Nagüabo, Puerto Rico

Naguabo (nah-GWAH-bo) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the east coast of the island, north of Humacao; south of Río Grande and Ceiba; and east of Las Piedras. Naguabo is spread over 10 wards and Naguabo Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).

Naguabo is said to be the birth place of the "pastelillo de chapín," which is a very popular food in Puerto Rico. It is trunkfish wrapped inside a flour dough that is deep fried; a very tasty food found in almost any seaside establishment on the island.

[edit] History

Naguabo was founded in July 15, 1821. Derives its name from a local Indian Chief Naguabo.

Naguabo is a town of 23,753 inhabitants (Census 2000) located on the eastern coast of Puerto Rico founded in 1794. It is named that way because of the word used by the taino indians of the area, who ruled that area of the iland at the time of the Spanish colonization. and means "Here is the land where waters lie" Naguabo is also known as "the soaked city" because of the large amount of precipitation the territory receives every year due to its proximity to the El Yunque tropical rain forest.

[edit] Flag

It is of rectangular shape, celestial blue and to the center the Coat of Arms of Naguabo.

[edit] Coat of Arms

Shield of rectangular form, round off in its inferior part, stamped with a three tower crown mural and adorned with two palms and a banner at its base.

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Barrios (Districts/Wards)

Daguao
Duque
Húcares
Lima
Maizales

Mariana
Peña Pobre
Río
Río Blanco
Santiago

[edit] Topography

It is located in the Regional area of the Southeast. The northern part is within the Luquillo Mountain Range. Within some of its hills are two of greater elevations in this mountain range, the Picos (tips) of the Este and the Oeste, respectively with 1,051 and 1,020 meters (3.448 and 3,346 feet) of altitude above sea level. The rest of the territory of this municipality is level.

[edit] Anthem

Hacia el este de las Islas Antillanas,
desde el mar a la montaña fue creando,
el más bello de los pueblos de Borinquen,
al que Dios canta una nana en su regazo.
Quiso Dios bendecir a mi Naguabo con la tierra,
con los bosques, con las fuentes, y su mar,
bello espejo del oriente,
donde el cielo jugueteaba al arrebor.

Mi Naguabo del querer, Mi Naguabo del soñar
por tus calles me crié y tu plaza fue mi hogar.

Es mi orgullo, es un honor ser de Naguabo.
Es mi cuna del Terruño Borinqueño.
¡Qué feliz haber nacido en este pueblo
y que bueno es sentirse naguabeño!

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[edit] Landmarks and places of interest

Algodones Key
Caribbean National Forest
Naguabo Beach
Punta Lima Beach
Ramón Rivero "Diplo" Monument
Yudelmi Center

[edit] Festivals and events

Pedro Flores Week - March
Chapín Festival - June
Diplo Festival - June
Virgen del Carmen Fiesta - July
Matron Celebrations - October

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[edit] Notable "Naguabeños"

Arturo Gallardo Woods
Carmen Delia Dipini - Famous Singer
Fernando Gallego - Lawyer, judge and poet.
Filiberto Ojeda Rios, - Famous Puerto Rican fugitive who was killed by the FBI, is buried in his home town of Rio Blanco, which is a part of the Naguabo municipality.
Inés María Mendoza Vda. de Muñoz - First Lady.
Joaquín R. Parrilla - Poet
Matías González García - Journalist, storyteller and novelist.
Orlando Rodríguez Cabreras - Actor
Pedro Carlos Timothe Morales -Lawyer, educatorand storyteller.
Plácido Figueroa - Trovadore and poet.
Pedro Flores (1894- 1979) - Composer
Ramón López - Poet
Ramón Ortiz del Rivero, "Diplo" - Famous comedian.
Tito Enriquez.

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