NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Humacao, Puerto Rico

Humacao (oo-mah-KAH-oh) is the largest city of Puerto Rico located in the eastern coast of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Naguabo; east of Las Piedras; and west of Vieques Passage. Humacao is spread over 10 wards and Humacao Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Political parties in Puerto Rico lists political parties in Puerto Rico. ... The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico â€”or Partido Popular DemocrÃ¡tico de Puerto Rico (PPD) in Spanishâ€” is a political party that stands for Puerto Rico to be a free associated state of the United States, which is also known as a commonwealth status. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... The Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precison atomic time standard. ... Image:Yabucoa seal. ... Nagüabo is a town of 23,753 inhabitants (Census 2000) in Puerto Rico. ... Las Piedras is a municipality in east Puerto Rico. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Isla Nena (Baby Girl Island) Gentilic: Viequenses Location Location of Vieques, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded â€” Mayor Damaso Serrano LÃ³pez Political party PPD Senatorial district 8 (Carolina) Representative district 36 Geographical characteristics Area Total 348. ...

Humacao has three hospitals (HIMA-San Pablo Humacao, Dr. Domínguez (Clínica Oriente), and Ryder Memorial). All three of them have been greatly developed to excellent secondary care institutions. Ryder Memorial is under renovations and celebrating its 40th Anniversary. It is the largest hospital complex on the Southeast coast of Puerto Rico.

Humacao is famous all over Puerto Rico for its granitos, a greasy snack food which is composed of a fried rice flour with cheese in its center. People have for years driven to Humacao from other cities just to taste this snack food. Locals joke about this tastiful 'fritura': el granito es EEE: engorda, estriñe y embrutece. Potato chips or crisps. ...

Humacao has gone through many changes and it is currently one of the fastest developing municipalities in Puerto Rico.

History

Humacao was founded on April, 1722 and became autonomous (town) in 1793. Humacao derives its name from a local Indian Chief Jumacao.

Flag

It consists of three horizontal stripes: gold that stands for Chief Jumacao's crown, red that symbolizes the Coat of Arms and the green that represents the arrows used by the Taínos.

Coat of Arms

The coat of arms consists of two colors, gold and green. The gold represents the sun, Humacao is located in the island were the sun rises. Green symbolizes our native Indian heritage as well as the natural tropical valley where the city is located. The shield itself represents Humacao's native and Indian name origin.

Demographics

Barrios (Districts/Wards)

Geo/Topography

Census Bureau map Cayo Santiago, also known as Monkey Island, is an uninhabited island, located at , 950 m southeast of Punta Santiago, Humacao, Puerto Rico. ... Humacao Estuary, with Cayo Batata in the southwest Cayo Batata is an uninhabited, grass-covered island, located at , 600 m east of Morro de Humacao, the closest mainland feature (which is immediately south of the mouth of RÃo Humacao), in Humacao, Puerto Rico. ...

Anthem

Humacao, hijo de taíno bravío
antillano por herencia occidental
con los africanos formamos tus hijos,
caribeño en abrazo fraternal.

Humacao, pueblo cuna de artistas y poetas
que has sabido la gloria alcanzar
por tus hijos que han dado fortuna
para hacerte Ciudad Oriental.

Humacao, para ti es el canto taíno
inspirado en una hermosa oración
por tu gente, costumbres y encantos
eres paraíso terreno de Dios.

Humacao, pueblo cuna de artistas y poetas,
que has sabido la gloria alcanzar
por tus hijos que han dado fortuna
para hacerte Ciudad Oriental.

Economic

Tourism

Palmas del Mar, the island's largest and most glamorous resort, makes Humacao its home. This megaresort is composed of over 3,000 acres (12 km²) of land and occupies the entire south eastern portion of the municipal territory. The resort contains over 20 tennis courts, two world-class golf courses, miles of unspoiled beaches, several restaurants and a world class riding center. Palmas del Mar Resort is a beach resort located in Humacao, Puerto Rico. ...

Landmarks and places of interest

Festivals and events

One of Puerto Rico's most important charity fund-raising activities, La Buena Vida Festival, takes place in Palmas del Mar every year. Now in its 11th year, La Buena Vida gathers several hundred good-hearted Puerto Ricans and visitors from abroad, to enjoy fine art, excellent food from our foremost chefs-de-cuisine, and the best wines available in Puerto Rico. A silent art and wine auction is held at the peak of the activity. Lead by businessman Kike Toro-Garratón, this year's LBVF was able to collect close to $100,000.00 for four of our Eastern region service organizations.

Transportation

Humacao's airport is no longer used for daily flights to Vieques and Culebra as it was in the past. It is now used for charter flights and for skydiving. The skydiving facilities located in Humacao are of the most actively used on the island. Humacao Airport (IATA: HUC, FAA LID: X63) is a public airport located in the city of Humacao in Puerto Rico. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Isla Nena (Baby Girl Island) Gentilic: Viequenses Location Location of Vieques, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded â€” Mayor Damaso Serrano LÃ³pez Political party PPD Senatorial district 8 (Carolina) Representative district 36 Geographical characteristics Area Total 348. ... Flag Seal Nickname: La Isla Chiquita (Little Island), Ãšltima Virgen (Last Virgin) Gentilic: Culebrenses Location Location of Culebra, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded October 27, 1880 Mayor Abraham PeÃ±a Nieves Political party PNP Senatorial district 8 - Carolina Representative district 36 Geographical characteristics Area Total 30. ...

Education

There are various excellent elementary and high school facilities, three of which were recognized by the Middle States Association of Secondary Schools and each has their own National Honor Society chapters.

The University of Puerto Rico Humacao campus facility educates over 4,000 students and is well known for its sciences, producing many of the island's most skilled microbiologists, marine biologists and chemists. It also manages the island's only observatory where tourists and locals can come visit and view the stars and planets.

Sports

Humacao recently acquired a professional basketball team in 2005 (Humacao Grises) and is in the process of building a coliseum to house its new franchise.

Notable humacaeños

Adamari LÃ³pez Toro (born in Humacao, Puerto Rico, May 18, 1971) is a Puerto Rican actress famous for participating in several Puerto Rican and Mexican soap operas. ... Carlos Augusto Ponce a. ... Luis Antonio Rivera a. ... Tito Rojas a. ... Rita Moreno on the 1962 album cover for Academy Award Winner Rita Moreno Sings Rita Moreno (born December 11, 1931 in Humacao, Puerto Rico) is an Academy Award-winning actress and the first and only Puerto Rican actress in history (as well as one of only twelve people) to have... Jerry Rivera (born July 31, 1973, in Humacao, Puerto Rico) is a well known Puerto Rican salsa singer. ...

References

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Arecibo Observatory Nickname: La Villa del CapitÃ¡n Correa Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: ? Location Location within the nation of Puerto Rico Government Country Puerto Rico Mayor Lemuel Soto (PNP) Geographical characteristics Area 330. ... Image:Arroyo seal. ... Image:Barceloneta seal. ... Image:Barranquitas seal. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... // City nickname: El Pueblo de CofresÃ Location Location within the nation of Puerto Rico Government Country Puerto Rico Mayor Santos Padilla Ferrer (PNP) Physical characteristics Area Land Water 182. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Ciudad RomÃ¡ntica, Ciudad de los Areneros, Ciudad del Sol TaÃno Gentilic: Camuyanos Location Location of Camuy, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded 1807 Mayor Hon. ... Image:CanÃ³vanas seal. ... Statue of Roberto Clemente located at entrance of Ciudad Deportiva Roberto Clemente Nickname: Ciudad de Gigantes Official website: None Location Location within the island of Puerto Rico Government Country Puerto Rico Mayor JosÃ© E. Aponte de la Torre (PPD) Geographical characteristics Area Total 117. ... Flag Seal Nickname: El Pueblo Que Se NegÃ³ a Morir, La Antesala de la Capital, El Pueblo Olvidado Gentilic: CataÃ±eses Location Location of CataÃ±o, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded July 1, 1927 Mayor Wilson Soto Political party PNP Senatorial district 2 - BayamÃ³n Representative district 9... Flag Nickname: Ciudad de las Brumas, Ciudad del Torito, Ciudad del CoquÃ Dorado Gentilic: Cayeyanos Location Location of Cayey, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded August 17, 1773 Mayor Hon. ... Image:Ceiba seal. ... Ciales is a municipality of United States This article is a substub, the first step on the way to becoming a full article. ... Image:Cidra seal. ... 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Nickname: Capital del Sol, La Riviera de Puerto Rico, Los Come Cocos Gentilic: Luquillenses Location Location of Luquillo, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded 1797 Mayor Hon. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Ciudad Metropolitana, La Atenas de Puerto Rico Gentilic: ManatieÃ±os Location Location of ManatÃ, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded 1738 Mayor Juan Bin Cruz Manzano Political party PNP Senatorial district 3 - Arecibo Representative district 12, 13 Geographical characteristics Area Total 145. ... Image:Maricao seal. ... Image:Maunabo seal. ... Flag Seal Nickname: La Sultana del Oeste, La Ciudad de las Aguas Puras, El Pueblo del MangÃ³ Gentilic: MayagÃ¼ezanos Location Location of MayagÃ¼ez, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Coordinates Government Founded July 19 1760 Mayor JosÃ© Guillermo RodrÃguez RodrÃguez Political party PPD Senatorial district MayagÃ¼ez... 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Islands	Puerto Rico \| Vieques \| Culebra \| Desecheo \| Mona \| Monito \| Full list Flag Seal Nickname: Isla Nena (Baby Girl Island) Gentilic: Viequenses Location Location of Vieques, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded â€” Mayor Damaso Serrano LÃ³pez Political party PPD Senatorial district 8 (Carolina) Representative district 36 Geographical characteristics Area Total 348. ... Flag Seal Nickname: La Isla Chiquita (Little Island), Ãšltima Virgen (Last Virgin) Gentilic: Culebrenses Location Location of Culebra, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded October 27, 1880 Mayor Abraham PeÃ±a Nieves Political party PNP Senatorial district 8 - Carolina Representative district 36 Geographical characteristics Area Total 30. ... Desecheo Island is located 20 km from the west coast of the main island of Puerto Rico, in the northeast of Mona Passage. ... Mona Mona (a. ... Monito Island is an unhabited island about 5 kilometers northwest of Mona Island. ... This is a list of islands of Puerto Rico. ...

Coordinates: 18°08′59″N, 65°49′39″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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