Tiburones Puerto Rico Map

About Tiburones, Puerto Rico

Tiburones is a locality in Barceloneta County, Puerto Rico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 914. The population density is 1510.1 people per km². Tiburones is located at 17.9839°N, 66.5410°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00617.

Tiburones occupies a verdant stretch of land where the humid, heavy air carries the salt-tinged promise of the distant Mar Chiquita. It lies 9.3 miles east-southeast of Arecibo, PR (from Arecibo, PR: bearing 108°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west-southwest of Tierras Nuevas Poniente. The landscape unfolds in a series of muted green elevations, characterized by the dense, tangled canopy of the Cambalache State Forest that brushes against the settlement’s eastern edge. A short distance away, the Río Grande de Manati carves a persistent path through the limestone, its current shaping the low-lying terrain before it meanders toward the sea. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Cuchilla Buena Vista, while the immediate surroundings remain dominated by the dense growth of the Bosque Estatal de Cambalache, a terrain that feels ancient and undisturbed under the relentless tropical sun.

Tiburones maintains an economy tethered to the slow pulse of the land, where the remnants of agricultural traditions linger in the quiet routines of those who work the soil. The proximity to the forest and the nearby Quebrada Cimarrona informs the rhythm of daily life, emphasizing a connection to the cycles of rain and harvest that have defined this region for generations. Residents often look toward the northern coast or the interior, embodying the complex, dual sense of belonging common to those who live between the mountains and the shore. Whether tending to small plots or navigating the pathways toward the nearby island of Tres Hermanas, the people of Tiburones carry a steady, resilient temperament, shaped by a history that remains quietly etched into the surrounding limestone and the shaded, humid trails of the forest.

About This Tiburones Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tiburones, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 17.983855, -66.541005. 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 Tiburones includes the ZIP code (00617), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Barceloneta 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.