PR · GEOID 72123

Salinas Municipio area

Salinas Municipio, Puerto Rico covers 114.1 square miles: 69.4 square miles of land and 44.7 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area69.4 mi²
Water area44.7 mi²
Total area114.1 mi²
National land rank#3103

County outline

Generalized outline of Salinas 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 Salinas Municipio is located

Salinas 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 60.8% of Salinas Municipio’s measured area and water for 39.2%. Its combined area converts to 295.6 square kilometers or approximately 73,048 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land69.422179.80244,430.1
Water44.716115.81428,618.2
Total114.138295.61673,048.3

How Salinas Municipio compares

By original Census land area, Salinas Municipio ranks #8 of 78 in Puerto Rico and #3103 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 1.653 times the Puerto Rico county-equivalent median of 42 square miles. It accounts for 2% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Salinas Municipio?

Salinas Municipio has more land than 119 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Salinas Municipio69.4 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 Salinas Municipio at #3,100 nationally by total area, 3 places closer to the top than its land rank. The water assigned to this geography moves it ahead of some county equivalents with more land.

Its water share is 39.2%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 38 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 Salinas Municipio in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#3102Cabo Rojo Municipio, Puerto Rico70.4Compare
#3103Salinas Municipio, Puerto Rico69.4This county
#3104Kings County, New York69.4Compare

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 17.971919, -66.266388. 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: 179,802,940 m²; AWATER: 115,814,856 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 Salinas Municipio?

The land measurement converts to approximately 44,430 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 73,048 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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