Ciales, Puerto Rico
Ciales, Puerto Rico | |||
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| Nicknames: "La Ciudada de la Cojoba", "La Tierra del Café", "Pueblo de los Valerosos" | |||
| Anthem: "El cantar de tus ríos es mensaje" | |||
 Location of Ciales in Puerto Rico | |||
| Coordinates: 18°20′10″N 66°28′08″W / 18.33611°N 66.46889°W / 18.33611; -66.46889Coordinates: 18°20′10″N 66°28′08″W / 18.33611°N 66.46889°W / 18.33611; -66.46889 | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| Territory | Puerto Rico | ||
| Founded | June 24, 1820 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Luis "Rolan" Maldonado (PNP) | ||
| • Senatorial dist. | 3 - Arecibo | ||
| • Representative dist. | 13 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 66.48 sq mi (172.17 km2) | ||
| • Land | 66 sq mi (172 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (.17 km2) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 18,782 | ||
| • Density | 280/sq mi (110/km2) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Cialeños | ||
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) | ||
| Zip code | 00638 | ||
Ciales (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsjales]) is a municipality of Puerto Rico (U.S.), located on the Central Mountain Range, northwest of Orocovis; south of Florida and Manatí; east of Utuado and Jayuya; and west of Morovis. Ciales is spread over eight wards and Ciales Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Contents
1 History
2 Geography
2.1 Barrios
3 Tourism
3.1 Landmarks and places of interest
4 Culture
4.1 Festivals and events
4.2 Sports
5 Economy
5.1 Agriculture
6 Demographics
7 Government
8 Symbols
8.1 Flag
8.2 Coat of arms
9 Notable people from Ciales
10 See also
11 References
12 External links
History
Ciales was founded on June 24, 1820 by Isidro Rodríguez.
Geography
- Toro Negro Forest Reserve
- Rivers are: Río Cialitos, Río Grande de Manatí, Río Toro Negro, and Río Yunes.
Barrios
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Ciales is subdivided into barrios.[1][2][3][4]
Ciales barrio-pueblo[5]
- Cialitos
- Cordillera
- Frontón
- Hato Viejo
- Jaguas
- Pesas
- Pozas
- Toro Negro
Tourism
Landmarks and places of interest
- Hacienda Negrón
- Las Archillas Cavern
- Las Golondrinas Cavern
- Parada Choferil
- Toro Negro Forest Reserve
- Yuyú cueva
- El chorro de Doña Juana
- Chonchi's Pinchos
Culture
Festivals and events
- Cantata Corretjer - March 19
- Agua Dulce Festival - August
- Frontón Festival - July
- San Elías Festival - July
- Matron Festivities - October
Sports
Ciales is the home town of Juan "Pachín" Vicens - Puerto Rico's undisputed national basketball star, named Best Player in the World at the 1959 World Basketball Championship, Santiago de Chile (a.k.a., Juan "Pachín" Vicens, "Astro del Balón", "El Jeep"; younger brother of Puerto Rico's National Poet, Nimia Vicens, who also hailed from Ciales). Their middle brother, Enrique "Coco" Vicens, a former Puerto Rico Senator, was a track and field athlete in his own right.
Economy
Agriculture
Agriculture; coffee & cattle
Demographics
Government
All municipalities in Puerto Rico are administered by a mayor, elected every four years. The current mayor of Ciales is Luis Rolan Maldonado, of the progressive new party (PNP). He was elected at the 2016 general elections.
The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district III, which is represented by two Senators. In 2008, José Emilio González Velázquez and Angel Martínez Santiago were elected as District Senators.[6]
Symbols
Flag
The flag is divided into seven unequal stripes described in sequence: yellow, red, yellow, purple, yellow, red, and yellow.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms consists of a gold shield with a lion standing on its rear legs and silverplated nails grasping a silver coiled parchment between its front claws. The lion also shows a red tongue. Above the lion in the superior part of the shield are located three heraldic roses arranged horizontally with red petals and green leaves. A golden crown of three towers rests on the shield. The three towers are united by walls, simulating masonry blocks. The shield is surrounded by a crown of coffee tree branches with their berries, all in natural colors.
Notable people from Ciales
Juan Antonio Corretjer - Nationalist
Ed Figueroa - MLB Baseball Player
Juan Figueroa - President of Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut
Luis Maldonado - Politician
Ángel Chayanne Martínez - Politician
Mercedes Otero - Politician
José L. Rivera - USMC, recipient of the Navy Cross
Juan José Rodríguez Pérez - Politician
Hiram Rosado - Nationalist
Luis Sánchez Morales - Politician
Adalberto Santiago - Salsa singer
Enrique "Coco" Vicéns - Basketball Player
Juan "Pachín" Vicéns - Basketball Player
See also
- List of Puerto Ricans
- History of Puerto Rico
- Did you know-Puerto Rico?
References
^ Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. 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..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
^ Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
^ "Map of Ciales at the Wayback Machine" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-12-29.
^ "US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition". factfinder.com. US Census. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
^ Elecciones Generales 2008: Escrutinio General Archived November 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. on CEEPUR
External links
- Welcome to Puerto Rico! Ciales
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