Pole Ojea Puerto Rico Map

About Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico

Pole Ojea is a locality in Cabo Rojo County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,565. The population density is 1097.2 people per km². Pole Ojea is located at 17.9750°N, 67.1852°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00622.

Pole Ojea occupies a low-slung expanse of land where the persistent sun bleaches the grasses to a pale, brittle straw color. It lies 12.0 miles south-southwest of Hormigueros, PR (from Hormigueros, PR: bearing 198°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-southwest of Cabo Rojo. The terrain here slopes gently toward the saline reach of Bahía Sucia, a mere mile away, where the tide leaves behind a fine, crusty residue on the shore. To the east, the rugged silhouette of the Sierra Bermeja rises against the horizon like a serrated spine, anchoring the landscape while the vast, open sky dictates the rhythm of the day. Salt-laden winds carry a sharp, mineral scent from the nearby Corozo Salt Flats, coating the vegetation in a fine, shimmering dust that catches the afternoon light and turns the horizon into a haze of silver and gray.

Pole Ojea exists in a quiet partnership with the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge, which envelops the locality and preserves the stark, arid beauty of the coastal scrub. Historically, the land has felt the weight of time through the extraction of salt, an economy that has left the earth scarred but defined by its hard-won utility. Further afield, the Bosque Estatal Los Morillos acts as a verdant, dense contrast to the open flats, sheltering wildlife that wanders between the mangroves and the dry, inland brush. Beyond the immediate reach of these borders, the distant flow of Río Viejo and the quiet waters of Laguna Joyuda serve as reminders of the water-rich interior that contrasts sharply with this parched, salt-kissed corner of the world. Life here moves with a deliberate, tempered pace, dictated by the shifting heat and the singular, lonely presence of Roca Ola rising from the surf in the distance.

About This Pole Ojea Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pole Ojea, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 17.974965, -67.185179. 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 Pole Ojea includes the ZIP code (00622), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Cabo Rojo 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.