El Tumbao Puerto Rico Map

About El Tumbao, Puerto Rico

El Tumbao is a locality in Guánica County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,496. The population density is 500.8 people per km². El Tumbao is located at 18.0050°N, 66.8999°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone.

El Tumbao is a low-lying expanse where the sun, a relentless sovereign, presides over a landscape of scrub and resilient grasses, dotted with the occasional hardy acacia. It lies 18.8 miles west of Ponce, PR (from Ponce, PR: bearing 269°T), and is situated 3.9 miles west-south-west of Yauco. The air here, thick with the scent of salt and dry earth, shimmers with a palpable heat, an almost visible haze that softens the sharp edges of the terrain. To the south, the Caribbean Sea laps at a coastline defined by mangroves and shallow bays, their waters a translucent turquoise that bleeds into the deeper sapphire of the open ocean. The land itself, a pale ochre, shows the subtle, sun-baked contours of a place accustomed to arid winds, where life, tenacious and unyielding, finds its purchase. Historically, El Tumbao’s proximity to Guánica Bay has shaped its destiny, a natural harbor that whispered promises of trade and sustenance. While the broader municipality of Guánica has seen its fortunes rise and fall with agricultural cycles, notably sugar cane, El Tumbao itself has remained more of a quiet outpost, its economy intrinsically tied to the rhythms of the sea and the land’s limited bounty. The salty tang that permeates the air is a constant reminder of this coastal heritage, a whisper of the fishermen who have navigated these waters for generations, their lives a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of this sun-drenched corner of Puerto Rico.

About This El Tumbao Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of El Tumbao, Puerto Rico — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 18.004965, -66.899898. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on El Tumbao and Guánica County.

Detailed location data for El Tumbao includes the ZIP code (00653), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Guánica County, and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct El Tumbao is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.