Bayamón is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas and Comerío; south of Toa Baja and Cataño; west of Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta and Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 wards and Bayamón Pueblo . It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bayamón is sometimes called "El Pueblo del Chicharrón" and "Ciudad del Tapón" because of the constant traffic jams that plague the city. Juan Ramírez de Arrellano established Bayamón as a town on May 22, 1772. It... derives its name from the local Indian chief Bahamon or from the Taíno word Bayamongo, which is the name of the main river that crosses the city. In 1821, Marcos Xiorro a slave owned by Vicente Andino, a Militia Captain who owned a sugar plantation in Bayamón, planned and conspired to lead a slave revolt against the sugar plantation owners and the Spanish Colonial government in Puerto Rico.
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| Country: | Puerto Rico, United States of America |
| Population: | 207,960 |
| Area: | 44.5 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Atlantic Standard Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Bayamón / Bayamon city |