PR · GEOID 72121

Sabana Grande Municipio area

Sabana Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico covers 36.3 square miles: 36.3 square miles of land and 0 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area36.3 mi²
Water area0 mi²
Total area36.3 mi²
National land rank#3157

County outline

Generalized outline of Sabana Grande 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 Sabana Grande Municipio is located

Sabana Grande 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 100% of Sabana Grande Municipio’s measured area and water for 0%. Its combined area converts to 94.1 square kilometers or approximately 23,246 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land36.31294.04823,239.7
Water0.010.0266.4
Total36.32294.07423,246.1

How Sabana Grande Municipio compares

By original Census land area, Sabana Grande Municipio ranks #46 of 78 in Puerto Rico and #3157 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 0.865 times the Puerto Rico county-equivalent median of 42 square miles. It accounts for 1.1% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Sabana Grande Municipio?

Sabana Grande Municipio has more land than 65 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Sabana Grande Municipio36.3 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 Sabana Grande Municipio at #3,175 nationally by total area, 18 places farther from the top than its land rank. Other county equivalents gain more area when their water measurements are included.

Its water share is 0%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 1.1 percentage points lower. 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 Sabana Grande Municipio in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#3156Aguadilla Municipio, Puerto Rico36.5Compare
#3157Sabana Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico36.3This county
#3158Cidra Municipio, Puerto Rico36Compare

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 18.084483, -66.947609. 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: 94,046,670 m²; AWATER: 25,323 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 Sabana Grande Municipio?

The land measurement converts to approximately 23,240 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 23,246 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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