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With an area of 1,438 sq mi (3,725 km 2) [4] [5] and an estimated population of 842,535 in municipalities in the conurbation and 1,193,198 in municipalities outside the urban area, the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area (MSA) is the largest and most populous in Puerto Rico, covering 40 of 78 municipalities in the eastern half of the main island.
Bayamón is a barrio and the administrative center of Bayamón, a municipality of Puerto Rico.Its population in 2010 was 4,746. [1] [4] [5] [6]As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church.
Before its establishment in 1993, the area was a military installation during the Second World War, and many of the bunkers and ammunition warehouses are still preserved within the area. The park today contains several hiking trails, paths for mountain biking , playgrounds for children, gazebos for picnics, and areas for horse-riding.
The Voy Turisteando Bayamón passport page lists Centro de Conservación de Manatíes, Paseo Lineal over the Bayamón River, and Ron Del Barrilito in the Hacienda Santa Ana, as places of interest. [29] Ron del Barrilito located in the Hacienda Santa Ana is the oldest rum distillery in Puerto Rico. [30] The hacienda features a nature trail. [31]
Puerto Rico Highway 177 (PR-177) is a main highway connecting the area of Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico to Bayamón, Puerto Rico. It passes through Guaynabo in the area known as Torrimar. It is divided in all of its length.
It is a short freeway from south Cataño to the business area in Bayamón. It makes intersections with PR-22, PR-6, PR-2 and PR-199, where it ends at this time. The highway will parallel PR-167 and will contain the new cable-stayed bridge being built between Bayamón and Naranjito. It will probably end in Puerto Rico highway 152 when completed.
Guaraguao Abajo was in Spain's gazetteers [6] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States.