San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Nickname(s):  La Ciudad Amurallada (The Walled City)
Location of San Juan within the island of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°27′00″N 66°04′00″W / 18.45000°N 66.06667°W / 18.45000; -66.06667
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Founded	1521
Area [1]
• City	76.93 sq mi (199.2 km2)
• Land	47.82 sq mi (123.9 km2)
• Water	29.11 sq mi (75.4 km2)  37.8%
Elevation	322 ft (98 m)
Population  (2024)[1]
• City	321,992
• Density	9,084.4/sq mi (3,507.5/km2)
• Metro	2,509,007
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)

San Juan is the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico. The city's population is 321,992. It is the 42nd-largest city and the oldest European settlement in United States territory. Today, San Juan is Puerto Rico's most important seaport.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "San Juan and its barrios". United States Census Bureau. 2000. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2009-08-20.