Ciales, Puerto Rico

Ciales, Puerto Rico Municipio de Ciales
Town and Municipality
Horse-back riding in Ciales barrio-pueblo
Flag Coat of arms
Nicknames:  See below
Anthem: "El cantar de tus ríos es mensaje"
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Ciales Municipality
Coordinates: 18°20′10″N 66°28′08″W / 18.33611°N 66.46889°W / 18.33611; -66.46889
Sovereign state	United States
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Founded	June 24, 1820
Barrios	9 barrios Ciales barrio-pueblo Cialitos Cordillera Frontón Hato Viejo Jaguas Pesas Pozas Toro Negro
Government
• Mayor	Alexander Burgos Otero (PNP)
• Senatorial dist.	3 - Arecibo
• Representative dist.	13
Area
• Total	66.48 sq mi (172.17 km2)
• Land	66 sq mi (172 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (.17 km2)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	16,984
• Rank	65th in Puerto Rico
• Density	260/sq mi (99/km2)
Demonym	Cialeños
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00638
Area code	787/939
Major routes

Ciales (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsjales], locally [ˈsjaleʔ]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, located on the Central Mountain Range, northwest of Orocovis; south of Florida and Manatí; east of Utuado and Jayuya; and west of Morovis. Ciales is spread over eight barrios and Ciales Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.