Hormigueros

Hormigueros is a town and one of the smallest municipalities of , located on the island's southwestern coast in the tourism region.
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  • Type: Locality with 11,900 residents
  • Description: municipality in Puerto RIco
  • Also known as: Hormigueros Municipio”, “Hormigueros PR”, “Hormigueros, PR”, and “Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
  • Neighbors: , , and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Silva Bridge and Mayagüez Mall.

Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a Pratt pony truss bridge in which was built in 1897. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.

Commercial area
is a located in the municipalities of and Hormigueros. It is the third largest shopping center in with a total of 1,050,000 square feet of retail space, and it is the main shopping center in western Puerto Rico.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cabo Rojo.

, named after the red-colored limestone cliffs on its coast, is a city and municipality of located in the tourism region. The city is famous for its pirate legends, its beaches, its nature and its lighthouse.

Hormigueros

Latitude
18.1397° or 18° 8′ 23″ north
Longitude
-67.1274° or 67° 7′ 39″ west
Population
11,900
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
77CJ4VQF+V2
Geo­Names ID
4565380
Wiki­data ID
Q2361536
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In Other Languages

From Bishnupriya to Waray—“Hormigueros” goes by many names.
  • Bishnupriya: হোর্মিগুৱেরোস, পুয়ের্তো রিকো
  • Bishnupriya: হোর্মিগুৱেরোস
  • Catalan: Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
  • Catalan: Hormigueros
  • Cebuano: Hormigueros Municipio
  • Cebuano: Hormigueros
  • Chinese: 奧爾米格羅斯
  • Dutch: Hormigueros
  • French: Hormigueros
  • French: municipalité de Hormigueros
  • Georgian: ჰორმიგეროსი (პუერტო-რიკო)
  • Georgian: ჰორმიგეროსი
  • German: Hormigueros
  • Gilaki: اؤرميگرؤس (پؤرتؤريکؤ)
  • Gilaki: اؤرميگرؤس
  • Igbo: Hormigueros
  • Irish: Hormigueros
  • Italian: Hormigueros
  • Japanese: オルミグエロス
  • Ladin: Hormigueros
  • Persian: هورمیگوئروس، پورتوریکو
  • Polish: Hormigueros
  • Portuguese: Hormigueros
  • Russian: Ормигерос
  • Serbian: Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
  • Serbian: Ормигерос
  • Serbo-Croatian: Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
  • Spanish: Hormigueros (Puerto Rico)
  • Spanish: Hormigueros
  • Spanish: Municipio Autónomo de Hormigueros
  • Spanish: Municipio de Hormigueros
  • Ukrainian: Ормігерос
  • Urdu: اورمیگیروس، پورٹو ریکو
  • Waray (Philippines): Hormigueros, Puerto Rico

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Hormigueros”. Photo: Jcarrillovii, Public domain.