Coquí Puerto Rico Map

About Coquí, Puerto Rico

Coquí is a locality in Salinas County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,525. The population density is 1062.7 people per km². Coquí is located at 17.9892°N, 66.2692°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone.

Coquí maintains a quiet presence upon the southern plains, where the horizon is defined by the modest rise of Cerro Modesto to the north and the low-lying expanse of Quebrada Honda. It lies 10.2 miles west of Guayama, PR (from Guayama, PR: bearing 272°T), and is situated 8.6 miles southeast of Coamo. The air here carries a persistent salinity, a reminder that the Caribbean tide is only two miles distant, pulling the mind toward the blue reach of Bahía de Rincón. A mile away, the Río Nigua traces a winding path through the landscape, its banks providing a sliver of green relief against the sun-baked earth. The light at dusk settles over the fields in long, honeyed bars, softening the hard edges of the local architecture and turning the dust of the roads into a fine, glowing powder that clings to the evening breeze.

Coquí developed in the shadow of the regional sugar industry, its rhythm long dictated by the seasonal harvest and the slow movement of goods toward the coast. While the smoke of the old mills has faded, the legacy of that labor remains in the grid of the streets and the enduring connection residents feel toward the land and the nearby Parque de Salinas. Life in Coquí moves with the gravity of a place that knows its own boundaries, looking out toward Cayo Mata as it sits solitary against the sky. The people here balance the weight of their heritage with the modern demands of a changing economy, finding a sense of stability in the daily ritual of the sun rising over the distant trees and the steady, familiar hum of a neighborhood that has learned to thrive in the heat.

About This Coquí Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Coquí, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 17.989249, -66.269236. 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 Coquí includes the ZIP code, telephone area code, 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.