Bayamón

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Bayamón is one of the largest and most populous municipalities of Puerto Rico, located just west of San Juan and known as a major commercial and industrial center on the island.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaRankInPuertoRico among largest municipalities
belongsToTerritory unincorporated territory of the United States
climate tropical climate
country Puerto Rico
demographicsType urban municipality
economicActivity manufacturing
retail trade
services
founder Juan Ramírez de Arellano
foundingDate 1772
governingBody Municipal government of Bayamón
hasFootballClub Bayamón FC
hasHighway Puerto Rico Highway 2
Puerto Rico Highway 22
Puerto Rico Highway 5
hasMuseum Museo de Arte de Bayamón
hasPark Parque de las Ciencias Luis A. Ferré
hasRiver Bayamón River
Hondo River
La Plata River NERFINISHED
hasShoppingCenter Plaza Río Hondo
Plaza del Sol
hasSportsFacility Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez
hasSportsTeam Vaqueros de Bayamón
hasTransportation Tren Urbano stations
hasUniversityCampus Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Bayamón
Universidad de Puerto Rico en Bayamón
isMunicipalityOf Puerto Rico
knownFor commercial center
industrial center
leaderTitle Mayor
locatedIn Bayamón metropolitan area
Caribbean
Puerto Rico
locatedWestOf San Juan
nickname El Pueblo del Chicharrón
La Ciudad del Chicharrón
officialLanguage English
Spanish
partOf San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area
populationRankInPuertoRico among most populous
postalCodeType ZIP Code
region northern coastal plain of Puerto Rico
sportsTeamType basketball team
subdivisionType municipality
timeZone Atlantic Standard Time
utcOffset −4


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