Coto Laurel Puerto Rico Map

About Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico

Coto Laurel is a locality in Ponce County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,698. The population density is 1558.6 people per km². Coto Laurel is located at 18.0497°N, 66.5513°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00780.

Coto Laurel emerges from the southern plains of Puerto Rico as a settlement defined by the persistent, rhythmic heat of the lowlands. It lies 4.9 miles east-northeast of Ponce, PR (from Ponce, PR: bearing 57°T), and is situated 2.1 miles north-northwest of Aguilita. The landscape here is shaped by the nearby Río Guayo, whose waters carve a path toward the distant blue of the Caleta de Cabullones, drawing the eye toward a horizon dominated by the jagged silhouette of the Cuchilla de Monte Llano. Sunlight pours over the fields in a thick, golden wash, illuminating the subtle transitions of the terrain as it slopes toward the Quebrada Ausubo. The air often carries a heavy, humid stillness, broken only by the sharp, sudden cooling that rolls down from the heights of the Bosque Estatal de Guilarte, creating a climate that feels both expansive and intensely immediate.

Coto Laurel functions as a quiet nexus of industry and heritage, where the pace of life is measured by the steady activity found at the Athletic Park. The economy here remains tethered to the land’s long history of agricultural labor, though the modern rhythm of the locality is increasingly marked by the transit of people moving between the central mountains and the coast. Residents often look toward the distant presence of Cayo Desgraciado, a reminder of the proximity to the sea, while the memory of the Salto de Doña Juana lingers in the regional imagination as a symbol of the island’s hidden, vertical power. Life in Coto Laurel moves with a deliberate gravity, reflecting a culture that balances the demands of contemporary employment with the deep, enduring ties to a landscape that has been worked and inhabited for generations.

About This Coto Laurel Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.049686, -66.551284. 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 Coto Laurel includes the ZIP code (00780), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Ponce 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.