Municipalities of Puerto Rico Naguabo is a town of 23,753 inhabitants (Census 2000) located on the eastern coast of Puerto Rico founded in 1794. It is named after the Taíno Indian chief "Naguabo" who ruled that area of island at the time of the Spanish colonization. Naguabo is also known as "the soaked city" because of the large amount of precipitation the territory receives every year due to its proximity to the El Yunque tropical rain forest.

Naguabo is said to be the birth place of the "pastelillo de chapín," which is a very popular food in Puerto Rico. It is trunkfish wrapped inside a flour dough that is deep fried; a very tasty food found in almost any seaside establishment on the island.

Residents are known as Naguabeños. The famous Puerto Rican fugitive Filiberto Ojeda Rios, who was killed by the FBI, is buried in his home town of Rio Blanco, which is a part of the Naguabo municipality.

Municipalities of Puerto Rico

Naguabo (Puerto Rico)