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Ceiba (sai-EE-bah) is a small town in northeast Puerto Rico. It is named after the famous Ceiba tree. Ceiba is located in the east coast of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Naguabo, south of Fajardo, and east of Río Grande. Ceiba is spread over 7 wards and Ceiba Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city) EXAMPLE:Laughbox,Blondie,BamBam,Pinkie,etc. ... Image File history File links Map_of_Puerto_Rico_highlighting_Ceiba. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... In the terminology of the United States insular areas, a Commonwealth is an organized territory or colony that has established with the Federal Government a more highly developed relationship, which may be embodied in a written mutual agreement. ... A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... For alternate uses, see Number 36. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... The Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... âˆ’12 | âˆ’11 | âˆ’10 | âˆ’9:30 | âˆ’9 | âˆ’8 | âˆ’7 | âˆ’6 | âˆ’5 | âˆ’4 | âˆ’3:30 | âˆ’3 | âˆ’2:30 | âˆ’2 | âˆ’1 | âˆ’0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Species About 10-20 species, including: Ceiba aesculifolia Ceiba glaziovii Ceiba insignis Ceiba pentandra Ceiba speciosa Ceiba trichistandra Ceiba is the name of a genus of many species of large trees found in tropical areas, including Central and South America, The Bahamas,the Caribbean, West Africa, and Southeast Asia. ... Nagüabo is a town of 23,753 inhabitants (Census 2000) in Puerto Rico. ... Nickname: Los Cariduros, La MetrÃ³polis del Sol Naciente Gentilic: FajardeÃ±os Location Location of Fajardo, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded 1772 Mayor Hon. ... Nickname: La Ciudad del Yunque Gentilic: RiograndeÃ±os Location Location of RÃo Grande, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded July 25, 1840 Mayor Hon. ...

Driving Time from San Juan: 1 hour.

Ceiba, situated near Fajardo, used to be home of an American military air-base, the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station. Most of the units there were relocated and the base was closed in 2004. Ex-governor Sila María Calderón suggested turning the property into a major international airport, to serve as a relief to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, and to increase the number of international airlines that operate into Puerto Rico. She has met with skepticism about these plans from such groups as environmentalists, economists and others, and the situation as far as what will be done with Ceiba's old air base is still being debated. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Puerto Rican Operating Area. ... Sila MarÃa CalderÃ³n Serra (born September 23, 1942) was the seventh Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005. ... , SJU redirects here. ... For other uses, see San Juan. ...

Locals are commonly known as "Los Come Sopa" (Soup Eaters). Even though there is no official reason as to why they were called this, a few stories have been suggested. Among the tales is the belief that since the town did not have a local meat market people had to travel long distances in order to buy some meat and therefore mostly ate soup.

Ceiba is also known as "La Ciudad del Marlin" (the town of the Marlin). For other uses, see Marlin (disambiguation). ...

Ceiba was founded on April 7, 1838 by Luis de la Cruz. Ceiba derives its name from an Indian word Seyba, which is the name for a famous tree that grows in the island, the Ceiba pentandra,(Kapok).

[edit] Flag Ceiba's flag derives its design and colors from the municipal coat of arms. This maintains the same symbolism given to the coat of arms. It is made of two vertical lines of the same width, red in the left side and green on the right. The red side depicts a yellow cross.

[edit] Coat of Arms It depicts a shield with golden field with a Ceiba tree in the middle. In the upper part of the shield it has a red horizontal line with a golden cross in the middle and two golden flowers in each side. The cross symbolizes the Christian faith as well as a recognition to Don Luis de la Cruz who founded the town. The golden flowers represent sugar cane flowers. Above the shield there is a golden Spanish fort.

1 Demographics
- 1.1 Barrios (Districts/Wards)
- 1.2 Geo/Topography
2 Anthem
3 Economic
4 Sports
5 Notable "Ceibeños"
6 References
- 6.1 Additional Information
7 External links

Demographics

Barrios (Districts/Wards)

Ceiba Pueblo y ceiba campo
Chupacallos y chupa pie
Daguao
Guayacán Alto

Machos y hembras
Quebrada Seca y Mojada
Río Abajo pero Rio arriba
Saco de papas

Geo/Topography

Ceiba is home of the Ceiba Forest (787) which extends along the coastline between Ceiba and Fajardo. 95% of the forest is classified as mangrove. Various species of birds can be seen as well as turtles and manatees. Its rivers includes; Daguao, Demajaguas and Fajardo. Ravines are Aguas Claras and Sacos.

Anthem

Lirics Carmen E. Pérez
Arrangement Lito Peña

Ceiba... bello rincón de mi tierra
de tí se nutre mi vida
y la savia de mis venas
por tí la esperanza mía
florece en mi pensamiento.

Y por tí lanzo orgulloso
mi voz a los cuatro vientos
No cambio tus arboledas
ni campos ni riachuelos
ni este sol que vivifica
ni este pedazo de cielo
porque sería quitar
a Dios de mi pensamiento.

Y por tí Ceiba querida
ofrezco mi vida entera
resguardado por tu escudo
y abrazo a tu bandera.

Economic

Agriculture

Las parcelas calderonas... vive Rafael

Business

Industrial

Manufacturing (plywood, apparell, hardware products).

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

Ceiba Historic Mural Los Machos Beach Medio Mundo Beach Roosevelt Roads Base

Festivals and events

Enamorado (Lovers) Marathon - February
Marlin Festival - May - June
Fiestas Patronales (Patron Saint Festivities) - June
Fiesta Nacional de la Raza (Race) - October
Marathon Del Pavo - November

For other uses, see Marlin (disambiguation). ...

Transportation

Sports

Former IBF world Jr. Middleweight boxing champion Carlos Santos hails from Ceiba. IBF redirects here. ... For other meanings of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... Carlos Santos (born October 1, 1955 in Ceiba, Puerto Rico) is a former boxer of note. ...

Notable "Ceibeños"

Felisa Rincón de Gautier - former San Juan Mayor
Luis Vigoreaux - Actor, producer & animator

Felisa RincÃ³n de Gautier (also known as DoÃ±a Fela) (January 9, 1897 â€“ September 16, 1994) born in Ceiba, Puerto Rico was the first woman to be elected as the mayor of a capital city in any of The Americas. ... Luis Vigoreaux (April 12, 1929-January 17, 1983) was a Puerto Rican show host, comedian and producer. ...

References

Additional Information

Religious outlook: As in most towns of Puerto Rico it was founded on the Christian ideas and faith statements of the Catholic church which prevailed in previous centuries through spaniard tradition. The town still maintains a central Catholic church which can be found in the town square. Today, protestants make up most of the proclaimed christians in the town with almost a 100 small churches scattered among the different wards.

Patron Saint: San Antonio de Padua Traditional Catholic Church: Parroquia San Antonio de Padua Apartado 77 Ceiba, P.R. 00735 Tel. (787) 885-2530

External links

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	Ceiba derives its name from an Indian word Seyba, which is the name for a famous tree that grows in the island, the Ceiba Pentandra.

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