PR · GEOID 72103

Naguabo Municipio area

Naguabo Municipio, Puerto Rico covers 72.3 square miles: 51.7 square miles of land and 20.6 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area51.7 mi²
Water area20.6 mi²
Total area72.3 mi²
National land rank#3127

County outline

Generalized outline of Naguabo Municipio, Puerto Rico
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Naguabo Municipio is located

Naguabo Municipio highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. Puerto Rico is repositioned as an inset at the common scale. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 71.5% of Naguabo Municipio’s measured area and water for 28.5%. Its combined area converts to 187.2 square kilometers or approximately 46,257 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land51.678133.84533,073.9
Water20.59953.35113,183.4
Total72.277187.19746,257.3

How Naguabo Municipio compares

By original Census land area, Naguabo Municipio ranks #24 of 78 in Puerto Rico and #3127 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 1.231 times the Puerto Rico county-equivalent median of 42 square miles. It accounts for 1.5% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Naguabo Municipio?

Naguabo Municipio has more land than 95 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Naguabo Municipio51.7 mi²
Puerto Rico median42 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Naguabo Municipio at #3,127 nationally by total area, the same position as its land rank. Changing the area definition does not change its position in this release.

Its water share is 28.5%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 27.3 percentage points higher. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Naguabo Municipio in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#3126Cayey Municipio, Puerto Rico51.9Compare
#3127Naguabo Municipio, Puerto Rico51.7This county
#3128Hampton city, Virginia51.5Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 18.211070, -65.735749. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 133,845,593 m²; AWATER: 53,350,089 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Naguabo Municipio?

The land measurement converts to approximately 33,074 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 46,257 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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