Frontón Puerto Rico Map

About Frontón, Puerto Rico

Frontón is a locality in Ciales County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,544. The population density is 187.0 people per km². Frontón is located at 18.3083°N, 66.5587°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone.

Frontón occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of inland terrain, where the earth rises into gentle slopes that catch the heavy, golden light of the late afternoon. It lies 9.8 miles south-southwest of Manatí, PR (from Manatí, PR: bearing 209°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-northeast of Utuado. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the land drops into the Quebrada de Yeguadilla, a basin that holds the humidity of the tropical air, while the nearby Río Yunes carves a narrow, steady path through the verdant soil. Three miles away, the rising silhouette of Loma de la Zarza anchors the horizon, providing a constant, dark backdrop against which the shifting clouds dissipate. The ground here feels ancient and heavy with moisture, supporting a dense, tangled greenery that thrives in the absence of any cooling breeze from the distant coast.

Frontón maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasons of the land and the quiet industry of those who work the soil. The legacy of the region is tied to the cultivation of the interior, a tradition that persists in the small-scale agricultural plots that surround the village, mirroring the conservation efforts found nearby at the Finca CDK2_Negrón. While the bustling energy of the island is often found elsewhere, life here moves with a deliberate, singular focus, occasionally punctuated by the sound of water flowing toward the distant Lago Dos Bocas. The people of Frontón carry a sense of place that is both deeply local and expansive, a quiet understanding of their position within the vast, green interior of the island where the past is rarely spoken of but always present in the way the morning mist clings to the hillsides.

About This Frontón Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Frontón, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.308335, -66.558693. 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 Frontón includes the ZIP code, telephone area code, county seat of Ciales 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.