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What Is the Capital of Puerto Rico?

San Juan is on UTC-4 — UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). There is no daylight saving time.

San Juan

The capital of Puerto Rico is San Juan. About 2.4 million people live in the San Juan urban area — 76.6% of the country's population.

2.4 million

Urban area population

UTC-4

Time zone

18.47°N

Latitude · 66.12°W

Yes

Largest city

San Juan at a glance

Spanish explorer Juan PONCE de Leon named the city in 1511 both for himself and for his name saint, Saint John.

UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). No daylight saving time.

18 28 N, 66 07 W · IANA time zone America/Puerto_Rico

Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic

Straight-line distance between capitals.

The capital of Puerto Rico is San Juan. About 2.4 million people live in the San Juan urban area — 76.6% of the country's population.

Yes — San Juan is also the largest urban area of Puerto Rico (2.4 million).

San Juan is on UTC-4 — UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time). There is no daylight saving time.

Spanish explorer Juan PONCE de Leon named the city in 1511 both for himself and for his name saint, Saint John.

Data: CIA World Factbook (public domain); population: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).