Vieques, Puerto Rico | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Vieques from the air, looking west | |
Nickname: Isla Nena (Baby Girl Island) | |
![]() Location within Puerto Rico | |
Coordinates: 18°07′N 65°25′W / 18.117°N 65.417°W | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Puerto Rico |
Government | |
• Mayor | Damaso Serrano López |
Area | |
• Total | 134.42 sq mi (348.15 km2) |
• Land | 52 sq mi (135 km2) |
• Water | 82.30 sq mi (213.15 km2) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 9,351 |
• Density | 175/sq mi (67.5/km2) |
• Demonym | Viequenses |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
Website | www.viequesrenace.com |
Vieques (English pronunciation: vee-AY-kayz or -kez), in full Isla de Vieques, is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico in the northeastern Caribbean. Like mainland Puerto Rico the island is US territory, though it retains strong Spanish influences from 400 years of Spanish ownership.
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