Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico

Juana Díaz is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Jayuya, Ciales, Orocovis and Villalba; east of Ponce; and west of Coamo and Santa Isabel and the Caribbean Sea to the south. Juana Díaz is spread over 12 wards and Juana Diaz Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).

Juana Diaz is known as "La Ciudad del Mabí" (Mabí City) - Mabí is a delicious, refreshing fermented Taíno beverage made out from the bark of the mabi tree Colubrina elliptica (L'Her.) Brongn.

1 History
- 1.1 Flag
- 1.2 Coat of Arms
2 Demographics
- 2.1 Barrios (Districts/Wards)
- 2.2 Geo/Topography
3 Anthem
4 Economic
5 Notable "Juanadinos"
6 References

[edit] History

Juana Díaz was founded in 1798. The civil government of this territory was established in April 25, 1798.

[edit] Flag

The flag of Juana Díaz is rectangular in shape, formed by two triangles whose hypotenuse extends from the upper left corner to the lower right corner. The upper triangle is white, the symbol of silver and the lower triangle is yellow or gold. At its center is the coat of arms of Juana Díaz in its natural colors.

[edit] Coat of Arms

The Mountains - Thirteen mountains symbolizing each one of the thirteen districts of Juana Díaz. The sun has thirteen rays, each representing one of the districts of Juana Diaz. The Woman - Represents the name of the woman who gave origin to the town, Doña Juana Díaz. The Indian - Represents the natives who were settlers of the village at the arrival of the conquering whites. The Indian represents Chief Jacaquax; in whose honor our river is named and The Harp and The Pen - The harp represents our music and the pen in the inkpot, the verse, poetry.

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Barrios (Districts/Wards)

Population by barrio or ward as of 2000 [1] (Percentage change from 1990 census):

Amuelas - 4,056 (+77.2%)
Callabo - 2,206 (+23.7%)
Capitanejo - 5,328 (-5.3%)
Cintrona - 2,309 (+6.8%)
Collores - 2,161 (-2.1%)

Emajagual - 3 (N/A)
Guayabal - 5,774 (-1.4%)
Jacaguas - 4,522 (+12.9%)
Juana Díaz pueblo - 4,555 (-2.6%)
Lomas - 1,358 (-24.7%)

Río Cañas Abajo 2,323 (-2.1%)
Río Cañas Arriba - 2,332 (+141.2%)
Sabana Llana 7,964 (+23.7%)
Tijeras 5,640 (+26.9%)
Total 50,531 (+11.8%)

Note to people unfamiliar with Puerto Rico's political subdivisions: "Juana Díaz" refers here to what is officially called Municipality of Juana Díaz. All wards listed here are what constitute the municipality itself. "Juana Díaz pueblo" (above) is the downtown area and the administrative center of the municipality - although all inhabitants within the municipality are "juanadinos" (name given to people of the Municipality of Juana Díaz).

[edit] Geo/Topography

Several rivers run through the Juana Díaz territory, among them, Inabón River and the Jacaguas River, from which Juana Díaz takes its nickname: "Ciudad del Jacaguas". The Guayabal dam between Juana Díaz and Villalba is located in this river. Among its main tributaries are Toa Vaca River in Villalba, also dammed. Both Guayabal and Toa Vaca lakes are visible in the map. Lake Toa Vaca is also the main source of drinking water for Juana Díaz, Ponce and other towns.

[edit] Anthem

By Prof. José Rafael Gilot

Juanadinos, alcemos las voces
en un himno para esta ciudad.
De poetas y atletas la cuna
y una historia que la hace inmortal.

Gloria a tí, Juana Díaz,
del Jacaguas jardín sin igual,
Gloria a tí, Juana Díaz,
tus blasones debemos honrar.

Juanadinos digámosle al mundo
nuestro suelo es todo esplendor.
Por su noble hidalguía de pueblo
lo bendijo la mano de Dios.

[edit] Economic

[edit] Agriculture

Juana Díaz produces sugar cane

[edit] Industrial

Beige marble--one of the finest marbles in the world.

[edit] Tourism

[edit] Landmarks and places of interest

Efraín Daleccio Caves
Lucero Caves
Guayabal Lagoon
Holy Kings monument
Three Kings Museum

[edit] Festivals and events

Three Kings Festival - January
Mabí Festival - March
Bull Frog Festival - April
Llorensiana Week - May
Patron Festivities San Ramón Nonato - September
Puerto Rican Festivities - December

[edit] Transportation

Among the most important roads in Juana Díaz are the Luis A. Ferré Expressway (PR-52) which connects Juana Díaz with Ponce and the airport in just minutes and San Juan in a little more than one hour. Other important roads include road PR-14 which runs through downtown Juana Díaz on its route between Ponce and Cayey, road PR-149 from Juana Díaz to Manatí running through Villalba and the "Cordillera Central" and road PR-1 which goes from Ponce to San Juan through barrio Pastillo in the south coast of Juana Díaz.

[edit] Notable "Juanadinos"

Cesáreo Rosa Nieves - Writer
Luis Lloréns Torres (1876- 1944) - Poet
Mario Braschi - Journalist
Tomás Carrión Maduro - Journalist, poet and politician
Holly Woodlawn, drag artist

[edit] References

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