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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] |
Paso Palma
Paso Palma is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 582. 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 Paso Palma barrio was 1,317. 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] |
Puerto Rico Senatorial District V
Puerto Rico Senatorial District V, also known as the Senatorial District of Ponce, is one of the eight senatorial districts of Puerto Rico. It is currently represented by Marially González Huertas and Ramón Ruiz Nieves (both from the Popular Democratic Party). District profile The Senatorial District V has an approximate population of 464,962. It covers the following municipalities: * Adjuntas * Guánica * Guayanilla * Jayuya * Lajas * Lares * Maricao * Peñuelas * Ponce * Sabana Grande * Utuado * Yauco * and some regions of Juana Díaz In previous distributions, the territory covered by the Senatorial District V has changed. In 1972, the District didn't include the municipality of Jayuya, which was annexed during the 1983 redistribution. Also, in 1972 and 1983 the District didn't include the municipalities of Lajas, Maricao or Juana Díaz. However, in the 1991 redistribution, both Lajas and Maricao were assigned to the district. The district didn't suffer changes in ... [...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] |
New Progressive Party Of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party ( es, Partido Nuevo Progresista, PNP) is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates statehood. The PNP is one of the two major parties in Puerto Rico with significant political strength and currently holds both the seat of the governor and of the resident commissioner. The party is primarily contrasted by two other political parties: the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), which advocates maintaining the current political status of Puerto Rico as that of an unincorporated territory of the United States with self-government, and the smaller Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP), which advocates for the independence of Puerto Rico. In national/mainland politics, members are split, with some party members affiliating with the Republican Party and some with the Democratic Party, although the PNP tends to be seen as slightly more conservative than the PPD overall. The party traces its history back to 1967. In that year, the Partido Estadista Rep ... [...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] |
Viví Abajo
Viví Abajo is a Barrios of Puerto Rico, barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,143. Geography Viví Abajo is situated at an elevation of north of Viví Arriba in Utuado, 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 Insular area, 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 Viví Abajo barrio was 1,253. Hurricane Maria Viví Abajo sustained significant damage to roads and homes from Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico References Barrios of Utuado, Puerto Rico {{UtuadoPR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetuán, Utuado, Puerto Rico
Tetuán is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 680. 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 Tetuán barrio was 1,678. Landslide On May 28, 2019 a landslide occurred in Tetuán cutting off many families' access to the main road, Puerto Rico Highway 140. The mayor said landslides are a normal occurrence in the Utuado municipality. 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 { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Rosa, Utuado, Puerto Rico
Santa Rosa is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 0. Geography Santa Rosa is situated at an elevation of north of Caguana in Utuado, 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 Santa Rosa barrio was 793. 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] |
Santa Isabel, Utuado, Puerto Rico
Santa Isabel is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 660. Geography Santa Isabel is a remote barrio situated at an elevation of just south of Ángeles in Utuado, 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 Santa Isabel barrio was 875. 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] |
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] |
