Esperanza, Puerto Rico Explained

Official Name:Esperanza
Settlement Type:Community
Native Name:Esperanza Comunidad
Motto:A town of “Hope”
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map:Puerto Rico
Subdivision Type:Commonwealth
Subdivision Name: Puerto Rico
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1: Vieques
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:1.27
Area Land Sq Mi:1.27
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2010
Population Note:Source: 2010 Census
Population Total:1219
Population Density Sq Mi:959.8
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Elevation Ft:695
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:787

Esperanza is a comunidad in Puerto Real Barrio, on the south side of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico.[1] It was the location of Hacienda Casa del Frances, a historic site listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[2]

Climate

Due to the town's location inside the tropics, its low elevation, and its position in the Caribbean Sea, Esperanza experiences a Tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). This results in a hot and wet climate throughout the year, with no significant change in temperature between seasons. Precipitation is spread evenly around the year, but the town experiences its greatest rainfall between the months of Aug-Nov.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf. 2010. U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau. 2018-12-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20170220183043/https://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo35934/cph-2-53.pdf. 2017-02-20. live.
  2. Web site: Returning to Vieques. Jan. Benzel. March 19, 2018. NYTimes.com.