Las Marías is an inland municipality in western Puerto Rico, situated about 60 miles from San Juan. It lies north of Maricao, southeast of Añasco, south of San Sebastián, east of Mayagüez, and west of Lares, and is organized into 15 barrios plus the Las Marías Pueblo.
Founded in 1871, the municipality covers 114.15 km² and had a population of approximately 8,874 as of 2020, making it one of the smaller and more rural towns in the west of the island.
For visitorsVisitors encounter a small, rural inland town in western Puerto Rico bordered by several other municipalities including Maricao and Mayagüez.
For living hereResidents live in a small, historic municipality of about 8,874 people spread across 15 barrios and the town center, in a rural inland setting in western Puerto Rico.