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Utuado Barrio-pueblo
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 roughly ''between mountains'' (i.e., a valley). The letters "o" and "u" are often variable in Taíno. The "d" originated as a hypercorrection: colloquial Spanish often reduces /aðo/ to /ao/, so an un-etym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Paso Palma
Paso Palma is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 582. History Paso Palma 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 Paso Palma barrio was 1,317. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities serving as second-level administrative divisions, and 902 barrios proper, consisting of 828 barrios and 74 barrios-pueblos, serving as third-level divisions. Barrios are s ... References Barrios of Utuado, Puerto Rico {{UtuadoPR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jorge Pérez Heredia
Jorge "Jorgito" Pérez Heredia is a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican politician and current mayor of the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico, Utuado, Puerto Rico. He is affiliated with the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, New Progressive Party (NPP) and is a former supervisor of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA). Political career Pérez Heredia was a candidate for the New Progressive Party's nomination for Puerto Rico representative districts, District 22 Representative in 2003 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries, their 2003 primaries. He was also a candidate for the party's nomination for mayor of Utuado against incumbent Alan González Cancel in 2008 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 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 2012 New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
New Progressive Party Of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party (, PNP) is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates for statehood.''Political parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies.'' Charles D. Ameringer. London, England: Greenwood Press, 1992. p. 530. The PNP is one of the two major parties in Puerto Rico with significant political strength and currently holds the seat of the governor and a majority in both [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Viví Arriba
Viví Arriba is a Barrios of Puerto Rico, barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 748. Geography Viví Arriba is situated at an elevation of and south of Viví Abajo, in Utuado. It has an area of of which is water. History Viví Arriba 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 Insular area, 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 References Barrios of Utuado, Puerto Rico {{UtuadoPR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Viví Abajo
Viví Abajo is a 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 Viví Abajo 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 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 In the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities serving as second-level administrative divisions, and 902 barrios proper, consisting of 828 barrios and 74 barrios-pueblos, serving as third-level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tetuán, Utuado, Puerto Rico
Tetuán is a barrio in the municipality of Utuado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 680. History Tetuán 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 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 the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities serving as second-level administrative divisions, and 902 barrios proper, consisting of 828 barrios and 74 barrios-pueblos, serving as third-level divisions. Barrios are s ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa barrio was 793. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities serving as second-level administrative divisions, and 902 barrios proper, consisting of 828 barrios and 74 barrios-pueblos, serving as third-level divisions. Barrios are s ... References Barrios of Utuado, Puerto Rico {{UtuadoPR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 Santa Isabel 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 Santa Isabel barrio was 875. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities serving as second-level administrative divisions, and 902 barrios proper, consisting of 828 barrios and 74 barrios-pueblos, serving as third-level divisions. Barrios are s ... References Barrios of Utuado, Puerto Rico {{UtuadoPR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 Salto Arriba 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 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 Salto Abajo 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 Salto Abajo barrio was 836. Features After 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 Carretera PR-111, Utuado, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
