Celada Puerto Rico Map

About Celada, Puerto Rico

Celada is a locality in Gurabo County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,139. The population density is 2057.8 people per km². Celada is located at 18.2716°N, 65.9660°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 27162.

Celada occupies a verdant expanse where the land rises in deliberate, muscular folds toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Chuchilla de Hato Nuevo. It lies 6.0 miles east-northeast of Caguas, PR (from Caguas, PR: bearing 64°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south of Carolina. The air here holds a heavy, persistent moisture that clings to the skin, cooling only when the sun dips behind the ridge and leaves the valley of Quebrada Collores in deep, bruised shadow. A mile to the east, the Río Gurabo cuts a jagged, persistent path through the red clay, its steady movement providing the only constant sound against the stillness of the afternoon. Within the town limits, the Parque Alfonso Morales Quintero serves as a quiet green anchor, its grass kept short and orderly, a stark contrast to the wild, unkempt thickets that push against the edges of the local roads.

Celada grew from the slow accumulation of labor, rooted in the agrarian traditions that once defined the rhythm of these inland slopes. Today, the economy remains tied to the land and the modest commerce that supports the families who have inhabited these hills for generations. While the dense canopy of El Yunque National Forest marks the horizon far to the northeast, the immediate life of the region is defined by the practicalities of inland cultivation and the steady transit of people moving between the interior centers. Residents here share a quiet, resilient connection to the soil, a perspective forged by the distance from the more frantic pace of the island's urban centers. Life in Celada unfolds with a predictable gravity, marked by the way light catches the broad leaves of the local flora and the way the evening settles, undisturbed, over the quiet streets.

About This Celada Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Celada, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.27162, -65.965998. 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 Celada includes the ZIP code (27162), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Gurabo 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.