Map of Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Arecibo is the administrative centre of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with a population of about 87,754. It lies at 18.4724°N, 66.7157°W, about 7 m above sea level. Arecibo is about 64 km (40 mi) west of San Juan, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ponce, 52 km to the south.

Arecibo at a glance

Where is Arecibo?

• The 5th largest city in Puerto Rico by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 01 min on the shortest day to 13 h 14 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Arecibo

• Ponce — 52 km south
• Mayagüez — 54 km southwest
• Bayamón — 60 km east
• San Juan — 64 km east
• Guaynabo — 65 km east
• Caguas — 75 km east
• Trujillo Alto — 76 km east
• Carolina — 81 km east
• Punta Cana — 178 km west, Dominican Republic
• Charlotte Amalie — 189 km east, US Virgin Islands

Largest cities in Puerto Rico

• San Juan — 418,140
• Bayamón — 203,499
• Carolina — 170,404
• Ponce — 137,491
• Caguas — 86,804
• Guaynabo — 81,360
• Trujillo Alto — 75,243
• Mayagüez — 73,077

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.