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Vieques
Municipio Autónomo de Vieques Isla de Vieques | |
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Island-Municipality | |
 Mosquito Bioluminescent Bay in Vieques | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Isla Nena (Baby Girl Island) | |
 Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Vieques Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 18°07′N 65°25′W / 18.117°N 65.417°W | |
| Sovereign state |  United States |
| Territory |  Puerto Rico |
| Government | |
| • Senatorial District | 8 – Carolina |
| • Representative District | 36 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 135 km2 (52 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,249 |
| • Rank | 76th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Viequense |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00765 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes |   |
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 United States territory, though it retains strong Spanish influences from 400 years of Spanish ownership.
- ↑ "Vieques Island". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Archived from the original on July 22, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ↑ "PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2021.