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]
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.