Mayag�ez is the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico. Originally founded as "Nuestra Se�ora de la Candelaria" it is also known as "La Sultana del Oeste" (The Sultaness of the West), "Ciudad de las Aguas Puras" (City of Pure Waters), or "Ciudad del Mang�" (City of the Mango). On April 6, 1894, the Spanish crown gave it the formal title of "Excelente ciudad de Mayag�ez" (Excellent City of Mayaquez). Mayag�ez is located in the center of the western coast on the island of Puerto Rico. It is both a principal city of the Mayag�ez Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Mayag�ez�San Germ�n�Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area
