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Aibonito
Aibonito () is a small mountain town and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the Sierra de Cayey mountain range, north of Salinas; south of Barranquitas and Comerío; east of Coamo; and west of Cidra, and Cayey. Aibonito is spread over 8 ''barrios'' and Aibonito Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aibonito is located at a relatively high elevation (its main square is the highest in the island at above sea level), which makes its climate cooler than most of Puerto Rico's towns. Etymology and nicknames The name ''Aibonito'' is possibly a combination of Spanish and Taíno from ''Hatibon'' or ''Jatibon'', which the native name of the Aibonito River. ''Jatibon'' most likely translates to "black river" or "night river", the indigenous name of the river which was later turned into a diminutive in Spanish (''Jatibon-ito''). It is common to have native place names in P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aibonito Barrio-pueblo
Aibonito barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Aibonito, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,539. 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 and its church 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) (), and that the square should be proportionally large enough for the number of neighbors (). These Spanish regulations also stated that the streets nearby should be comfortable portals for passersby, prote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highways In Puerto Rico
The highway system in Puerto Rico is composed of approximately of roads in Puerto Rico, maintained by the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (Spanish: ''Departmento de Transportación y Obras Públicas'') or DTOP. The highway system in Puerto Rico is divided into four networks: primary, urban primary, secondary or inter-municipal, and tertiary or local (Spanish: ''red primaria'', ''red primaria urbana'', ''red secundaria o intermunicipal'', and ''red terciaria o local''). Highways may change between networks and retain their same numbers. Highway markers Puerto Rico roads are classified according to the network they belong to. There are four types: primary, urban primary, secondary, and tertiary.''Guías para la Selección ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asomante, Aibonito, Puerto Rico
Asomante is a barrio in the municipality of Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,966. History Asomante was in Spain's gazetteers until 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 combined population of Asomante and Caonillas barrios was 1,245. Sectors Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from normally ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' to ''barriada'' to ''residencial'', among others. The following sectors are in Asomante barrio: , and . Gallery Carretera PR-14, Aibonito, Puerto Rico (1).jpg, Puerto Rico High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robles, Aibonito, Puerto Rico
Robles is a barrio in the municipality of Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,863. History Robles was in Spain's gazetteers until 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 combined population of Robles and Pasto barrios was 1,459. Sectors Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller locally populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from normally ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' to ''barriada'' to ''residencial'', among others. The following sectors are in Robles barrio: , and . Gallery Carretera PR-727, Aibonito, Puerto Rico (2).jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 727 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanos, Aibonito, Puerto Rico
Llanos is a barrio in the municipality of Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 6,840. History Llanos was in Spain's gazetteers until 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 combined population of Llanos and Algarrobo barrios was 1,226. Sectors Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from normally ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' to ''barriada'' to ''residencial'', among others. The following sectors are in Llanos barrio: , and . Gallery Cañón de San Cristóbal, Aibonito-Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.jpg, bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasto, Aibonito, Puerto Rico
Pasto is a barrio in the municipality of Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,184. History Pasto was in Spain's gazetteers until 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 combined population of Pasto and Robles barrios was 1,459. Sectors Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from normally ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' to ''barriada'' to ''residencial'', among others. The following sectors are in Pasto barrio: , and . Special communities Since 2001 when law 1-2001 was passed, measures have been taken to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algarrobo, Aibonito, Puerto Rico
Algarrobo is a barrio in the municipality of Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 383. History Algarrobo was in Spain's gazetteers until 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 Algarrobo and Llanos barrios was 1,226. In 2004, Algarrobo in Aibonito was one of the 742 places on the list of marginalized communities (); identified as such by the Puerto Rico Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development. Sectors Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from normally ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Puerto Rico
The municipalities of Puerto Rico (Spanish language, Spanish: ''municipios de Puerto Rico'') are the second-level List of administrative divisions by country, administrative divisions defined with geographic Border, boundaries and governmental authority in the Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island of Puerto Rico. Amounting to 78 municipal corporation, incorporated towns and cities equivalent to List of United States counties and county equivalents, U.S. counties, only two of which are outside the main island, namely the smaller islands of Vieques, Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, each municipality is governed by an elected Mayor–council government#Strong-mayor government form, strong mayor and a Unicameralism, unicameral municipal council, legislature. The municipalities are divided into 902 Barrios of Puerto Rico, barrios, the third-level administrative divisions under the political leadership of the municipal government. As a Territories of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caonillas, Aibonito, Puerto Rico
Caonillas is a barrio in the municipality of Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,424. History Caonillas was in Spain's gazetteers until 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 (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ... of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Caonillas and Asomante barrios was 1,245. Sectors Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''secto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plata, Aibonito, Puerto Rico
Plata (also La Plata) is a barrio in the municipality of Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,724. History Plata was in Spain's gazetteers until 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 (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ... of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Plata barrio was 1,554. Sectors Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
Barranquitas (, ) is a small mountain Barranquitas barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality located in the Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico), Cordillera Central region of Puerto Rico, south of Corozal, Puerto Rico, Corozal and Naranjito, Puerto Rico, Naranjito; north of Coamo, Puerto Rico, Coamo and Aibonito, Puerto Rico, Aibonito; west of Comerío, Puerto Rico, Comerío and Cidra, Puerto Rico, Cidra; and east of Orocovis, Puerto Rico, Orocovis. Barranquitas is spread over 6 barrios and Barranquitas barrio-pueblo, Barranquitas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. Barranquitas is about one hour by winding roads from San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, the capital. It is nestled amid hills and mountains, and nearby, between Barranquitas and Aibonito, is the San Cristóbal Canyon; one of the deepest canyons in the West Indies. For years, the overlook was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuyón, Aibonito, Puerto Rico
Cuyón is a barrio in the municipality of Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 977. The Cuyón River runs through this barrio and through Coamo. History Cuyón was in Spain's gazetteers until 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 Cuyón barrio was 1,027. Sectors Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from normally ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' to ''barriada'' to ''residencial'', among others. The following sectors are in Cuyón barrio: , and . See also * List of communities in Puerto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
