Naguabo, Puerto Rico

Naguabo

*Municipio Autónomo de Naguabo*
Naguabo Municipio Autónomo de Naguabo
Town and Municipality
	View of Naguabo from El Yunque
	Flag Coat of arms
	Nicknames: "Cuna de Grandes Artistas", "Los Enchumbaos"
	Anthem: "Mi Naguabo del querer, Mi Naguabo del soñar"
	Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Naguabo Municipality
	Coordinates: 18°13′10″N 65°44′12″W / 18.21944°N 65.73667°W
Sovereign state	United States
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Founded	July 15, 1821
Barrios	10 barrios Daguao; Duque; Húcares; Maizales; Mariana; Naguabo barrio-pueblo; Peña Pobre; Río; Río Blanco; Santiago y Lima;
Government
• Mayor	Miraidaliz Rosario Pagán (PPD)
• Senatorial dist.	7 - Humacao
• Representative dist.	35
Area
• Total	60.1 sq mi (155.57 km2)
• Land	52.1 sq mi (135 km2)
• Water	7.9 sq mi (20.57 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	23,386
• Rank	52nd in Puerto Rico
• Density	390/sq mi (150/km2)
Demonym	Naguabeños
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
ZIP Codes	00718, 00744
Area code	787/939
Major routes	; ;

Naguabo (Spanish pronunciation: [naˈɣwaβo], locally [naˈwaβo]) is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the east coast of the island bordered by the Vieques Passage, north of Humacao; south of Río Grande and Ceiba; and east of Las Piedras. Naguabo is spread over 8 barrios and Naguabo Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Naguabo is renowned for and is said to be the birthplace of the pastelillo de chapín, which is a popular food in Puerto Rico. It is trunkfish wrapped inside deep-fried flour dough. Pastelillos de chapín can be found in almost any seaside establishment on the island.

History

The town of Naguabo was founded near a ravine on the east coast and relocated in 1821 to its current location. In 1878, Naguabo had the following barrios: Pueblo, Maizales, Duque, Mariana, Quebrada Palma, Daguao, Santiago y Lima, Húcares, Río, Peña Pobre and Río Blanco. In 1521, Daguao was burned down by Caribs.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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 territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Naguabo was 10,873.

On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. In Naguabo, sector Playa Húcares on the coast was the most affected with most homes destroyed or losing the roof. The boardwalk was destroyed and over 6,000 people reported losses.^[4]

Geography

Naguabo is located in the southeast region of Puerto Rico. The highest point in the municipality is Pico del Este in the Sierra de Luquillo at 3,419 feet (1,042 m) of elevation.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Río Blanco and Río Espiritu Santo are located in Naguabo.^[8]

Barrios

Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Naguabo is subdivided into barrios. The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a barrio referred to as "el pueblo".^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Sectors

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions)^[13] and subbarrios,^[14] are further subdivided into smaller areas called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.^[15]^[16]^[17]

Special Communities

Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount of social exclusion. A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in Naguabo: Relámpago neighborhood, Río, Santiago y Lima, Daguao, La Florida, Casco Urbano in barrio-pueblo, Húcares, Maizales, Parcelas La Fe, and Río Blanco.^[18]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	10,873	—
1910	14,365	32.1%
1920	15,788	9.9%
1930	18,212	15.4%
1940	19,180	5.3%
1950	21,019	9.6%
1960	17,195	−18.2%
1970	17,996	4.7%
1980	20,617	14.6%
1990	22,620	9.7%
2000	23,753	5.0%
2010	26,720	12.5%
2020	23,386	−12.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[19] 1899 (shown as 1900)^[20] 1910-1930^[21] 1930-1950^[22] 1960-2000^[23] 2010^[11] 2020^[24]

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

There are 31 beaches in Naguabo.^[26] The main attractions in Naguabo are:

Algodones Key
El Yunque National Forest (South Side via PR State Road 191 - Closed at KM 13 (mile marker 8.1) (approx.) due to Road Closure)
Naguabo Beach
Punta Lima Beach
Ramón Rivero "Diplo" Monument
Tropical Beach
Yudelmi Center
Pedro Flores Monument
Hucares Waterfront (El Malecón - the boardwalk)
the main town square (Plaza De Recreo)
Charco El Hippie^[27]

Culture

Festivals and events

Naguabo celebrates its patron saint festival in October. The Fiestas Patronales de Nuestra Virgen del Rosario is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment.^[7]

Other festivals and events celebrated in Naguabo include:

Maratón Cervecero en Naguabo -January
Chapín Festival - February
Pedro Flores Week - March
Diplo Festival - June
Virgen del Carmen Fiesta - July 16

Economy

Symbols

The municipio has an official flag and coat of arms.^[28]

Flag

This municipality has a flag.^[29]

Coat of arms

This municipality has a coat of arms.^[29]

Transportation

There is public transportation in Naguabo. It operates from 6:00 a.m. using the "Pisicorre" bus.^[30]^[31] There are 52 bridges in Naguabo.^[32]

Government

Naguabo is led by a mayor. On January 2, 2021, Miraidaliz Rosario Pagán from the Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) began her term as mayor of Naguabo.^[33]

Books about Naguabo

Historia de Naguabo by Carmelo Rosario Natal

Gallery

Río Blanco reservoir in Naguabo
Street in Naguabo
Residential street in Naguabo
Highway from Naguabo to Ceiba
Northeast Puerto Rico from atop El Yunque
Radar towers in Naguabo

References

^ De Córdova, Pedro Tomás, Memorias geográficas, históricas, económicas y estadisticas de la Isa de Puerto Rico, 1831, tomo 2, pág. 299
^ de Ubeda y Delgado, Manuel (1878). Puerto Rico: Estudio Histórico, Geográfico y Estadístico de la Misma. HathiTrust. p. 277. Retrieved October 29, 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "La Historia de Puerto Rico a través de sus Barrios: Daguao de Naguabo [The History of Puerto Rico through its Barrios: Daguao in Naguabo]" (video). www.pbslearningmedia.org (in Spanish). Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^ "María, un nombre que no vamos a olvidar. María empujó la costa y borró el malecón de Naguabo" [Maria, a name we won't forget. María pushed the coast and erased the boardwalk of Naguabo]. El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). June 13, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^ "Pico del Este (1611654)". www.usgs.gov/. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
^ "Barrios de Puerto Rico: Barrio Daguao de Naguabo". PBS Learning Media. Florida PBS. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Naguabo Municipality". enciclopediapr.org. Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades (FPH). Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
^ "Rescatan a seis personas por inundaciones en Naguabo [Six people rescued after flooding in Naguabo]". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^ Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. (September 6, 1969). Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
^ Gwillim Law (May 20, 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
^ "Map of Naguabo at the Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition". factfinder.com. US Census. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
^ "P.L. 94-171 VTD/SLD Reference Map (2010 Census): Naguabo Municipio, PR" (PDF). www2.census.gov. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 22, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
^ "Agencia: Oficina del Coordinador General para el Financiamiento Socioeconómico y la Autogestión (Proposed 2016 Budget)". Puerto Rico Budgets (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
^ Rivera Quintero, Marcia (September 6, 2023), El vuelo de la esperanza: Proyecto de las Comunidades Especiales Puerto Rico, 1997-2004 (first ed.), San Juan, Puerto Rico Fundación Sila M. Calderón (published 2014), ISBN 978-0-9820806-1-0
^ "Leyes del 2001". Lex Juris Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
^ Rivera Quintero, Marcia (September 6, 2023), El vuelo de la esperanza:Proyecto de las Comunidades Especiales Puerto Rico, 1997-2004 (Primera edición ed.), San Juan, Puerto Rico Fundación Sila M. Calderón (published 2014), p. 273, ISBN 978-0-9820806-1-0
^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^ "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^ "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^ "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
^ "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^ "PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^ "Las 1,200 playas de Puerto Rico [The 1200 beaches of Puerto Rico]". Primera Hora (in Spanish). April 14, 2017. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
^ "Naguabo está lindo para la foto" [Naguabo is pretty for photos]. El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "Ley Núm. 70 de 2006 -Ley para disponer la oficialidad de la bandera y el escudo de los setenta y ocho (78) municipios". LexJuris de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved June 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "NAGUABO". LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). February 19, 2020. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
^ María Isabel Quiñones Arocho (2004). El fin del reino de lo propio ensayos de antropologia cultural. Siglo XXI. pp. 104–. ISBN 968-23-2494-7. Archived from the original on August 22, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
^ Garcia, Themis. "Understanding Collective Transportation". Medium. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
^ "Naguabo Bridges". National Bridge Inventory Data. US Dept. of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^ "Miraidaliz Rosario Pagán". Ballotpedia. November 3, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

External links

Puerto Rico Government Directory - Naguabo

[1] De Córdova, Pedro Tomás, Memorias geográficas, históricas, económicas y estadisticas de la Isa de Puerto Rico, 1831, tomo 2, pág. 299

[2] Ubeda y Delgado, Manuel (1878). Puerto Rico: Estudio Histórico, Geográfico y Estadístico de la Misma. HathiTrust. p. 277. Retrieved October 29, 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[PBS-3] "La Historia de Puerto Rico a través de sus Barrios: Daguao de Naguabo [The History of Puerto Rico through its Barrios: Daguao in Naguabo]" (video). www.pbslearningmedia.org (in Spanish). Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades. Retrieved August 29, 2020.

[4] "María, un nombre que no vamos a olvidar. María empujó la costa y borró el malecón de Naguabo" [Maria, a name we won't forget. María pushed the coast and erased the boardwalk of Naguabo]. El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). June 13, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

[5] "Pico del Este (1611654)". www.usgs.gov/. Retrieved September 11, 2021.

[Barrio_Daguao-6] "Barrios de Puerto Rico: Barrio Daguao de Naguabo". PBS Learning Media. Florida PBS. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.

[PR_Ency-7] "Naguabo Municipality". enciclopediapr.org. Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades (FPH). Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2019.

[8] "Rescatan a seis personas por inundaciones en Naguabo [Six people rescued after flooding in Naguabo]". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2020.

[Pico_1969-9] Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. (September 6, 1969). Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.

[Law2015-10] Gwillim Law (May 20, 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

[US2010Census-11] Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

[12] "Map of Naguabo at the Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

[Barrio-Pueblo-13] "US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition". factfinder.com. US Census. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

[Census_map-14] "P.L. 94-171 VTD/SLD Reference Map (2010 Census): Naguabo Municipio, PR" (PDF). www2.census.gov. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 22, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

[15] "Agencia: Oficina del Coordinador General para el Financiamiento Socioeconómico y la Autogestión (Proposed 2016 Budget)". Puerto Rico Budgets (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.

[16] Rivera Quintero, Marcia (September 6, 2023), El vuelo de la esperanza: Proyecto de las Comunidades Especiales Puerto Rico, 1997-2004 (first ed.), San Juan, Puerto Rico Fundación Sila M. Calderón (published 2014), ISBN 978-0-9820806-1-0

[Law_1-2001-17] "Leyes del 2001". Lex Juris Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

[18] Rivera Quintero, Marcia (September 6, 2023), El vuelo de la esperanza:Proyecto de las Comunidades Especiales Puerto Rico, 1997-2004 (Primera edición ed.), San Juan, Puerto Rico Fundación Sila M. Calderón (published 2014), p. 273, ISBN 978-0-9820806-1-0

[19] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

[20] "Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899". War Department Office Director Census of Porto Rico. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

[21] "Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930 1920 and 1910" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

[22] "Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2014.

[23] "Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

[24] "PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2021.

[USCensusEst2016-25] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

[26] "Las 1,200 playas de Puerto Rico [The 1200 beaches of Puerto Rico]". Primera Hora (in Spanish). April 14, 2017. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

[27] "Naguabo está lindo para la foto" [Naguabo is pretty for photos]. El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[28] "Ley Núm. 70 de 2006 -Ley para disponer la oficialidad de la bandera y el escudo de los setenta y ocho (78) municipios". LexJuris de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved June 15, 2021.

[LexJuris_(Leyes_y_Jurisprudencia)_de_Puerto_Rico_2020-29] "NAGUABO". LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). February 19, 2020. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

[Arocho2004-30] María Isabel Quiñones Arocho (2004). El fin del reino de lo propio ensayos de antropologia cultural. Siglo XXI. pp. 104–. ISBN 968-23-2494-7. Archived from the original on August 22, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

[Pisicorre-31] Garcia, Themis. "Understanding Collective Transportation". Medium. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.

[bridge-32] "Naguabo Bridges". National Bridge Inventory Data. US Dept. of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[33] "Miraidaliz Rosario Pagán". Ballotpedia. November 3, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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