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San Germán–Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Area
The San Germán–Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Statistical Area was a United States Census Bureau defined Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in southwestern Puerto Rico. A July 1, 2009 Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 148,559, a 9.06% increase over the 2000 census figure of 136,212. San Germán-Cabo Rojo was the fourth largest metropolitan area (by population) in Puerto Rico and is the second fastest growing MSA, after Aguadilla–Isabela–San Sebastián, in the Commonwealth. Municipalities A total of four municipalities (Spanish: ''municipios'') were included as part of the San Germán-Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Statistical Area. * Cabo Rojo (Principal city) * San Germán (Principal city) * Lajas * Sabana Grande Combined Statistical Area In the 2023 statistical area definitions, the San Germán–Cabo Rojo, PR MSA was disbanded and merged with the pre-existing Mayagüez, PR MSA. In turn, this merged MSA was combined with the adjacent Aguadilla, PR MSA to for ...
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United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, economy. The U.S. Census Bureau is part of the United States Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce and its Director of the United States Census Bureau, director is appointed by the president of the United States. Currently, Ron S. Jarmin is the acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau's primary mission is conducting the United States census, U.S. census every ten years, which allocates the seats of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives to the U.S. state, states based on their population. The bureau's various censuses and surveys help allocate over $675 billion in federal funds every year and it assists states, local communities, and businesses in making informed decisions. T ...
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Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth. Located about southeast of Miami, Miami, Florida between the Dominican Republic in the Greater Antilles and the United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands in the Lesser Antilles, it consists of the eponymous main island and numerous smaller islands, including Vieques, Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, and Isla de Mona, Mona. With approximately 3.2 million Puerto Ricans, residents, it is divided into Municipalities of Puerto Rico, 78 municipalities, of which the most populous is the Capital city, capital municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, followed by those within the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metro ...
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Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Area
The Aguadilla metropolitan area (Spanish: ''área metropolitana de Aguadilla''), is the third largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in Puerto Rico, comprising the municipalities of Aguadilla, Isabela, San Sebastián, Aguada, Moca, Añasco, and Rincón between the coastal plains, the Northern Karst Belt, and the Cordillera Central mountain subrange in the northwestern region of the main island. One of 6 metropolitan statistical areas in Puerto Rico, it lies within the Mayagüez–Aguadilla combined statistical area (CSA), which is one of 3 primary statistical areas in the main island as defined by the United States Census Bureau. As of 2023, census estimates place the population of the Aguadilla metropolitan area at 250,435. Aguadilla metropolitan area With an estimated population of 250,435 as of 2023, the Aguadilla metropolitan area (MSA) is the third most populous in Puerto Rico, covering 7 of 78 municipalities in the northwestern region of the main island. Agu ...
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Spanish Language
Spanish () or Castilian () is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Today, it is a world language, global language with 483 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 558 million speakers total, including second-language speakers. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries, as well as one of the Official languages of the United Nations, six official languages of the United Nations. Spanish is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language ...
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Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Cabo Rojo (), ) is a Cabo Rojo barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality situated on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico and forms part of the San Germán – Cabo Rojo metropolitan area, San Germán–Cabo Rojo metropolitan area as well as the larger Mayagüez metropolitan area, Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area. History The area near Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge, Las Salinas (salt flats) has been inhabited since 30 BC and AD 120 according to archaeological evidence. Punta Ostiones Site, Punta Ostiones, listed in the National Register of Historic Places as an archeological site, was home to a large group of Archaic period in the Americas, Archaic Indians. Despite the threat of Piracy in the Caribbean, pirates and natives, the Spanish settled the area of Faro Los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo, Los Morrillos around 1511. By 1525, salt mining was an important industry in the area. In 1759 the first request to establish itself as ...
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San Germán, Puerto Rico
San Germán () is a historic San Germán barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality located in the Sabana Grande Valley of southwestern region of Puerto Rico, south of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Mayagüez and Maricao, Puerto Rico, Maricao, north of Lajas, Puerto Rico, Lajas, east of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, Hormigueros and Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, Cabo Rojo, and west of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, Sabana Grande. San Germán is spread over eighteen barrios plus San Germán barrio-pueblo, San Germán Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is both a principal city of the San Germán–Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Mayagüez metropolitan area#Combined Statistical Area, Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area. San Germán is the second oldest city of Puerto Rico, after San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, and its Old town, historic downtown is preserved as the San Germán Historic District. Pu ...
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Lajas, Puerto Rico
Lajas () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Lajas Valley in southwestern Puerto Rico, on the southern coast of the island, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of San Germán and Sabana Grande; east of Cabo Rojo; and west of Guánica. Lajas is spread over 11 barrios plus Lajas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Germán-Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Located in the Lajas Valley, the town was founded in 1883 by the Xueta Teodoro Jácome Pagán. Xuetes ( Chuetas) were Majorcan Jews (Sephardic Catalan Jews). Some families changed their names from ''Jácome'' to the Castilian form Santiago. Jácome is the Mallorquin form of James (Ia'akov). Catalan Jews from Majorca were part of the early settlers in the south of Borikén (Puerto Rico). 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 a col ...
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Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
Sabana Grande () is a Sabana Grande barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico located north of Lajas, Puerto Rico, Lajas and Guánica, Puerto Rico, Guánica; south of Maricao, Puerto Rico, Maricao; east of San Germán, Puerto Rico, San Germán; and west of Yauco, Puerto Rico, Yauco. Sabana Grande is spread over seven barrios and Sabana Grande barrio-pueblo, Sabana Grande Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Germán-Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The municipality's name comes from the extensive plain that occupies the southern part of the municipality which extends towards the west to San Germán, Puerto Rico, San German and Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, Hormigueros, better known as the Sabana Grande Valley (Spanish language, Spanish for the ''big savanna valley''; the word ''sabana'' and the English savanna both come from the Taíno language, Taino word for plains). Accord ...
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Mayagüez Metropolitan Area
The Mayagüez metropolitan area (Spanish: ''área metropolitana de Mayagüez''), is the fourth largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in Puerto Rico, comprising the municipalities of Mayagüez, Cabo Rojo, San Germán, Lajas, Sabana Grande, and Hormigueros between the coastal plains and the Cordillera Central mountain subrange in the southwestern region of the main island. One of 6 metropolitan statistical areas in Puerto Rico, it lies within the Mayagüez–Aguadilla combined statistical area (CSA), which is one of 3 primary statistical areas in the main island as defined by the United States Census Bureau. As of 2023, census estimates place the population of the Mayagüez metropolitan area at 207,877. Mayagüez metropolitan area With an estimated population of 207,877 as of 2023, the Mayagüez metropolitan area (MSA) is the fourth populous in Puerto Rico, covering 6 of 78 municipalities in the southwestern region of the main island. Mayagüez is considered to b ...
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