San Juan
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San Juan has English and Spanish as its official languages. The head of government is Miguel Romero[1]. It had a population of 342k in 2020[2].
The area of San Juan is 120.2[3]. It sits at an elevation of 3[4]. The time zone is UTC−04:00.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Puerto Rico[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Miguel Romero[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Capital: San Juan[7]
- Official language: English[8], Spanish[9]
- Shares border with: Carolina[10], Guaynabo[11], Aguas Buenas[12], Caguas[13], Trujillo Alto[14]
- Named after: John the Baptist[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Madrid[16], Maracaibo[17], Cádiz[18], Mexico City[19], Cartagena[20], Honolulu County[21], Honolulu[22]
- Postal code: 00901[23], 00902[24], 00906[25], 00907[26], 00908[27], 00909[28], 00910[29], 00911[30], 00912[31], 00913[32], 00914[33], 00915[34], 00916[35], 00917[36]
- Part of: Northern Coast[37]
- Commons category: San Juan, Puerto Rico[38]
- Patron saint: John the Baptist[39]
- Located in time zone: UTC−04:00[40]
- Inception: 1521[41]
- Located in/on physical feature: Puerto Rico[42]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for San Juan include Puerto Rico[43], an unincorporated territory of the United States[44], in United States[45], founded in 1898[46]; Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport[47], an international airport[48], in United States[49]; and USS San Juan[50], an attack submarine[51].
Why It Matters
San Juan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for it include Puerto Rico[43], an unincorporated territory of the United States[44], in United States[45], founded in 1898[46]; Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport[47], an international airport[48], in United States[49]; and USS San Juan[50], an attack submarine[51].