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Place Name
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Mayaguez
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Pronunciation
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mah-yah-GWAIZ
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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100,371 (1990)
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Location
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Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Mayaguez
(mah-yah-GWAIZ), city (1990 pop. 100,371), W
P.R., facing Mona Passage. Port of entry and shipping and mfg. center.
Tuna-processing plants, breweries. Other mfg. (food processing; candy,
chemical prods., machinery, electronics, scientific instruments).
Recent expansion of pharmaceutical industries and offshore
assembly plants. Tourism. Long known for its embroidery. Communications
and cultural center with a growing pop. Has campus of Univ. of P.R., a
U.S. govt. agr. research station, and 2 television stations.
Mayaguez Zoo here. Internatl. airport. Founded c.1760.
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