Cidra, Puerto Rico

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Cidra, Puerto Rico, United States
Municipality

Flag
Nickname(s): La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera (City of Eternal Spring)
Anthem: "Del corazón de Puerto Rico nació Cidra"
Location of Cidra in Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°10′33″N 66°09′41″W / 18.17583°N 66.16139°W / 18.17583; -66.16139Coordinates: 18°10′33″N 66°09′41″W / 18.17583°N 66.16139°W / 18.17583; -66.16139
Founded 1809
Government
 • Mayor Javier Carrasquillo (PNP)
 • Senatorial dist. 6 - Guayama
 • Representative dist. 29 
Area
 • Total 94.42 km2 (36.46 sq mi)
 • Land 94 km2 (36 sq mi)
 • Water .42 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 43,480
 • Density 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym Cidreños
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
Zip code 00739
FIPS code 72-18074[1]
GNIS feature ID 1610092[2]

Cidra (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈθiðɾa]) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Cayey; south of Comerío and Aguas Buenas; east of Aibonito and Barranquitas; and west of Caguas. Cidra is spread over 12 wards and Cidra Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Cidra is known as La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera (City of Eternal Spring).

History

Cidra was founded in 1809.

Geography

  • Lakes: Cidra
  • Ravines: Bocana & Galindo
  • Rivers: Río Arroyata, Río Bayamón & Río de la Plata

Cityscape

Barrios

  • Arenas
  • Bayamón
  • Beatriz
  • Ceiba
  • Certenejas
  • Cidra
  • Honduras
  • Montellano
  • Rabanal
  • Rincón
  • Río Abajo
  • Salto
  • Sud
  • Toíta[3]

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

  • Frog's Rock
  • Hamacas' Bridge
  • Iberia Theater
  • Lake Cidra
  • Nuestra Señora del Carmen Parish
  • Perico's Waterfall
  • Treasure Island Hotel

Culture

Festivals and events

  • Myrna Vázquez Week - February
  • Matron Festivities - July
  • Paloma Sabanera Festival - November

Famous Cidreños

  • Vicente Carattini - Singer and Composer of Puerto Rican Christmas related songs
  • Felito Félix - Singer and Composer
  • Isabel Freire de Matos - was a writer, educator, journalist, and activist for Puerto Rican independence
  • Antonio Pérez Rodríguez (Pancholo) - Actor and Comedian
  • Ruth Evelyn Cruz - Writer and Poet
  • Flor Meléndez - Former Coach of the Puerto Rico National Basquetball Team
  • Luis Rivera - Former Mayor League Baseball Player
  • Luis López - Former Mayor League Baseball Player
  • José Pedraza - Professional Boxer

Economy

Agriculture

  • Coffee
  • Minor fruits and vegetables
  • Poultry

Industry

  • Drinks
  • Pharmaceuticals

Demographics

Government

All municipalities in Puerto Rico are administered by a mayor, elected every four years. The current mayor of Cidra is Javier Carrasquillo, of the New Progressive Party (PNP). He succeeded Angel L. Malavé Zayas in 2012, after Malavé was accused of lewd conduct in 2011. Malavé had served as mayor since being elected at the 1988 general elections.

The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district VI, which is represented by two Senators. In 2012, Miguel Pereira Castillo and Angel M. Rodríguez were elected as District Senators.[4]

Symbols

Flag

The Municipal Seal shines on the flag uniting all three stripes, and the whole is ended with yellow fringes. The green evokes the landscape which is green throughout the year and which covers all the land with an immense variety of colored flowers. It is the reason why the town is called "Town Of The Eternal Spring". The gold color refers to the richness of its fruits and hydrography as well as the spiritual wealth of the region and its citizenship. The brown alludes to the Virgin Carmen, patron of the cidreños, and to the Savannah Dove, which is a unique species in the world that has its habitat in this municipality.

Coat of Arms

Over the red band it has a gold "cidra" and a cornucopia with its fruit in natural color, which alludes that Cidra is one of the major producers of fruit of the Island. In the superior right is placed a scapulary that evokes the Virgin Carmen, patron of the town, and a black bishop hat that alludes to San Juan Nepomuceno, bishop and martyr. In the left inferior part, on a blue bottom, is located a brown Savannah Dove which nests in the Cidra area. This dove flies over a mountain of three tips, which indicates the location of the municipality in the Central Mountain Range. The blue and silver waves symbolize the aquatic wealth of Cidra. All this is capped by a three-tower crown.

Education

Even though Puerto Rico's Department of Education is regulated by United States, country has a slightly different school structure: Elemental, Intermedia and Superior. Elemental schools includes K-6, Intermedia 7-9, and Superior 10-12. The Segundas Unidades schools includes Elemental and Intermedia levels (K-9).

Elementales

  • Ceiba Nueva - Ceiba
  • Ciprián Castrodad - Río Abajo
  • Luis Muñoz Rivera - Cidra
  • Santa Clara - Arenas
  • Urbana (K-3) - Río Abajo

Intermedias

  • Jesús T. Piñero (7-8) - Cidra

Segundas Unidades

  • Bilingüe - Certenejas
  • Clemencia Meléndez Santos - Rabanal
  • Certenejas (I & II) - Certenejas
  • Juan D. Stubbe - Bayamón
  • Pedro Díaz Fonseca - Beatriz
  • Pedro Maria Dominicci - Rincón

Superiores

  • Ana J. Candelas - Sud
  • Luis Muñoz Iglesias - Cidra
  • Vocacional - Sud

See also


References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ↑ "Guayanilla – Populated Place". Geographic Names Information System. USGS. Retrieved 2008-05-13. 
  3. ↑ "Map of Municipio de Cidra" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-14. 
  4. ↑ Elecciones Generales 2012: Escrutinio General on CEEPUR

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