Guayama, PR Metro Area
The Guayama, PR metro area is made up of 3 municipios in Puerto Rico: Guayama, Patillas, and Arroyo, largest first. About 63,864 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (the Census estimates for its municipios, added up), 6.7% fewer than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 63,864 6.7% fewer than in April 2020; the sum of its municipios’ estimates
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Municipios
- 3, all central
- Land area
- 127 sq mi (328 km²)
- Time zone
- Atlantic TimeUTC-04:00
- State
- Puerto Rico
- Combined statistical area
- San Juan-Bayamón, PR
- CBSA code
- 25020
Municipios in the Guayama, PR metro area, largest first
| Municipio | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guayama Municipio | Central | 34,043 | 53.3% |
| Patillas Municipio | Central | 15,077 | 23.6% |
| Arroyo Municipio | Central | 14,744 | 23.1% |
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
- Guayama18,216 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 San Juan-Bayamón, PR combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other 5 areas in this one, largest first:
- San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area2,024,195 people
- Arecibo, PR Metro Area179,229 people
- Lares, PR Micro Area27,744 people
- Utuado, PR Micro Area26,894 people
- Coco, PR Micro Area24,218 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.
- Coco, PR Micro Area10.0 mi west
- San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Metro Area30 mi north
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