Yauco, Puerto Rico
| Yauco, Puerto Rico | ||
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| City and Municipality | ||
Yauco's town plaza (Plaza Fernando Pacheco)
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| Nickname(s): El Pueblo del Café (The Coffee Town) Capital Taína (Taíno Capital) Los Corsos (The Corsicans) |
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| Anthem: "Pueblo de gestas gloriosas" | ||
 Location of Yauco in Puerto Rico |
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| Coordinates: 18°2′13″N 66°51′1″W / 18.03694°N 66.85028°WCoordinates: 18°2′13″N 66°51′1″W / 18.03694°N 66.85028°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| Founded | February 29, 1756 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Abel Nazario Quiñones (PNP) | |
| • Senatorial dist. | 5 – Ponce | |
| • Representative dist. | 21,23 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 68.8 sq mi (178.1 km2) | |
| • Land | 68.1 sq mi (176.5 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 42,043 | |
| • Density | 610/sq mi (240/km2) | |
| Demonym(s) | Yaucanos | |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | |
| Zip code | 00698 | |
| Area code | 787 | |
| Website | yauco.com | |
Yauco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈʝauko]) is a city (ciudad) and municipality in southwestern Puerto Rico, centered on the city of the same name. Although the city is inland, the municipality stretches to a southern coast facing the Caribbean. Yauco is south of Maricao, Lares and Adjuntas; east of Sabana Grande and Guánica; and west of Guayanilla. The municipality has 20 wards and the main city Yauco zona urbana (Yauco Urban Zone). It is both a principal city of the Yauco Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Ponce-Yauco-Coamo Combined Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau the population of Yauco in the year 2000 was 46,384 persons, decreasing to 42,043 persons in 2010, a net loss of 4,341 people or 9.36% of its population. Its land area is 176.5 square kilometers with a population density of 238.2. The urban zone accounted for 17,186 of its inhabitants in the 2010 census.
Founded by Fernando Pacheco on February 29, 1756, Yauco was a center for Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico in the 19th century due to its geographical similarity to their homeland. Corsicans have contributed to many areas of life in Yauco, particularly its coffee-producing agriculture. This has contributed to its nicknames of El Pueblo del Café (City of Coffee), and Los Corsos (The Corsicans). It is also known as La Capital Taína (Taíno Capital) after the native peoples of Puerto Rico.
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