Salinas

Salinas is a coastal town and municipality of located along the island's . It is often referred to as Puerto Rico's fishing capital, and the town is renowned for its seafood and a special sauce known as "mojo isleño".
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  • Type: Town with 3,990 residents
  • Description: municipality in Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: Porto de las Salinas”, “Salinas Municipio”, “Salinas PR”, “Salinas, PR”, and “Salinas, Puerto Rico
  • Postal code: 00751
  • Neighbors: , , , , and

Salinas

Latitude
17.977° or 17° 58′ 37″ north
Longitude
-66.298° or 66° 17′ 53″ west
Population
3,990
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
779MXPG2+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1944724850
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4568040
Wiki­data ID
Q637330
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Salinas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ساليناس
  • Bishnupriya: সালিনাস, পুয়ের্তো রিকো
  • Catalan: Salinas
  • Cebuano: Salinas Municipio
  • Chinese: 薩利納斯 (波多黎各)
  • Chinese: 薩利納斯
  • Dutch: Salinas
  • French: municipalité de Salinas
  • French: Salinas
  • Georgian: სალინასი (პუერტო-რიკო)
  • Georgian: სალინასი
  • German: Salinas
  • Gilaki: ساليناس (پؤرتؤريکؤ)
  • Gilaki: ساليناس
  • Hungarian: Salinas
  • Irish: Salinas
  • Italian: Salinas
  • Japanese: サリナス (プエルトリコ)
  • Ladin: Salinas
  • Persian: سالیناس، پورتوریکو
  • Polish: Salinas
  • Portuguese: Salinas
  • Russian: Салинас
  • Serbian: Salinas, Puerto Rico
  • Serbian: Салинас
  • Serbo-Croatian: Salinas, Puerto Rico
  • Spanish: Municipio de Salinas
  • Spanish: Salinas (Puerto Rico)
  • Spanish: Salinas
  • Ukrainian: Салінас
  • Urdu: سالیناس، پورٹو ریکو
  • Waray (Philippines): Salinas, Puerto Rico

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