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Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Northern America

Arecibo is a city and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, about 50 miles west of the capital, San Juan. It is the largest municipality in Puerto Rico by area and the core city of the Arecibo metropolitan statistical area, with a population of 87,754 in 2020.

Facts
Population
87,754 1
Area (sq km)
46.4905 1
Founding Year
1616 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
7 1
Latitude
18.470556 degrees north 1
Longitude
66.720833 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-04:00 4
Sources
1. Arecibo, Puerto Rico (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1616-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 87,754 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 18.470556, longitude -66.720833
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 7 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 46.4905 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 87754 (2020)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 18.4706,-66.7208
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 6.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 18.25, -66.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 18.25, -66.75
18.25 -66.75 Am
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4. GeoNames: Arecibo - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 4562635, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.58 km)
Quote, cities500 record 4562635, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.58 km)
18.47245 -66.71573 P PPLA PR 013 7268205 87754 7 14 America/Puerto_Rico
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Wikidata: United States
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source
Arecibo, Puerto Rico (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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