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Luquillo, Puerto Rico

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Luquillo, Puerto Rico

Luquillo is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northeast coast, northwest of Fajardo; and east of Rio Grande. Luquillo is spread over 5 barrios and Luquillo Pueblo.

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About Luquillo

Set in the northeastern part of Puerto Rico, Luquillo is a storied little place.

Luquillo holds the status of a zona urbana — the urban heart of its Puerto Rico municipio. The community covers 1.06 square miles.

What Makes Luquillo Unique

  • The only place in America named Luquillo — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
  • Positioned in northeastern Puerto Rico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
  • Part of the fabric of Puerto Rico — one of 292 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

  • Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
  • Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Luquillo

  • Boardriders Surf Bar & Grill — american
  • Sama
  • Simple Food
  • 16 grados (café)
  • Chino Latino — latino
  • Coffee Therapy (café)
  • Ernestina's — regional
  • La Fonda Gourmet
  • La Parco
  • Latin Gyros — regional

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Luquillo

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Luquillo

  • ALEJANDRINA RIOS BANABE
  • CAMILO VALLES MATIENZO
  • RAFAEL N. COCA
  • SUPERIOR ISIDRO A. SANCHEZ

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

TypeZona Urbana
Population (2024)
Land area1.06 sq mi
Coordinates18.3757, -65.7209

🗺️ Map of Luquillo