Guayanilla is a municipality of Puerto Rico. It is located on the southern coast about 20 km (12 mi) west of Ponce. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Ponce, the second largest city in Puerto Rico outside of the San Juan metropolitan area is named after the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. ...

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Guayanilla, Puerto Rico

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Flag Seal
Nickname: "Tierra de Agüeybaná (Agüeybaná's Land)"
Motto: "'"
Official website: None
Location
Location within the island of Puerto Rico Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1088x743, 303 KB)Ventana beach Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1088x743, 303 KB)Ventana beach Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Guayanilla_flag. ... The tricolor flag of France A flag is a piece of coloured cloth flown from a pole or mast, usually for purposes of signalling or identification. ... Image File history File links Guayanilla_seal. ... Seal on envelope A seal is an impression printed on, embossed upon, or affixed to a document (or any other object) in order to authenticate it, in lieu of or in addition to a signature. ... A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Tom is short for Thomas). ... A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. ... Image File history File links Guayanilla_PRMap. ...
Government
Country	Puerto Rico
Mayor	Edgardo Arlequin Velez (PPD)
Geographical characteristics
Area
Total	109.9 km²
Land	? km²
Water	? km²
Population
Total (2000)	23,072
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Density	209.9 persons/km²
Latitude	18°01'00" N
Longitude	66°48'00" W
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Elevation	m
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
Summer (DST)	(UTC-4)

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History

Guayanilla (pronounication: gwah-yah-NEE-yah) was founded by Catalans, Corsicans,Venezuelans, and Puerto Rican criollos. The original name was Guadianilla in memory of a river of the same name in Spain. However, it was changed to Guayanilla to resemble a native word in the Taíno dialect. The name Guayanilla is derived from a combination of Guaynia and Santa Maria de Guadianilla. Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Corsica (Corsican: Corsica, French: Corse) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily, Sardinia, and Cyprus). ... Criollo may refer to: Creole or Creole languages The Criollo cultivar of cacao The Criollo horse breed The Criollo sheep breed The Criollo in Mexico refers to people of European Ancestry born in Mexico This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The Taíno are pre-Colombian indigenous Amerindian inhabitants of the Greater Antilles islands, which include Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Bahamas. ... Guaynia was the territory that stretched along the southern coast of Puerto Rico in pre-Columbian times. ...

The first Europeans settled in this area in 1511. In 1756, Yauco was founded as a town. Then Guayanilla was a borough of Yauco. Due to the very fertile lands and access to the local port where most of the local commerce occurred, Guayanilla became an important agricultural center, grew quickly, and was established as a separate municipality on February 27, 1833 by Governor Miguel de la Torre. 1511 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Yauco is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ...

Geography

Guayanilla Bay

Guayanilla is bordered by the Adjuntas on the north, Peñuelas on the east, Caribbean Sea on the south, and Yauco on the west. The coastline forms the Guayanilla Bay, one of the best natural harbors in Puerto Rico, to the south, also. The nearest large city is Ponce, which is 20 km (12 mi) to the east. The northern regions are bordered by mountains that reach 1000 meters (3281 feet). In the central regions, the terrain descends where it does not exceed 430 meters (1410 feet). Finally in the coastal plain, the elevations do not exceed 290 meters (951 feet). The Yauco, Guayanilla, and Macaná rivers all run through the municipality. The Yauco River briefly runs through the Boca borough, where its exit into the Caribbean Sea and accompanying marshlands are located. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1014x422, 112 KB)The Caribbean Sea from Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1014x422, 112 KB)The Caribbean Sea from Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. ... Adjuntas is a small mountainside town in Puerto Rico. ... Peñuelas, Puerto Rico is a town on the southern coast of the island of Puerto Rico. ... Map of Central America and the Caribbean The Caribbean Sea is a tropical body of water adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean and southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. ... Yauco is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Ponce, the second largest city in Puerto Rico outside of the San Juan metropolitan area is named after the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. ...

Demographics

According to the Census in 2000, 98.5% are Puerto Rican Hispanic, 0.6% other Hispanic, 0.5% white, 0.3% Mexican, and 0.1% Cuban. There are 7,209 households out of which 40.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% are married couples living together, 21.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 16.4% are non-families. 15.2% live alone, and 7.1% live alone and are over 65 years of age. The average household size is 3.19, and the average family size is 3.55. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... It has been suggested that Latino be merged into this article or section. ... White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the visible spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ...

The age distribution of the population is 30.0% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% over 65. The median age is 31 years.

The median income for a household is $11,361, and the median income for a family is $13,187. The per capita income for the city is $5,954. 57.0% of the population and 54.9% of the families are below the poverty line. However, it should be noted that the cost of living in Guayanilla and many other areas in Puerto Rico are significantly lower than the United States. Therefore, these figures significantly overestimate the percentage of persons living in poverty.

Below is the population by boroughs:

Industry

The main industries in Guayanilla are the manufacturing of petrochemicals and the production of electricity by thermoelectrical plants. Guayanilla produces over half of Puerto Rico's electricity. The breakdown of occupations are as follows: A petrochemical is any chemical derived from fossil fuel. ... Thermoelectricity is the conversion from heat differentials to electricity or vice versa. ...

Tourism

• Places to visit: Mario Mercado Castle, Chorro de Oro Waterfall, Cuevas (Caves) del Convento, Guilarte Forest, Emajagua Beach, La Ventana Beach, Tamarindo Beach, Central Rufina Ruins

• Festivals: Student Festival (May), Beach Festival (May), Cross Festivities (May), Fishing Festival (June), Virgen del Carmen Festival (June), Seafood Festival (June), Farazo Festival (July), Town Carnival (July), Ladies Marathon (November), Immaculate Conception Festivities (December)

Famous Residents

Bolívar Pagán - Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Coalitionist of Puerto Rico Seventy-sixth - Seventy-eighth Congresses Bolívar Pagán,(May 16, 1897 - February 9, 1961) a distinguished historian, journalist, and politician, was born in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. ...

References

• Link to Puerto Rico
• Columbia Gazetteer of North America
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External

• Corsican surnames in Puerto Rico (486 surnames)

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