Juncos, Puerto Rico

Juncos Municipio Autónomo de Juncos
Town and Municipality
Theater in Juncos
Flag Coat of arms
Nicknames:  "La Ciudad del Valenciano", "Los Mulos del Valenciano"
Anthem: "Juncos Mi Pequeño París"
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Juncos Municipality
Coordinates: 18°13′39″N 65°55′16″W / 18.22750°N 65.92111°W / 18.22750; -65.92111
Sovereign state	United States
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Founded	August 2, 1797
Barrios	10 barrios Caimito Ceiba Norte Ceiba Sur Gurabo Abajo Gurabo Arriba Juncos barrio-pueblo Lirios Mamey Valenciano Abajo Valenciano Arriba
Government
• Mayor	Alfredo Alejandro Carrión (PPD)
• Senatorial dist.	7 – Humacao
• Representative dist.	33
Area
• Total	26.60 sq mi (68.89 km2)
• Land	26.59 sq mi (68.86 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	37,012
• Rank	29th in Puerto Rico
• Density	1,400/sq mi (540/km2)
Demonym	Junqueño
Ethnicity (2000 Census)[2]
• White	93.5%
• Black	7.2%
• American Indian/AN	0.0%
• Asian	0.0%
• Native Hawaiian/PI	0.0%
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00777
Area code	787/939
Major routes

Juncos (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxuŋkos]) is a town and one of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico. It is located in the eastern central region of the island to the west of the Caguas Valley, south of Canóvanas and Carolina; southeast of Gurabo; east of San Lorenzo; and west of Las Piedras. Juncos is spread over 9 barrios and Juncos barrio-pueblo (the downtown area and administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Juncos was founded on the request of Tomás Pizarro on August 2, 1797, having previously been a village which evolved from a small ranch, the Hatillo de los Juncos. This ranch was part of the Hato del Valenciano, which gave its name to the Río Valenciano which bisects the city before joining the Río Gurabo to the north of the settlement.

Juncos is Spanish for reeds.