Fuig Puerto Rico Map

About Fuig, Puerto Rico

Fuig is a locality in Guánica County, Puerto Rico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 644. The population density is 654.2 people per km². Fuig is located at 17.9877°N, 66.9160°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 91601.

Fuig draws its character from the persistent, life-giving flow of the Río Loco, which carves a path through the landscape toward the sea. It lies 5.4 miles southwest of Yauco, PR (from Yauco, PR: bearing 233°T), and is situated 6.9 miles south-southeast of Sabana Grande. The water pushes past the town’s edge, carrying the silt of the interior toward the salt-heavy air of the nearby Bahía Noroeste. To the north, the sharp rise of Cerro de Abra defines the horizon, its slopes catching the morning light and casting long, cooling shadows over the lowlands as the sun begins its descent. The terrain here balances between the rugged, arid heat of the Bosque Estatal de Guanica and the lush, sudden green of the Quebrada Arenas, creating a microclimate where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and drying salt.

Fuig remains a place where the architecture of the past informs the modest pace of contemporary life, reflecting a history tied to the cultivation of the surrounding plains. While the proximity to the coast suggests a maritime focus, the local rhythm is dictated by the slow, seasonal shifts of the land and the quiet maintenance of the land nearby, including the sprawling grounds of the Unknown Local Park. Residents often venture toward the Fuerte Trail for exercise, moving away from the central cluster of dwellings toward the higher ground that offers a vantage point over the basin. Though the distant waters of the Represa de San Germán provide a different kind of stillness, the daily existence in Fuig is grounded in the immediate, tangible reality of the riverbed and the shifting tides of the bay, where the transition from the mountains to the ocean feels complete.

About This Fuig Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fuig, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 17.987744, -66.91601. 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 Fuig includes the ZIP code (91601), telephone area code (818, 747), county seat of Guánica 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.