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Location	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Number	78
Populations	From 1,818 pop. in Culebra to 395,326 pop. in San Juan
Areas	From 4.84 square miles (12.5 km²) in Cataño to 125.95 square miles (326.2 km²) in Arecibo
Government	Mayor–council government
Subdivisions	Barrio

The municipalities of Puerto Rico (Spanish: municipios de Puerto Rico) are the second-level administrative divisions in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. There are 78 such administrative divisions covering all 78 incorporated towns and cities. Each municipality is led by a mayor and divided into barrios, third-level administrative divisions, though the latter are not vested with any political authority. Every municipality is governed as stated by the Autonomous Municipalities Act of 1991, which establishes that every municipality must have an elected strong mayor with a municipal legislature as the form of government. Each legislature must be unicameral, with the number of members related to adequate representation of the total population of the municipality. In contrast to other jurisdictions, both the mayors and the municipal legislators are elected on the same date and for the same term of four years in office.

From a political and ekistic perspective, several differences and similarities exist between municipalities of differing population sizes. For instance, municipalities with 50,000 inhabitants or more are considered incorporated cities, while those with fewer than 50,000 are considered incorporated towns. Size affects the autonomy exercised by the jurisdiction: cities provide and manage their own services, while towns typically depend on nearby cities for certain services. Demographically, municipalities in Puerto Rico are equivalent to counties in the United States, and Puerto Rican municipalities are registered as county subdivisions in the United States census. Statistically, the municipality with the largest number of inhabitants is San Juan, with 342,259, while Culebra is the smallest, with around 1,792. Arecibo is the largest in terms of geography, with around 125 mi², and Cataño the smallest, with around 4.8 mi².

All municipalities have a barrio called pueblo proper, officially called barrio-pueblo (literally "district-town"), which typically is the site of the historic Spanish colonial settlement, administrative center and urban core of the municipality. However, municipalities with large populations may have an urban core that consist of several barrios.

Overview
Municipalities
- Most populated municipalities
Racial composition
Finances
Proposed amalgamation
See also

Overview

In Recent Civic Architecture in Porto Rico by Adrian C. Finlayson, architect for the Insular Department of the Interior Architecture, writing for the publication Architectural Record in 1920, the Puerto Rican municipality is accurately described as:

Having been a Spanish possession until 1898, the system of local government in Puerto Rico bears more resemblance to that of the Hispanophone nations of the Americas than to local government in the United States. Thus, there are no literal first-order administrative divisions akin to counties, as defined by the U.S. Federal Government. Instead, Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities as the secondary unit of administration. For U.S. Census purposes, the municipalities are considered county equivalents. The municipalities are grouped into eight electoral districts, but these do not possess administrative functions. In 1991, the Autonomous Municipalities Act was passed, which slightly modified the rights and responsibilities of Puerto Rican municipalities with the aim of decentralizing control and improving government services.

Every municipality is composed of barrios, except for Florida, which has only one barrio. The municipality of Ponce has the largest number of barrios, 31.

Every municipality, except San Juan, also has an urban area made up of one or more barrios. When the urban area is made up of only one barrio, it is called "Barrio Pueblo". Some urban areas are made up of multiple barrios: Ponce's urban area, for example, is made up of 12 barrios. All of San Juan's barrios are urban barrios, and the municipality of San Juan is composed of urban barrios only - thus, the entire municipality of San Juan consists of one large urban zone.

Municipalities

For a list of municipal demonyms

Puerto Rico is administratively divided into the following 78 municipalities (alphabetically ordered):

Municipalities of Puerto Rico
Name	Location	Flag	Coat of Arms	Title	FIPS code	Population (2020)	Population (2010)	Area	Founded	Barrios
Adjuntas				Town	001	18,020	19,483	66.69 sq mi (172.73 sq km)	1815	List
Aguada				Town	003	38,136	41,959	30.85 sq mi (79.90 sq km)	1639	List
Aguadilla				City	005	55,101	60,949	36.53 sq mi (94.61 sq km)	1775	List
Aguas Buenas				Town	007	24,223	28,659	30.08 sq mi (77.92 sq km)	1838	List
Aibonito				Town	009	24,637	25,900	31.31 sq mi (81.10 sq km)	1824	List
Añasco				Town	011	25,596	29,261	39.29 sq mi (101.75 sq km)	1733	List
Arecibo				City	013	87,754	96,440	125.95 sq mi (326.20 sq km)	1616	List
Arroyo				Town	015	15,843	19,575	15.01 sq mi (38.87 sq km)	1855	List
Barceloneta				Town	017	22,657	24,816	18.69 sq mi (48.41 sq km)	1881	List
Barranquitas				Town	019	28,983	30,318	34.25 sq mi (88.71 sq km)	1803	List
Bayamón				City	021	185,187	208,116	44.32 sq mi (114.80 sq km)	1772	List
Cabo Rojo				Town	023	47,158	50,917	70.37 sq mi (182.27 sq km)	1771	List
Caguas				City	025	127,244	142,893	58.60 sq mi (151.77 sq km)	1775	List
Camuy				Town	027	32,827	35,159	46.35 sq mi (120.06 sq km)	1807	List
Canóvanas				Town	029	42,337	47,648	32.87 sq mi (85.12 sq km)	1909	List
Carolina				City	031	154,815	176,762	45.32 sq mi (117.38 sq km)	1816	List
Cataño				Town	033	23,155	28,140	4.84 sq mi (12.55 sq km)	1927	List
Cayey				Town	035	41,652	48,119	51.93 sq mi (134.51 sq km)	1773	List
Ceiba				Town	037	11,307	13,631	29.04 sq mi (75.20 sq km)	1838	List
Ciales				Town	039	16,984	18,782	66.53 sq mi (172.31 sq km)	1820	List
Cidra				Town	041	39,970	43,480	36.02 sq mi (93.29 sq km)	1809	List
Coamo				Town	043	34,668	40,512	78.10 sq mi (202.27 sq km)	1579	List
Comerío				Town	045	18,883	20,778	28.40 sq mi (73.56 sq km)	1826	List
Corozal				Town	047	34,571	37,142	42.57 sq mi (110.26 sq km)	1795	List
Culebra				Town	049	1,792	1,818	11.62 sq mi (30.10 sq km)	1880	List
Dorado				Town	051	35,879	38,165	23.09 sq mi (59.80 sq km)	1842	List
Fajardo				Town	053	32,124	36,993	29.86 sq mi (77.34 sq km)	1772	List
Florida				Town	054	11,692	12,680	15.21 sq mi (39.39 sq km)	1971	List
Guánica				Town	055	13,787	19,427	37.05 sq mi (95.96 sq km)	1914	List
Guayama				Town	057	36,614	45,362	64.99 sq mi (168.32 sq km)	1736	List
Guayanilla				Town	059	17,784	21,581	42.27 sq mi (109.48 sq km)	1833	List
Guaynabo				City	061	89,780	97,924	27.58 sq mi (71.43 sq km)	1769	List
Gurabo				Town	063	40,622	45,369	27.89 sq mi (72.23 sq km)	1815	List
Hatillo				Town	065	38,486	41,953	41.78 sq mi (108.21 sq km)	1823	List
Hormigueros				Town	067	15,654	17,250	11.34 sq mi (29.37 sq km)	1874	List
Humacao				City	069	50,896	58,466	44.75 sq mi (115.90 sq km)	1722	List
Isabela				Town	071	42,943	45,631	55.30 sq mi (143.23 sq km)	1819	List
Jayuya				Town	073	14,779	16,642	44.53 sq mi (115.33 sq km)	1911	List
Juana Díaz				Town	075	46,538	50,747	60.28 sq mi (156.12 sq km)	1798	List
Juncos				Town	077	37,012	40,290	26.49 sq mi (68.61 sq km)	1797	List
Lajas				Town	079	23,334	25,753	59.95 sq mi (159.15 sq km)	1883	List
Lares				Town	081	28,105	30,753	61.45 sq mi (159.15 sq km)	1827	List
Las Marías				Town	083	8,874	9,881	46.36 sq mi (120.07 sq km)	1871	List
Las Piedras				Town	085	35,180	38,675	33.88 sq mi (87.75 sq km)	1773	List
Loíza				Town	087	23,693	30,060	19.37 sq mi (50.17 sq km)	1719	List
Luquillo				Town	089	17,781	20,068	25.81 sq mi (66.85 sq km)	1797	List
Manatí				Town	091	39,492	44,113	46.13 sq mi (119.48 sq km)	1738	List
Maricao				Town	093	4,755	6,276	36.62 sq mi (94.85 sq km)	1874	List
Maunabo				Town	095	10,589	12,225	21.07 sq mi (54.57 sq km)	1799	List
Mayagüez				City	097	73,077	89,080	77.65 sq mi (201.11 sq km)	1760	List
Moca				Town	099	37,460	40,109	50.34 sq mi (130.38 sq km)	1772	List
Morovis				Town	101	28,727	32,610	38.87 sq mi (100.67 sq km)	1818	List
Naguabo				Town	103	23,386	26,720	51.66 sq mi (133.80 sq km)	1821	List
Naranjito				Town	105	29,241	30,402	27.40 sq mi (70.97 sq km)	1824	List
Orocovis				Town	107	21,434	23,423	63.62 sq mi (164.78 sq km)	1825	List
Patillas				Town	109	15,985	19,277	46.7 sq mi (120.95 sq km)	1811	List
Peñuelas				Town	111	20,399	24,282	44.62 sq mi (115.57 sq km)	1793	List
Ponce				City	113	137,491	166,327	114.76 sq mi (297.23 sq km)	1692	List
Quebradillas				Town	115	23,638	25,919	22.68 sq mi (58.74 sq km)	1823	List
Rincón				Town	117	15,187	15,200	14.29 sq mi (37.01 sq km)	1771	List
Río Grande				Town	119	47,060	54,304	60.62 sq mi (157.01 sq km)	1840	List
Sabana Grande				Town	121	22,729	25,265	35.83 sq mi (92.80 sq km)	1813	List
Salinas				Town	123	25,789	31,078	69.37 sq mi (179.67 sq km)	1851	List
San Germán				Town	125	31,879	35,527	54.50 sq mi (141.15 sq km)	1573	List
San Juan				City	127	342,259	395,326	47.85 sq mi (123.93 sq km)	1519	List
San Lorenzo				Town	129	37,693	41,058	53.11 sq mi (137.55 sq km)	1811	List
San Sebastián				Town	131	39,345	42,430	70.42 sq mi (182.39 sq km)	1752	List
Santa Isabel				Town	133	20,281	23,274	34.02 sq mi (88.119 sq km)	1842	List
Toa Alta				City	135	66,852	74,066	27.02 sq mi (69.98 sq km)	1751	List
Toa Baja				City	137	75,293	89,609	23.24 sq mi (60.19 sq km)	1745	List
Trujillo Alto				City	139	67,740	74,842	20.76 sq mi (53.77 sq km)	1801	List
Utuado				Town	141	28,287	33,149	113.53 sq mi (294.04 sq km)	1739	List
Vega Alta				Town	143	35,395	39,951	27.73 sq mi (71.82 sq km)	1775	List
Vega Baja				City	145	54,414	59,662	45.86 sq mi (118.78 sq km)	1776	List
Vieques				Town	147	8,249	9,301	50.77 sq mi (131.49 sq km)	1852	List
Villalba				Town	149	22,093	26,073	35.64 sq mi (92.31 sq km)	1917	List
Yabucoa				Town	151	30,412	37,941	55.21 sq mi (142.99 sq km)	1793	List
Yauco				Town	153	34,172	42,043	68.19 sq mi (176.61 sq km)	1756	List

Most populated municipalities

Municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants
San Juan, the largest municipality and capital of Puerto Rico.
Bayamón, the second largest municipality of Puerto Rico, located just west of San Juan.
Carolina, the third largest municipality of Puerto Rico, located just east of San Juan.
Ponce, the fourth largest municipality of Puerto Rico and the largest municipality outside the San Juan metropolitan area.
Caguas, the fifth largest municipality of Puerto Rico.

Racial composition

The following is an alphabetical list of the municipalities and their population together with a breakdown of their racial composition.

Municipality (2020)	White (both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)	Black (Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)	Amerindian (Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)	Asian (Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)	Two or more races or some other race (Both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic)	Hispanic (Of any Race)
Adjuntas	22.2	3.4	4.2	0.1	65.1	99.7
Aguada	22.7	4.1	3.0	0.2	63.5	99.3
Aguadilla	21.0	4.1	3.5	0.2	62.9	98.4
Aguas Buenas	14.5	7.2	3.3	0.3	61.4	99.5
Aibonito	19.4	5.4	3.3	0.1	64.8	99.1
Añasco	18.4	5.7	3.4	0.2	63.9	99.0
Arecibo	19.0	4.6	2.2	0.2	66.6	99.3
Arroyo	11.5	12.5	1.9	0.4	60.4	99.1
Barceloneta	15.8	4.1	2.4	0.2	67.4	99.5
Barranquitas	20.8	5.2	2.1	0.1	66.2	99.7
Bayamón	17.9	6.2	3.0	0.3	62.5	99.0
Cabo Rojo	20.3	3.8	2.8	0.2	65.7	98.8
Caguas	15.9	6.3	3.1	0.3	63.9	99.2
Camuy	22.7	3.8	3.0	0.1	64.2	99.1
Canóvanas	13.4	15.1	2.6	0.3	50.3	99.3
Carolina	14.2	11.6	2.6	0.4	55.5	98.5
Cataño	13.0	8.2	2.9	0.3	62.0	99.0
Cayey	17.4	6.3	2.5	0.2	65.3	99.4
Ceiba	16.0	9.8	2.6	0.4	57.2	98.2
Ciales	20.8	2.9	2.1	0.3	69.6	99.5
Cidra	19.5	6.8	2.7	0.1	62.6	99.5
Coamo	20.0	7.4	2.8	0.2	61.6	99.4
Comerío	16.9	6.4	4.1	0.2	63.3	99.6
Corozal	19.8	3.7	2.5	0.2	67.7	99.5
Culebra	17.7	8.0	1.7	1.1	51.8	89.2
Dorado	17.6	7.5	3.1	0.6	58.1	96.6
Fajardo	14.5	9.3	2.5	0.4	61.3	98.2
Florida	13.8	2.1	1.4	0.3	74.9	99.5
Guánica	17.1	5.2	2.7	0.2	67.2	99.1
Guayama	19.0	9.6	2.6	0.2	56.6	99.3
Guayanilla	18.1	5.1	3.6	0.1	64.7	99.6
Guaynabo	17.2	4.8	2.6	0.4	66.2	97.9
Gurabo	15.2	7.1	3.3	0.2	61.8	99.2
Hatillo	21.2	3.5	2.5	0.2	66.1	99.2
Hormigueros	18.8	5.1	2.8	0.2	65.0	99.2
Humacao	13.5	8.8	2.5	0.3	62.4	98.0
Isabela	17.5	4.0	2.4	0.2	67.1	98.7
Jayuya	23.3	2.4	3.3	0.1	65.8	99.5
Juana Díaz	14.5	8.0	2.7	0.2	63.8	99.5
Juncos	13.0	9.3	2.9	0.2	61.0	99.4
Lajas	18.9	4.1	2.6	0.2	67.4	99.3
Lares	20.5	2.2	2.5	0.1	70.1	99.3
Las Marías	17.2	3.5	3.1	0.3	69.4	99.2
Las Piedras	15.6	8.3	2.9	0.2	60.3	99.4
Loíza	5.8	31.8	1.6	0.2	27.7	99.4
Luquillo	17.2	12.1	2.7	0.3	54.1	97.1
Manatí	17.1	4.3	2.2	0.2	67.8	99.3
Maricao	22.2	7.8	3.7	0.5	61.0	99.5
Maunabo	9.1	16.7	2.0	0.2	56.0	99.4
Mayagüez	19.7	4.6	3.0	0.3	63.2	98.7
Moca	17.0	3.1	2.6	0.1	70.8	99.6
Morovis	19.1	3.4	2.5	0.2	69.4	99.6
Naguabo	13.3	9.2	2.4	0.2	63.2	99.2
Naranjito	20.7	6.4	3.3	0.2	61.0	99.6
Orocovis	16.3	5.3	6.4	0.2	62.6	99.6
Patillas	15.9	12.3	2.6	0.2	57.2	99.3
Peñuelas	23.1	6.7	3.8	0.1	57.2	99.5
Ponce	19.0	4.9	3.0	0.3	64.4	99.1
Quebradillas	25.4	3.4	3.2	0.2	62.6	99.2
Rincón	21.4	5.9	4.9	0.2	58.5	94.9
Río Grande	14.7	14.7	2.6	0.3	50.4	98.8
Sabana Grande	19.9	4.0	2.4	0.2	66.6	99.4
Salinas	16.3	9.8	3.8	0.2	57.6	99.2
San Germán	18.5	4.6	3.8	0.3	64.1	99.2
San Juan	14.4	8.2	2.7	0.5	60.2	97.8
San Lorenzo	14.0	6.6	2.7	0.2	66.0	99.5
San Sebastián	19.2	2.1	2.9	0.1	70.4	99.4
Santa Isabel	15.7	8.2	2.6	0.2	60.8	99.4
Toa Alta	16.2	5.8	2.7	0.2	65.8	99.4
Toa Baja	16.3	10.1	2.2	0.3	59.1	99.0
Trujillo Alto	14.2	8.0	2.3	0.2	62.6	99.1
Utuado	21.6	2.4	4.0	0.2	66.3	99.2
Vega Alta	12.4	7.3	2.4	0.3	66.6	98.8
Vega Baja	18.5	6.4	3.5	0.2	61.2	99.3
Vieques	18.8	15.2	2.6	0.4	52.2	92.0
Villalba	15.5	6.2	2.9	0.2	65.4	99.6
Yabucoa	16.5	9.7	2.6	0.2	60.6	99.4
Yauco	21.4	4.7	3.2	0.2	63.5	99.4
Puerto Rico	17.1	7.0	2.8	0.3	62.3	98.9

Finances

In 2012, 36 of the 78 municipalities (46%) were experiencing a budget deficit. In total, the combined debt carried by the municipalities stands at about US$590 million.

Surplus Deficit

Municipality

Mayor's party

Population

Surplus or deficit

Surplus or deficit per capita

Public debt

Public debt per capita

Adjuntas

PNP

19,483

525,858

26.99

Aguada

PPD

41,959

2,209,807

52.67

Aguadilla

PNP

60,949

$	10,220,728

167.69

Aguas Buenas

PPD

28,659

$	(1,638,355)

(57.17)

9,183,000

320.42

Aibonito

PNP

25,900

681,875

26.33

Añasco

PPD

29,261

2,074,042

70.88

Arecibo

PNP

96,440

$	(17,784,327)

(184.41)

$	63,403,451

657.44

Arroyo

PPD

19,575

(390,219)

(19.93)

$	10,521,000

537.47

Barceloneta

PPD

24,816

$	(8,833,426)

(355.96)

$	59,354,780

2,391.79

Barranquitas

PNP

30,318

6,673,615

220.12

Bayamón

PNP

208,116

4,179,967

20.08

$	243,233,534

1,168.74

Cabo Rojo

PPD

50,917

(60,841)

(1.19)

$	35,561,000

698.41

Caguas

PPD

142,893

$	16,938,668

118.54

$	267,248,251

1,870.27

Camuy

PNP

35,159

$	(1,810,542)

(51.50)

$	11,603,000

330.02

Canóvanas

PNP

47,648

203,324

4.27

Carolina

PPD

176,762

$	32,757,250

185.32

$	350,605,890

1,983.49

Cataño

PPD

28,140

$	(11,320,761)

(402.30)

$	47,386,000

1,683.94

Cayey

PPD

48,119

7,544,584

156.79

Ceiba

PNP

13,631

1,833,525

134.51

Ciales

PPD

18,782

$	(5,465,145)

(290.98)

9,829,100

523.33

Cidra

PNP

43,480

$	(1,053,391)

(24.23)

$	29,445,000

677.21

Coamo

PPD

40,512

1,672,291

41.28

Comerío

PPD

20,778

188,417

9.07

Corozal

PPD

37,142

854,163

23.00

Culebra

PPD

1,818

802,707

441.53

Dorado

PPD

38,165

2,620,615

68.67

Fajardo

PNP

36,993

$	17,821,689

481.76

Florida

PNP

12,680

$	(1,619,740)

(127.74)

3,702,000

291.96

Guánica

PNP

19,427

$	(5,319,384)

(273.81)

8,815,000

453.75

Guayama

PPD

45,362

1,987,097

43.81

Guayanilla

PPD

21,581

$	(2,706,166)

(125.40)

$	16,818,000

779.30

Guaynabo

PNP

97,924

8,216,448

83.91

$	290,116,691

2,962.67

Gurabo

PNP

45,369

$	(5,797,927)

(127.79)

$	46,390,045

1,022.51

Hatillo

PPD

41,953

$	(1,024,986)

(24.43)

$	15,456,830

368.43

Hormigueros

PPD

17,250

1,288,509

74.70

Humacao

PPD

58,466

$	11,360,216

194.30

Isabela

PPD

45,631

$	24,738,813

542.15

$	16,397,000

359.34

Jayuya

PPD

16,642

629,946

37.85

Juana Díaz

PPD

79,897

$	32,789,400

97.89

$	22,005,000

433.62

Juncos

PPD

40,290

$	(2,994,898)

(74.33)

$	44,404,819

1,102.13

Lajas

PPD

25,753

$	(1,988,168)

(77.20)

$	11,075,000

430.05

Lares

PNP

30,753

$	(3,361,629)

(109.31)

5,339,000

173.61

Las Marías

PPD

9,881

660,746

66.87

Las Piedras

PNP

38,675

362,063

9.36

Loíza

PNP

30,060

$	(3,171,401)

(105.50)

9,207,000

306.29

Luquillo

PPD

20,068

1,646,739

82.06

Manatí

PNP

44,113

$	(12,622,526)

(286.14)

$	52,688,487

1,194.40

Maricao

PNP

6,276

$	(1,812,106)

(288.74)

$	10,928,300

1,741.28

Maunabo

PPD

12,225

$	(2,678,351)

(219.09)

8,600,000

703.48

Mayagüez

PPD

89,080

$	10,816,117

121.42

Moca

PNP

40,109

632,570

15.77

Morovis

PNP

32,610

$	(3,742,360)

(114.76)

$	20,239,020

620.64

Naguabo

PNP

26,720

$	(3,737,140)

(139.86)

7,905,100

295.85

Naranjito

PNP

30,402

1,581,161

52.01

Orocovis

PNP

23,423

367,461

15.69

Patillas

PPD

19,277

$	(6,001,248)

(311.32)

$	17,179,000

891.17

Peñuelas

PPD

24,282

4,106,788

169.13

Ponce

PNP

166,327

$	(18,480,789)

(111.11)

$	190,625,905

1,146.09

Quebradillas

PPD

25,919

2,327,410

89.80

Rincón

PPD

15,200

1,992,326

131.07

Río Grande

PPD

54,304

$	(4,147,852)

(76.38)

$	32,059,000

590.36

Sabana Grande

PPD

25,265

$	(2,835,535)

(112.23)

$	10,176,423

402.79

Salinas

PPD

31,078

$	(8,546,853)

(275.01)

$	14,650,000

471.39

San Germán

PPD

35,527

760,077

21.39

San Juan

PPD

395,326

$	(45,455,571)

(114.98)

$	668,238,329

1,690.35

San Lorenzo

PPD

41,058

$	(2,998,994)

(73.04)

$	27,034,000

658.43

San Sebastián

PNP

42,430

2,296,524

54.13

Santa Isabel

PNP

23,274

$	(3,900,907)

(167.61)

$	23,273,736

999.99

Toa Alta

PPD

74,066

$	(3,387,399)

(45.73)

$	33,140,000

447.44

Toa Baja

PNP

89,609

$	(10,543,311)

(117.66)

$	116,363,919

1,298.57

Trujillo Alto

PPD

74,842

$	(1,736,394)

(23.20)

$	55,516,000

741.78

Utuado

PPD

33,149

$	(3,007,984)

(90.74)

8,174,000

246.58

Vega Alta

PNP

39,951

3,408,501

85.32

Vega Baja

PPD

59,662

$	(1,849,612)

(31.00)

$	44,303,000

742.57

Vieques

PPD

9,301

$	(6,672,774)

(717.43)

$	12,420,100

1,335.35

Villalba

PPD

26,073

$	(2,228,520)

(85.47)

9,969,216

382.36

Yabucoa

PPD

37,941

$	(2,216,509)

(58.42)

$	17,394,380

458.46

Yauco

PNP

42,043

$	(5,049,263)

(120.10)

$	39,904,000

949.12

Proposed amalgamation

Multiple times, politicians have discussed and proposed consolidating Puerto Rico's municipalities but so far no proposals has been adopted. In 1902 the Puerto Rico legislature, under pressure from the U.S.-appointed governor of Puerto Rico, passed a law consolidating the then-76 municipalities of Puerto Rico into 46. The law was repealed three years later. In October 2009, a Puerto Rican legislator proposed a bill that would reduce the current 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico down to 20. The bill called for a referendum to take place on June 13, 2010, which would let the people decide on the matter. However, the bill never made into law. With the Puerto Rican government-debt crisis that emerged in the first half of 2010s, a new plan to consolidate municipalities was again circulated in the legislature in 2017 as a way to alleviate the government debt crisis. In March 2019, then Governor Ricardo Rosselló created an initiative that would preserve the existing municipalities but create regional consolidation by sharing service overhead in the form of counties but he resigned prior to anything coming of his proposal.