Bajandas Puerto Rico Map

About Bajandas, Puerto Rico

Bajandas is a locality in Humacao County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,017. The population density is 550.4 people per km². Bajandas is located at 18.1577°N, 65.7816°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00741.

Bajandas reveals itself as a low-lying stretch of land where the humid breath of the tropics meets a landscape defined by the shifting moisture of the earth. It lies 3.1 miles east of Humacao, PR (from Humacao, PR: bearing 80°T), and is situated 9.8 miles northeast of Yabucoa. The air here holds a heavy, salt-flecked weight, drifting inland from the nearby Puerto de Humacao to settle over the verdant, tangled reaches of the RN Pantano Bosque Pterocarpus Lagunas Mandry y Sta Teresa Humacao. To the west, the horizon catches the jagged silhouettes of the Cuchilla El Duque, while the gentle, persistent flow of the Río Anton Ruiz carves a path through the Quebrada Icacos, feeding the thirsty soil. The light at dusk possesses a bruised, violet quality, turning the mangroves into dark, skeletal silhouettes against a sky that seems to dissolve into the sea.

Bajandas maintains a quiet, steady pulse, shaped by a history of land use that favored the rhythms of the coastal plains over the dense, shadowed interior. While the economy has evolved beyond the cycles of traditional agriculture, the legacy of the land persists in the way Bajandas remains tethered to the natural boundaries of the water and the swamp. Life here moves with the tide of the Puerto de Humacao, and the distant, shimmering presence of Bajo Evelyn serves as a constant, quiet anchor for those who look toward the horizon. Residents often find their way toward the trails of the Recreacion Nacional Sendero de las Vientos for a respite from the humidity, yet it is the local proximity to the protected wetlands that defines the character of the place, keeping Bajandas perpetually attuned to the wild, slow growth of the forest floor.

About This Bajandas Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bajandas, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.157738, -65.781551. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bajandas includes the ZIP code (00741), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Humacao County, and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.