Camuy (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈmuj]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Lares and San Sebastián; east of Quebradillas; and west of Hatillo.

Camuy, popularly known as Romantic City (la ciudad romántica), was founded in 1807 by Petronila Matos, and formerly part of Arecibo is located in the northwestern coastal region of Puerto Rico, less than 5 minutes west of Hatillo municipality, on PR-2 and PR-119.

In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Camuy was 10,887.

At the time the partition covered the areas between Aguadilla and Arecibo, what is known today as the municipalities of Camuy, Hatillo, Quebradillas, Isabela, Utuado, and San Sebastián.

[6] Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017 triggered numerous landslides in Camuy with the significant amount of rainfall.

The 40 animal husbandry businesses in Camuy, agriculture, and tourism industries suffered heavy losses.

The Cibao River also forms part of the system.Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Camuy is subdivided into barrios.

The cave system was first documented in the 1973 book Discovery At The Rio Camuy (ISBN 0-517-50594-0) by Russell and Jeanne Gurnee.

[38] Camuy is first and foremost Catholic but there are other religions present in the town, including Protestant denominations such as the Pentecostals, Presbyterians, Methodists, and others.

There are four Roman Catholic parishes in Camuy: The town has many local sports teams (volleyball, basketball, martial arts, swimming etc.)

Many of them are part of the little league and the intermediate system but at the top the two professional Class A and Double AA baseball teams called "Los Arenosos" (Referring to the abundance of sand from the coastline).

Other festivals and celebrations that take place in Camuy include:[31] Agriculture (sugarcane some time ago) and cattle and milk production.

[12] There's an active manufacturing industry in the city, including companies such as Alaska based Cazador Apparel, Seamless Textiles, Hanes, Best Quality Coop and Camuy Furniture Warehouse.

In 2024, Brenda Pérez Soto and Gabriel González, both from the New Progressive Party (PNP), were elected as District Senators.

A white undulating band runs horizontally across and is interrupted in the middle by the figure of the Camuy sun, in this case represented by the colors yellow and black.