayagüez metropolitan area
The Mayagüez metropolitan area (Spanish: área metropolitana de Mayagüez), is the fourth largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in Puerto Rico, comprising the municipalities of Mayagüez, Cabo Rojo, San Germán, Lajas, Sabana Grande, and Hormigueros between the coastal plains and the Cordillera Central mountain subrange in the southwestern region of the main island.[5] Comprising Mayagüez, Cabo Rojo, San Germán, Lajas, Sabana Grande, and Hormigueros, the Mayagüez metropolitan area is situated between the western and southern coastal plains, the Añasco Valley, the Lajas Valley, the Guanajibo Valley, and the Cordillera Central mountain subrange in the southwestern region of the main island of Puerto Rico.All municipalities have an urbanized, densely populated downtown area and administrative center, categorized as a barrio and known as a pueblo, and concentrated urbanized residential areas with large populations, especially along the coastlines of Mayagüez, Cabo Rojo, and Lajas.All municipales have rural areas, particularly those that lie on mountainous terrain like San Germán, Sabana Grande, and Hormigueros.In 2009, the Mayagüez–Aguadilla combined statistical area comprised 6.5% of total population in Puerto Rico.
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