CAGUAS is an important interior town situated on an ex tensive and fertile plain in the east-central part of Porto Rico. It is about 25m. from San Juan, the principal city and seaport of the island, with which it is connected by a railroad and high ways. The population of the town itself, by the 1920 census, was 12,149; in 193o, it was 19,791; the population of the municipal district in 1930 was 47,728.
The town is the centre of a district principally devoted to the production of sugar-cane and tobacco; some fruits and coffee are also produced. There are several important sugar centrals in the district where sugar is manufactured from the cane. In the town there are several cigar factories. The public buildings, stores and shops are attractive. It has a beautiful plaza, well-paved streets, electric lights, water-works and a sewer system. The school build ings are unusually commodious and attractive ; the schools, among the best on the island. The municipality has a good hospital and a public library. The town and municipal district are regarded as among the most progressive and prosperous in the island.