Vieques, Puerto Rico
Vieques (English pronunciation: vee-AY-kayz or -kez), in full Isla de Vieques, is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico in the northeastern Caribbean. Like mainland Puerto Rico the island is United States territory, though it retains strong Spanish influences from 400 years of Spanish ownership.
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Municipio Autónomo de Vieques Isla de Vieques | |
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Island-Municipality | |
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| Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Vieques Municipality Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Vieques Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°07′N 65°25′W / 18.117°N 65.417°WCoordinates: 18°07′N 65°25′W / 18.117°N 65.417°W | |
| Sovereign state | 22x20px United States |
| Territory | 22x20px Puerto Rico |
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| • Senatorial District | 8 – Carolina |
| • Representative District | 36 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 135 km2 (52 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,249 |
| • Rank | 76th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 61.10/km2 (158.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00765 |
| Major routes | 31px 31px |
Vieques, Puerto Rico Media
- Vieques, PR.jpg
Municipio de Vieques plaque
Radar in Vieques, Puerto Rico
- Fuera la Marina de Vieques Ya, Puerto Rico.jpg
Fuera la Marina de Vieques Ya (translation: Navy out of Vieques now) sign on structure
- Mangroves in Vieques, Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria 2017.jpg
Mangroves in Vieques, where electrical power lines were destroyed by Hurricane Maria in 2017
- Casa Alcaldía Isabel Segunda, Vieques PR.jpg
Casa Alcaldía (City Hall), Isabel Segunda
- Vieques Barrios.jpg
Topographic Map of Vieques, 1951with barrios
- Sub-tropical dry forest vieques.jpg
Sub-tropical dry forest on Vieques
- Mosquito bay, Bioluminescent bay, Vieques - panoramio (3).jpg
Bioluminescent Bay at night
- Kayaking in the Bioluminescent Bay Vieques.webm
Kayaking in the Bioluminescent Bay, Vieques, Puerto Rico
References
- ↑ "Vieques Island". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Archived from the original on July 22, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ↑ "PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
Other websites
- Pictures from the island
- Vieques, Puerto Rico: ATSDR Documents Dealing with the Isla de Vieques Bombing Range Archived 2004-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
- 16x16px Vieques travel guide from Wikivoyage
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