Las Piedras, Puerto Rico

Las Piedras, Puerto Rico
Municipality

Flag
Nickname(s): "Ciudad Artesanal", "Los Artesanos"
Anthem: "Somos de la Ribera"

Location of Las Piedras in Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 18°10′59″N 65°51′59″W / 18.18306°N 65.86639°W / 18.18306; -65.86639Coordinates: 18°10′59″N 65°51′59″W / 18.18306°N 65.86639°W / 18.18306; -65.86639
Country United States
Territory Puerto Rico
Founded 1773
Government
  Mayor Hon. Miguel "Micky" López (PNP)
  Senatorial dist. 7 - Humacao
  Representative dist. 35
Area
  Total 33.2 sq mi (86.0 km2)
  Land 33 sq mi (86 km2)
  Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population (2010)
  Total 38,675
  Density 1,200/sq mi (450/km2)
Demonym(s) Pedreños
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
Zip code 00771

Las Piedras (Spanish pronunciation: [las ˈpjeðɾas], The Stones) is a municipality in east Puerto Rico located in the center region of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Canóvanas and Río Grande; east of Juncos and San Lorenzo; and west of Naguabo and Humacao. Las Piedras is spread over 7 wards and Las Piedras Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Las Piedras, being a colorful town, has many natural attractions such as "La Cueva del Indio" which is a place that has original Indian playgrounds, caves and paintings that denote some characteristics of the ancient island's natives. Las Piedras is located about 45 minutes from San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital and 5 minutes from Palmas del Mar, Humacao which is one of the biggest resorts in the Caribbean.

History

Las Piedras was founded in 1801.

Cityscape

Barrios

  • Boquerón
  • Ceiba
  • Collores
  • Pueblo
  • Montones
  • Quebrada Arenas
  • Tejas
  • El Rio

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Economy

Industry

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

Culture

Festivals and events

Government

Like all municipalities in Puerto Rico, Las Piedras is administered by a mayor. The current mayor is Miguel López Rivera, from the New Progressive Party (PNP). López was elected at the 2008 general election.

The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district VII, which is represented by two Senators. In 2012, Jorge Suárez and José Luis Dalmau were elected as District Senators.[2]

Symbols

Flag

The flag of Las Piedras has three horizontal stripes of equal width, the stripe at the top is colored white, the center stripe is colored green and the bottom stripe is colored blue. In the middle of the flag rests an image of the Taíno sun in yellow.

Coat of Arms

In a silver field resides a blue monogram of the Holy Virgin, topped by a blue crown. Seven silver stones border the silver field and at the tip of the shield resides the Taíno sun in gold denominated as the "Sun of Las Piedras".

Notable natives

See also

References

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