
The Fajardo Metropolitan Statistical Area was a
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
defined
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in northeastern
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
. A July 1, 2009 Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 80,707, a 2.77% increase over the
2000 census figure of 78,533.
The Fajardo metropolitan area was the smallest metropolitan area (by population) in Puerto Rico. Prior to the
2020 United States census, its MSA status was dissolved. In 2023, its constituent municipalities were added to the
San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan statistical area.
Municipalities
A total of three municipalities (
Spanish: ''municipios'') were included as part of the Fajardo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Fajardo
Fajardo () is a Fajardo barrio-pueblo, town and a Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality part of the San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area, San Juan-Caguas-Fajardo Combined Statistical Area in Puerto Rico.
Fajardo is the hub of mu ...
(Principal City) Pop: 32,124
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Luquillo Pop: 17,781
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Ceiba
''Ceiba'' is a genus of trees in the family Malvaceae, native to Tropics, tropical and Subtropics, subtropical areas of the Americas (from Mexico and the Caribbean to northern Argentina) and tropical West Africa. Some species can grow to tall ...
Pop: 11,307
Combined Statistical Area
The Fajardo Metropolitan Statistical Area was a component of the
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to:
* San Juan, Puerto Rico
* San Juan, Argentina
* San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines
San Juan may also refer to:
Places Arge ...
–
Caguas–Fajardo
Combined Statistical Area.
See also
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Puerto Rico census statistical areas
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