Municipality of Guánica

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The Municipality of Guánica is a coastal town in southern Puerto Rico known for its historic bay, dry forest reserve, and role in the island’s early 20th-century history.

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Municipality of Guánica canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
borderedBy Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
Municipality of Lajas NERFINISHED
Municipality of Yauco NERFINISHED
capital Guánica barrio-pueblo NERFINISHED
climate semi-arid
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
demographics predominantly Spanish-speaking population
ecosystemType subtropical dry forest
governmentType municipal government
hasCoastline true
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
tourism
hasLandmark Guánica Boardwalk (Malecón de Guánica) NERFINISHED
Guánica Lighthouse (Faro de Guánica) NERFINISHED
Plaza Pública de Guánica NERFINISHED
hasNaturalAttraction bioluminescent bay area nearby
coastal mangroves
coral reefs offshore
hasOfficialLanguage English
Spanish
hasPart Bosque Estatal de Guánica
Guánica Bay NERFINISHED
Guánica Dry Forest NERFINISHED
town of Guánica
hasProtectedArea Guánica Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED
Guánica State Forest NERFINISHED
isCoastal true
isHistoricSiteOf U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico in 1898 landing area
isPartOf Commonwealth of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
knownFor dry forest reserve
historic bay
role in early 20th-century Puerto Rican history
legalStatus unincorporated territory municipality of the United States
locatedIn southern Puerto Rico
locatedOn Caribbean Sea
partOf Guánica Valley NERFINISHED
South Coast region of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
region Caribbean
subdivisionType municipality of Puerto Rico
territory Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
timeZone Atlantic Time Zone
surface form: Atlantic Standard Time
transportation served by Puerto Rico highways
usesPostalCodeSystem ZIP Code
utcOffset −4

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce territoryIncludes Municipality of Guánica