Central region · Puerto Rico
Jayuya
~36 mi from San JuanInland
Jayuya is a town in the mountainous center region of Puerto Rico, north of Ponce, east of Utuado, and west of Ciales. Founded in 1911, it is an inland town spread over 10 barrios plus Jayuya Pueblo, covering 44.5 square miles and lying roughly 36 miles from San Juan, with 14,566 people (Census estimate, 2020–2024).
Jayuya serves as the principal city of the Jayuya Micropolitan Statistical Area, giving it a role as a hub for the surrounding mountainous area. Its location in the island’s central highlands, bordered by Ponce, Utuado, and Ciales, places it firmly within the interior mountain region rather than along the coast.
For visitors
- Hiking
- Outdoors
- Fiestas patronales
For living hereResidents live in a mountain town of about 14,600 people in the Cordillera Central, about 36 miles from San Juan.Living in Jayuya: rent, commute, schools & safety
At a glance
- Region
- Central
- Setting
- Inland
- Distance
- ~36 mi from San Juan
- Population
- 14,566 (Census estimate, 2020–2024)
- Founded
- 1911
- Median rent
- $456/mo
- Median income
- $21,796/yr
- Area
- 44.5 sq mi (115.3 km²)
- Fiestas patronales
- Our Lady of Montserrat · September 8
- Guide spots
- 3
- Stories, last 30 days
- 1
- Water & power
- Water by sector · Power outages
- Living here
- Rent, commute, schools & safety
Right now in Jayuya
Road closures in Jayuya
No closures reported in Jayuya as of 1:08 PM AST on Thu, Nov 12.
Water rationing in Jayuya
No rationing plan names Jayuya. None of the plans the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA) has published includes the town, as of Nov 12. Repairs and breaks cut service sector by sector: search your sector
Power outages in Jayuya
Not among the 7 towns with the most interruptions on LUMA’s morning reading of Nov 12, when 0.5% of customers island-wide were without power. Jayuya was on that list on none of the last 7 mornings. Outages right now, town by town
News from Jayuya
Latest stories
Our analysis
- Grid Watch · EarlierOutages Peaked at 13,417 Customers on Oct 14; Rest of the Week Quieter
- Town of the Week · EarlierAdjuntas, Where Rent Runs 20% Below the Island Median
- Fiesta Calendar · Earlier8 Patron-Saint Fiestas and 10 Events in September
Every Grid Watch Every Town of the Week Every Fiesta Calendar
Things to do in Jayuya
Nature spots
Cerro Rosa
Peak
Cerro Rosa is a peak in the Cordillera Central mountain range. It is the third highest peak of Puerto Rico. The mountain sits on the border between the municipalities of Ciales and Jayuya.
Culture & Events
Casa Canales
Museum
Casa Canales, also known as Casa Nemesio R. Canales, is a house museum in Jayuya, in Puerto Rico's central highlands. The name refers to Nemesio R. Canales, and the building is kept as a museum open to visitors interested in the town's cultural history.
La Piedra Escrita
Taíno Petroglyphs
La Piedra Escrita is a large granite boulder in Jayuya carved with pictographs attributed to the Taíno people, one of the more accessible examples of prehistoric rock art in Puerto Rico. The site is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places and draws visitors interested in the island's indigenous history, offering a chance to see Taíno petroglyphs preserved in their original outdoor setting.
Outdoors and sports
Trails in and near Jayuya
1 trail starts in Jayuya; the nearest three in other towns are within 6 mi of the town center, as the crow flies.
- In JayuyaLos Tres PicachosHard 1.3 mi each way, 1 h 50 min to 2 h 40 minThe three peaksNot confirmed: ask firstCommunity-mapped
- In Utuado, 3 mi awayCañón BlancoEasy 0.3 mi each way, 20 to 30 minWhite CanyonWalk inCommunity-mapped
- In Ponce, 3 mi awayCamino Cerro de PuntaModerate 0.7 mi each way, 45 min to 1 h 10 minCerro de Punta pathWalk in, no bookingCommunity-mapped
- In Ciales, 6 mi awayCharco El MorónEasy 0.6 mi each way, 40 min to 1 hEl Morón swimming holeWalk inCommunity-mappedSwimming hole
Bills and recovery money
Bills about Jayuya
- RCS 181Amend Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Joint Resolution 60-2023Passed a chamber, Oct 5
Recovery money in Jayuya
$451 million committed by FEMA to 537 projects filed under Jayuya since 2001: $30,945 per resident, 2nd of 78 towns.
Every project located in Jayuya, the island-wide agencies’ included
38% paid out: Puerto Rico's Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3), which pays out the federal disaster recovery money, has paid $162 million of the $430 million committed.
38%39.4% paid out on the town government’s own rebuilding: $161 million of $409 million, the projects it runs itself, as of Oct 14, 2026. Our FEMA story charts this figure for every town.
39.4%- Municipal CemeteryParks and other$21.5 million
- Recreational Facilities - Municipal Stadium Marcos A. Massini and Track & FieldParks and other$20.4 million
- Road - La Colonia/Los Orasmos Sector - 185408, #185409, #203664Roads and bridges$9.6 million
The town government’s largest projects in implementation, and what has been paid
- Recreational Facilities, Municipal Stadium Marcos A. Massini and Track & Field$5M of $20.4M25%
- Mameyes Sector La Zarza$4.3M of $9.5M46%
- Roads, Griñas Ward$2.6M of $9.2M28%
- Project PW-06376$2.8M of $8.1M34%
Every town and the island-wide agencies
FEMA Public Assistance data, as of Nov 11, 2026. Obligated by FEMA: committed to the project and drawn as the work is done. Paid out: COR3’s transparency portal, as of Nov 4, 2026.
Living in Jayuya
Crime in Jayuya
11 violent crimes and 0 homicides reported to the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPD) in Jayuya, January 1 – September 30, 2026; in 2025, 13.7 violent crimes per 10,000 people, in the second-lowest fifth of towns.
- Homicides
- 0 YTD
- Violent crimes
- 11 YTD
- All serious crimes
- 45 YTD
- Violent crimes per 10,000 people (2025)
- 13.7
Flood zones in Jayuya
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Phone alerts for Jayuya
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