Emajagua Puerto Rico Map
Explore Emajagua, Puerto Rico, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Emajagua, Puerto Rico
How to Use This Emajagua, Puerto Rico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Emajagua, Puerto Rico. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Puerto Rico or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Emajagua.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Emajagua |
| State | Puerto Rico (PR) |
| County | Maunabo County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| Latitude | 18.000522 |
| Longitude | -65.882662 |
| Population | 2,784 |
| Density | 1309.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 00707 |
| Area Code | 787, 939 |
About Emajagua, Puerto Rico
Emajagua is a locality in Maunabo County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,784. The population density is 1309.9 people per km². Emajagua is located at 18.0005°N, 65.8827°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00707.Emajagua unfolds as a narrow, salt-sprayed strip where the terrestrial weight of the island meets the restless, translucent friction of the Atlantic. It lies 10.9 miles south-southwest of Humacao, PR (from Humacao, PR: bearing 199°T), and is situated 3.5 miles south of Yabucoa. The landscape is defined by the Reserva Natural Manglar de Punta Tuna, a verdant, tangled fringe that serves as the region’s breathing apparatus, filtering the brackish water that pulses against the shore. To the north, the Sierra de Guardarraya rises with a jagged, bruised violet intensity, casting long, cooling shadows across the lower ground as the sun retreats toward the horizon. The air here remains perpetually heavy with the scent of brine and damp earth, a sensory tether to the proximity of the coast, while the nearby Quebrada Arenas carves a quiet, seasonal path through the soil toward the sea.
Emajagua preserves a rhythmic, unadorned existence shaped by the currents of Puerto Maunabo and the steady, inland influence of the Río Maunabo. The local economy has long leaned upon the temperamental grace of the sea and the cultivation of the surrounding lowlands, maintaining a quiet distance from the frantic pace of the island's urban centers. Life here is measured by the shifting tides and the seasonal labor of the fields, a heritage that persists despite the encroaching modernity of the coastline. While the distant, shimmering surface of Lago Patillas remains a reservoir of potential for the interior, the residents of Emajagua find their continuity in the unchanging dialogue between the mangrove roots and the incoming swells, a cycle that has anchored the locality since its earliest settlement.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Reserva Natural Manglar de Punta Tuna (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 099° E
- Manglar Punta Tuna Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.1 mi, 099° E
- Punta Yegüas Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.6 mi, 090° E
- Parque Sta. Elena (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 011° N
- Unknown Local Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 334° NW
- Reserva Natural Humedal de Punta Vientos (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 252° W
- Bosque Estatal de Carite (State Resource Management Area) — 9.7 mi, 303° NW
- El Yunque National Forest (National Forest) — 17.4 mi, 012° N · 29k acres
- El Toro Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.7 mi, 013° N · 10k acres
- Rio Icacos, Puerto Rico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 19.1 mi, 019° N · 708 acres
- Rio Mameyes, Puerto Rico Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.0 mi, 021° N · 1,219 acres
- Vieques National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.2 mi, 071° E · 52k acres
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About This Emajagua Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Emajagua, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.000522, -65.882662. 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 Emajagua includes the ZIP code (00707), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Maunabo County, and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
