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Utuado
Utuado () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central mountainous region of the island known as the '' Cordillera Central''. It is located north of Adjuntas and Ponce; south of Hatillo and Arecibo; east of Lares; and west of Ciales and Jayuya. It is the third-largest municipality in land area in Puerto Rico (after Arecibo and Ponce). According to the 2020 US Census, the municipality has a population of 28,287 spread over 24 barrios and Utuado pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). Utuado is the main municipality of the Utuado micropolitan statistical area and is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Fajardo Combined Statistical Area. Etymology and nicknames The name Utuado derives from the Taíno word ''otoao'', meaning ''between mountains'' (i.e. valley). The municipality is known as ''Ciudad del Viví'' (Viví City), derived from the Viví River which runs through Utuado: one river branch comes from Adjuntas and the other f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utuado, Puerto Rico
Utuado () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central mountainous region of the island known as the '' Cordillera Central''. It is located north of Adjuntas and Ponce; south of Hatillo and Arecibo; east of Lares; and west of Ciales and Jayuya. It is the third-largest municipality in land area in Puerto Rico (after Arecibo and Ponce). According to the 2020 US Census, the municipality has a population of 28,287 spread over 24 barrios and Utuado pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). Utuado is the main municipality of the Utuado micropolitan statistical area and is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Fajardo Combined Statistical Area. Etymology and nicknames The name Utuado derives from the Taíno word ''otoao'', meaning ''between mountains'' (i.e. valley). The municipality is known as ''Ciudad del Viví'' (Viví City), derived from the Viví River which runs through Utuado: one river branch comes from Adjuntas and the other f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utuado Barrio-pueblo
Utuado barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Utuado, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,856. The central plaza and its church As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called ''pueblo'' which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year. The central plaza, or square, is a place for official and unofficial recreational events and a place where people can gather and socialize from dusk to dawn. The Laws of the Indies, Spanish law, which regulated life in Puerto Rico in the early 19th century, stated the plaza's purpose was for "the parties" (celebrations, festivities) ( es, a propósito para las fiestas), and that the square should be proportionally large enough for the number of neighbors ( es, grandeza proporcionada al número de vecinos). These Spanish regulations also s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caguana, Utuado, Puerto Rico
Caguana is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,009. Geography Caguana is situated at an elevation of south of Santa Rosa in Utuado, Puerto Rico. It has an area of of which is water. History It is one of the few municipalities of Puerto Rico to have an ancient area for Mesoamerican ballgames, called Batéy games, in the Caribbean. The Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site in Utuado preserves the site where the Taíno people lived. The Tanamá River goes through Caguana, Utuado. Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Pérez Heredia
Jorge "Jorgito" Pérez Heredia is a Puerto Rican politician and current mayor of the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. He is affiliated with the New Progressive Party (NPP) and is a former supervisor of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA; Spanish: ''LUMA'', ''AEE'') was an electric power company owned by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico responsible for electricity generation, power distribution, and power transmission on the island. .... Pérez Heredia was a candidate for the New Progressive Party's nomination for District 22 Representative in their 2003 primaries. He was also a candidate for the party's nomination for mayor of Utuado against incumbent Alan González Cancel in their 2008 primaries, that Pérez Heredia lost by a wide margin. After González Cancel stepped down from a fourth consecutive term, Jorge Pérez Heredia won the NPP's nomination for mayor of Utuado in their 2012 primaries, then ran agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salto Arriba
Salto Arriba is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 617. Geography Salto Arriba is situated at an elevation of in central Utuado, just west of Utuado pueblo in Puerto Rico. It has an area of . History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Salto Arriba barrio was 855. There is a bridge over the Río Grande on PR-123 in Salto Arriba that is prone to collapse with heavy rains. A temporary bridge washed away with flooding from Hurricane Fiona on September 18, 2022. It was a temporary structure which had been built after Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017 washed away the original bridge. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salto Abajo
Salto Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,929. Geography Salto Abajo is situated at an elevation of , just north of Salto Arriba and pueblo in Utuado, Puerto Rico. It has an area of of which is water. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Salto Abajo barrio was 836. Features The rope bridge in Salto Abajo was destroyed by Hurricane Maria in 2017. Engineering students from the University of New Mexico and University of Texas at El Paso began its reconstruction but never completed the work. Gallery Puente La Hamaca El Verde - Utuado, Puerto Rico - panoramio.jpg, in Salto Abajo, 2010 See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, there are 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Alonso
Don Alonso is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 900. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Don Alonso barrio was 1,610. Gallery Utuado, Puerto Rico - panoramio (2).jpg, Gazebos near Dos Bocas Lake Don Alonso, Utuado, Puerto Rico - panoramio.jpg, The Dos Bocas Lake in Don Alonso See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 barrios and 75 barrios-pueblo. There are also a number of subbarrios and communities. The following is a list of the 902 barrios, some of the subbarrios, i ... References Barrios of Utuado, Puerto Rico {{UtuadoPR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Río Abajo, Utuado, Puerto Rico
Río Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 237. It is an isolated, rural barrio in the Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico), the mountain range that goes east to west across the center of Puerto Rico. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Río Abajo barrio was 1,235. Hurricane Maria which struck Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, washed away the Río Abajo bridge and approximately 60 families were left isolated. Residents invented a zip line to bring food across until a temporary bridge was built. The construction of a permanent bridge was completed in March 2018. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mameyes Abajo
Mameyes Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,136. The corresponding Mameyes Arriba (Upper Mameyes) is located in neighbouring Jayuya at a higher elevation, but was once part of Utuado as well. The Río La Venta is a river in Mameyes Abajo. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Mameyes barrio was 4,268. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 barrios and 75 barrios-pueblo. There are also a number of subbarrios and communities. The following is a list of the 902 barrios, some of the subbarrios, i ... References Barrios of Utuado, Puerto Rico {{UtuadoPR-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángeles, Utuado, Puerto Rico
Ángeles is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,056. Geography Ángeles is situated at an elevation of west of Caguana in Utuado, Puerto Rico. It has an area of of which is water. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Ángeles barrio was 2,456. Gallery CAFE GRAN BATEY.jpg, (coffee roasting) See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 barrios and 75 barrios-pueblo. There are also a number of subbarrios and communities. The following is a list of the 902 barrios, some of the subbarrios, i ... References Barrios of Utuado, Puerto Rico {{UtuadoPR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabana Grande, Utuado, Puerto Rico
Sabana Grande is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,112. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Sabana Grande barrio was 1,053. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 barrios and 75 barrios-pueblo. There are also a number of subbarrios and communities. The following is a list of the 902 barrios, some of the subbarrios, i ... References External links Video of destruction in Sabana Grande caused by Hurricane Maria Barrios of Utuado, Puerto Rico {{UtuadoPR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viví Arriba
Viví Arriba is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 748. Geography Viví Arriba is situated at an elevation of south of Viví Abajo, in Utuado, Puerto Rico. It has an area of of which is water. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico and found that the population of Viví Arriba barrio was 1,240. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 barrios and 75 barrios-pueblo. There are also a number of subbarrios and communities. The following is a list of the 902 barrios, some of the subbarrios, i ... References Barrios of Utuado, Puerto Rico {{UtuadoPR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
