Jagual Puerto Rico Map

About Jagual, Puerto Rico

Jagual is a locality in San Lorenzo County, Puerto Rico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 921. The population density is 1177.0 people per km². Jagual is located at 18.1616°N, 65.9954°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00754.

Jagual maintains a quiet presence amidst the verdant, inland interior where the land rises in deliberate, sweeping folds toward the distant Sierra de Cayey. It lies 6.1 miles southeast of Caguas, PR (from Caguas, PR: bearing 145°T), and is situated 6.7 miles southwest of Juncos. The topography here is defined by the steady, persistent carve of the Río Grande De Loiza, which travels only a mile from the center, feeding the lush vegetation of the Quebrada Prieta basin. Sunlight in Jagual possesses a heavy, amber quality as it filters through the canopy during the late afternoon, casting long shadows that seem to anchor the houses to the clay-rich soil. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the terrain shifts into dense, humid corridors of growth, while the Charco Azul Trail offers a path for those who seek the deeper, cooler recesses of the woods five miles away.

History in Jagual remains etched into the labor of the soil, reflecting a long-standing commitment to agricultural cycles that have sustained generations of families. The local economy persists in a delicate balance with the environment, drawing its vitality from the land that has been worked since the early years of settlement. Daily life follows the measured pace of the seasons, often punctuated by a brief visit to the nearby Unknown Local Park, where the silence is as much a part of the landscape as the trees themselves. Residents often look toward the horizon where the Sierra de Cayey looms, a constant reminder of the physical boundaries that shape their world, distinct from the more distant, expansive reaches of El Yunque National Forest.

About This Jagual Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jagual, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.161626, -65.995442. 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 Jagual includes the ZIP code (00754), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of San Lorenzo 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.