Central Aguirre Puerto Rico Map

About Central Aguirre, Puerto Rico

Central Aguirre is a locality in Salinas County, Puerto Rico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 696. The population density is 617.5 people per km². Central Aguirre is located at 17.9536°N, 66.2229°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00704.

Central Aguirre remains a distinct coastal enclave where the flat, humid plains meet the salt-heavy air of the Caribbean. It lies 7.5 miles west-southwest of Guayama, PR (from Guayama, PR: bearing 254°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south-southeast of Coco. The horizon is dominated by the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Sierra de Jájome, which stand as silent sentinels over the low-lying terrain. Nearby, the waters of the Bahía de Jobos lap against a shoreline defined by mangroves and the sheltered silhouette of Mata Redonda, while the quiet current of the Río Seco meanders through the landscape toward the sea. The sunlight here has a thick, golden quality, illuminating the verdant greenery of the Bosque Estatal de Aguirre and the damp, low-lying basin of Quebrada Aguas Verdes, creating a landscape that feels suspended between the wild humidity of the tropics and the structured stillness of the coast.

Central Aguirre carries the weight of a monumental industrial past, having once functioned as a self-contained company town built around the immense machinery of sugar production. The architecture of the neighborhood, with its grid-like planning and wooden structures, reflects an era when the economy was tethered entirely to the harvest and the mill. Today, the pace of life centers around the quiet gathering spaces like Plaza Kennedy, where the social pulse remains steady despite the obsolescence of the old industrial giants. Though the grinding of cane has long ceased, the legacy of the refinery persists in the layout of the streets and the collective memory of the residents, who live with the knowledge that their home is a singular relic of a time when the world’s appetite for sugar shaped the very ground beneath their feet.

About This Central Aguirre Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Central Aguirre, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 17.953578, -66.222945. 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 Central Aguirre includes the ZIP code (00704), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Salinas 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.