Rincón is a municipality of Puerto Rico founded in 1771 by Don Luis de Añasco (Founder of the town Añasco in 1733). It is in the Western Coastal Valley, west of Añasco and Aguada. Rincón is spread over 9 wards and Rincón Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area. With a population of 15,200 people by 2010 and a density of 520/sq. mi (200/km2). 

It is home to many of the surfing beaches in Puerto Rico, including Domes, Marias, Tres Palmas, Sandy Beach, Pools Beach, and Rincón Town Beach Plaza. It is also home to Caribbean beaches including Córcega Beach. The word "Rincón" means “corner”. 

The 1968 World Surfing Championship was held at Domes Beach in Rincón. Since then, surfers from around the world have been visiting Rincón. Now Rincón has a tourism economy which also boasts scuba diving, snorkeling, and sunsets. 

In 2007, Rincón hosted the ISA World Masters where local surfer Juan Ashton won 1st place in the Masters division. Nickname(s): "El Pueblo de los Bellos Atardeceres", "Los Surfers", "El Pueblo del Surfing". In Rincón the major industry is tourism.

Rincón was the site of a small nuclear reactor plant in the 1960’s that was subsequently closed and claimed clean. In the 1980s, the U.S. government reportedly performed more cleaning, and there are now plans to open it to the public as a museum. It was Puerto Rico's only nuclear reactor.

More information about the city of Rincón please visit: http://www.Rincón.org/