Guayanilla is located on the southern coast. The coastline forms the
Guayanilla Bay, one of the best natural harbors in Puerto Rico, to the south, also. The nearest city is
Ponce, which is to the east. The northern regions are bordered by mountains that reach at the
Cordillera Central. In the central regions, the terrain descends where it does not exceed 1,410 feet (430 m). Finally in the coastal plain, the elevations do not exceed . The
Yauco,
Guayanilla, and
Macaná rivers all run through the municipality. The
Yauco River briefly runs through the Boca ward in Guayanilla, where its exit into the
Caribbean Sea and accompanying marshlands are located.
Barrios Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Guayanilla is subdivided into
barrios. The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a small barrio referred to as , near the center of the municipality. •
Barrero •
Boca •
Cedro •
Consejo •
Guayanilla barrio-pueblo •
Indios •
Jagua Pasto •
Jaguas •
Llano •
Macaná •
Magas •
Pasto •
Playa •
Quebrada Honda •
Quebradas •
Rufina •
Sierra Baja Sectors Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to
minor civil divisions) and subbarrios, are further subdivided into smaller areas called (
sectors in English). The types of
sectores may vary, from normally
sector to
urbanización to
reparto to
barriada to
residencial, among others.
Special Communities (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount of
social exclusion. A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in Guayanilla: Magas Abajo, Villa del Carmen in Playa barrio, Piedras Blancas, Playita, and San Pedro. ==Tourism==