Northern Coast
The Northern Coast of Puerto Rico is home to most of the San Juan metropolitan area.Popular Destinations
San Juan
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San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico and its largest city, with 342,000 inhabitants in the municipality and 2,203,000 in the metropolitan area.
Arecibo
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Arecibo is a municipality of 88,000 people on the north coast of Puerto Rico, and was best known for its giant radio telescope, which collapsed in late 2020.
Bayamón
Bayamón is a municipality in the San Juan metropolitan area and the second largest city in Puerto Rico with about 185,000 residents.Destinations
Isabela
Isabela is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the north-western region of the island, north of San Sebastián; west of Quebradillas; and east of Aguadilla and Moca.Cataño
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Cataño is a small municipality and town in the Northern Coast region of Puerto Rico, across from Old San Juan in the Bay of San Juan.
Vega Baja
Vega Baja is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico along the island's Atlantic coast famous for its music and beaches.Vega Alta
Vega Baja is a city and municipality of 35,000 residents located along the Atlantic coast of Puerto Rico famous for its beaches, seafood and karstic topography.Toa Baja
Toa Baja is a municipality and town of 75,000 residents in the Toa Valley region of San Juan's metropolitan area in Puerto Rico along the island's Atlantic coast.Quebradillas
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Quebradillas is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located along the island's Atlantic coast.
Toa Alta
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Toa Alta is a municipality and town of 67,000 residents located in the Toa Valley region of San Juan's metropolitan area in Puerto Rico along the island's Atlantic coast.
Manatí
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Manatí is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located along the island's Atlantic coast.
Florida
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Florida is a small town and municipality located in the Northern Karst, part of the Northern Coast region of Puerto Rico.
Dorado
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Dorado is a town and municipality in the northern coast of Puerto Rico, 15 miles west of San Juan and is located in the northern region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Toa Alta, east of Vega Alta, and west of Toa Baja.
Barceloneta
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Barceloneta is a town and municipality of about 23,000 residents on the Atlantic coast of Puerto Rico, between the municipalities of Arecibo in the west, Manatí in the east and Florida in the south.
Hatillo
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Hatillo is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the island's Atlantic coast, famous for its carnival, vejigantes and its dairy industry.
Camuy
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Camuy - Romantic City - is a city east of Aguadilla and west of Arecibo on Puerto Rico's north coast.
San Sebastián
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San Sebastián is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northwestern part of the island.
Northern Coast
- Description: region of Puerto Rico
- Location: Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude of centre
18.424° or 18° 25' 26" northLongitude of centre
-66.414° or 66° 24' 50" westWikidata ID
Q14204320Northern Coast Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Catalan: Costa Nord
- French: Côte Nord portoricaine
- German: Nordküste
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Northern Coast. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.