Cidra, Puerto Rico

Cidra, Puerto Rico
	Cidra, Puerto Rico
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	Nickname(s): La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera"
	Location of Cidra, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico.
	Coordinates: 18°10′33″N 66°09′41″W / 18.17583°N 66.16139°W
Country	United States
Territory	Puerto Rico
Founded	1809
	Government
- Mayor	Hon. Ángel L. Malavé Zayas (PNP)
- Senatorial dist.	6 - Guayama
- Representative dist.	29
	Area
- Total	36.5 sq mi (94.42 km2)
- Land	36.3 sq mi (94 km2)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (.42 km2)
	Population (2000)
- Total	38,267
- Density	1,177.9/sq mi (454.8/km2)
- Gentilic	Cidreños
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
FIPS code	72-18074
GNIS feature ID	1610092
	Anthem "Del corazón de Puerto Rico nació Cidra"

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Cidra, (SEE-drah) 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).

[edit] History

Cidra was founded in 1809.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Barrios (Districts)

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Arenas
Bayamón
Beatriz
Ceiba

Certenejas
Cidra
Honduras
Montellano
Rabanal
Rincón

Río Abajo
Salto
Sud
Toíta

[edit] Geography and Topography

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

[edit] Economic

[edit] Agriculture

Agriculture (citrics)

[edit] Industrial

Apparel and pharmaceuticals.

[edit] Tourism

[edit] 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

[edit] Festivals and events

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

[edit] Education

[edit] Elementary

Ceiba - Ceiba
Ciprián Castrodad - Río Abajo
Luis Muñoz Rivera - Cidra
Montellano - Montellano
Santa Clara - Arenas
Urbana - Cidra

[edit] Elementary and Middle

Clemencia Meléndez Santos - Rabanal
Certenejas - Bayamón
Juan D. Stubbe - Bayamón
Pedro Maria Dominicci - Rincon
Pedro Diaz Fonseca - Beatriz

[edit] Middle School

Jesús T. Piñero - Cidra

[edit] High School

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

[edit] References

^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
^ "Guayanilla – Populated Place". Geographic Names Information System. USGS. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1610861. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
^ "Map of Municipio de Cidra" (PDF). http://welcome.topuertorico.org/maps/cidra.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.

[edit] External links

Welcome to Puerto Rico Cidra

[GR2-0] "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[1] "Guayanilla – Populated Place". Geographic Names Information System. USGS. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1610861. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.

[2] "Map of Municipio de Cidra" (PDF). http://welcome.topuertorico.org/maps/cidra.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.

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