San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico

San Lorenzo Municipio Autónomo de San Lorenzo
Town and Municipality
Hills and valley in San Lorenzo
Flag Coat of arms
Nicknames:  "Pueblo de Los Samaritanos", ("Town of Samaritans"), "La Tierra de Leyendas", ("Land of Legends")
Anthem: "Son tus campos de bellísimo verdor"
Map of Puerto Rico highlighting San Lorenzo Municipality
Coordinates: 18°11′24″N 65°58′7″W / 18.19000°N 65.96861°W / 18.19000; -65.96861
Sovereign state	United States
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Founded	1811
Founded by	Valeriano Muñoz de Oneca
Barrios	11 barrios Cayaguas Cerro Gordo Espino Florida Hato Jagual Quebrada Quebrada Arenas Quebrada Honda Quemados San Lorenzo barrio-pueblo
Government
• Mayor	Jaime Alverio Ramos (PNP)
• Senatorial dist.	7 - Humacao
• Representative dist.	33
Area
• Total	53.3 sq mi (138.07 km2)
• Land	53.3 sq mi (138 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	37,693
• Rank	27th in Puerto Rico
• Density	710/sq mi (270/km2)
Demonym	Sanlorenceños
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Code	00754
Area code	787/939
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San Lorenzo (Spanish pronunciation: [san loˈɾenso], locally [ˌsaŋ loˈɾeŋso]; Spanish for "Saint Lawrence") is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region, north of Patillas and Yabucoa; south of Gurabo; east of Caguas and Cayey; and west of Juncos and Las Piedras. San Lorenzo is spread over twelve barrios and San Lorenzo Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

San Lorenzo is called "The town of the Samaritans" and "Land of Legends." The patron of the municipality is Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Our Lady of Mercedes). The surrounding areas produce tobacco and sugar cane.