San Germ�n is a municipality located in the southwestern region of Puerto Rico, south of Mayag�ez and Maricao; north of Lajas; east of Hormigueros and Cabo Rojo; and west of Sabana Grande. San Germ�n is spread over 18 wards and San Germ�n Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is both a principal city of the San Germ�n�Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Mayag�ez�San Germ�n�Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area. San Germ�n is the second oldest city of Puerto Rico, after San Juan and the third oldest city in the United States. The island of Puerto Rico was once split between the San Juan and the San Germ�n municipalities. The latter extended from a line from Arecibo in the north to Ponce in the south, westward to the sea
