Aguadilla, PR Metro Area
The Aguadilla, PR metro area is made up of 7 municipios in Puerto Rico; the largest are Aguadilla Municipio, Isabela Municipio, and San Sebastián Municipio. About 250,088 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (the Census estimates for its municipios, added up), 1.5% fewer than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 250,088 1.5% fewer than in April 2020; the sum of its municipios’ estimates
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Municipios
- 7, all central
- Land area
- 297 sq mi (769 km²)
- Time zone
- Atlantic TimeUTC-04:00
- State
- Puerto Rico
- Combined statistical area
- Mayagüez-Aguadilla, PR
- CBSA code
- 10380
Municipios in the Aguadilla, PR metro area, largest first
| Municipio | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguadilla Municipio | Central | 53,219 | 21.3% |
| Isabela Municipio | Central | 42,938 | 17.2% |
| San Sebastián Municipio | Central | 39,019 | 15.6% |
| Moca Municipio | Central | 37,562 | 15.0% |
| Aguada Municipio | Central | 37,319 | 14.9% |
| Añasco Municipio | Central | 24,449 | 9.8% |
| Rincón Municipio | Central | 15,582 | 6.2% |
A central municipio holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. This area has no outlying municipios: no neighboring municipio sends enough commuters to join it. A municipio belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal city
- Aguadilla11,033 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Part of the Mayagüez-Aguadilla, PR combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other area in this one is
- Mayagüez, PR Metro Area206,355 people
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a municipio on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Mayagüez, PR Metro Area16 mi south
- Lares, PR Micro Area20 mi southeast
- Arecibo, PR Metro Area28 mi east
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