Vieques, Puerto Rico
Vieques, Puerto Rico | |
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Municipality | |
Nickname: Isla Nena (Baby Girl Island) | |
Coordinates: 18°07′N 65°25′W / 18.117°N 65.417°W | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Puerto Rico |
Government | |
• Mayor | Damaso Serrano López |
Area | |
• Total | 134.42 sq mi (348.15 km2) |
• Land | 52 sq mi (135 km2) |
• Water | 82.30 sq mi (213.15 km2) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 9,351 |
• Density | 175/sq mi (67.5/km2) |
• Demonym | Viequenses |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
Website | www.viequesrenace.com |
Vieques (English pronunciation: vee-AY-kayz or -kez), in full Isla de Vieques, is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico in the northeastern Caribbean. Like mainland Puerto Rico the island is US territory, though it retains strong Spanish influences from 400 years of Spanish ownership.
Other websites
- Pictures from the island
- Vieques, Puerto Rico: ATSDR Documents Dealing with the Isla de Vieques Bombing Range Archived 2004-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Vieques travel guide from Wikivoyage
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