Guánica
Guánica is a town and municipality in southern Puerto Rico, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Sabana Grande, east of Lajas, and west of Yauco. It is part of the Yauco metropolitan statistical area. Guánica barrio-pueblo, also known as Pueblo de Guánica, is the downtown of the municipality.Places of Interest
Highlights: Guanica Lighthouse.
Guanica Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Guánica
- Also known as: “Guanica Municipio” and “Guánica Municipio”
- Location: Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.9883° or 17° 59′ 18″ north
Longitude
-66.9121° or 66° 54′ 44″ west
Population
13,800
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Abbreviation
“GNC”
Open location code
779MX3QQ+85
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Uzbek—“Guánica” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ጉዋኒካ”
- Azerbaijani: “Guanika”
- Bengali: “গুয়ানিকা”
- French: “Guanica”
- German: “Guanica”
- Hausa: “Guanika”
- Japanese: “グアニカ”
- Javanese: “Guanika”
- Kazakh: “Guanica”
- Kirghiz: “Guanika”
- Malay: “Guanika”
- Oromo: “Guanika”
- Panjabi: “ਗੁਆਨਿਕਾ”
- Persian: “گوانیکا”
- Portuguese: “Guanica”
- Pushto: “گوانیکا”
- Somali: “Guanika”
- Spanish: “Guánica”
- Swahili: “Guanika”
- Tajik: “Guanika”
- Tatar: “Guanika”
- Uzbek: “Guanika”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Fuig Comunidad and Residencial Jardines de Guanica.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Estadio Osvaldo Gutierrez and Cerro de Abra.
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