San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico Explained

San Lorenzo
Native Name:Spanish; Castilian: Municipio Autónomo de San Lorenzo
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Town and Municipality
Nicknames:"Pueblo de Los Samaritanos", ("Town of Samaritans"), "La Tierra de Leyendas", ("Land of Legends")
Anthem:"Son tus campos de bellísimo verdor"
Mapsize:300px
Coordinates:18.19°N -65.9686°W
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:Commonwealth
Subdivision Name1: Puerto Rico
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1811
Founder:Valeriano Muñoz de Oneca
Parts Type:Barrios
Parts:11 barrios
P1:Cayaguas
P2:Cerro Gordo
P3:Espino
P4:Florida
P5:Hato
P6:Jagual
P7:Quebrada
P8:Quebrada Arenas
P9:Quebrada Honda
P10:Quemados
P11:San Lorenzo barrio-pueblo
Leader Party:PNP
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jaime Alverio Ramos
Leader Title1:Senatorial dist.
Leader Name1:7 - Humacao
Leader Title2:Representative dist.
Leader Name2:33
Area Total Km2:138.07
Area Land Km2:138
Area Water Km2:0.07
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:53.3
Area Land Sq Mi:53.3
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Area Water Percent:0%
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:37,693
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Sanlorenceños
Timezone1:AST
Utc Offset1:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:00754
Area Code:787/939
Blank Name Sec1:Major routes
Population Rank:27th in Puerto Rico

San Lorenzo (pronounced as /es/, pronounced as /es/; Spanish for "Saint Lawrence") is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region, north of Patillas and Yabucoa; south of Gurabo; east of Caguas and Cayey; and west of Juncos and Las Piedras. San Lorenzo is spread over twelve barrios and San Lorenzo Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

San Lorenzo is called "The town of the Samaritans" and "Land of Legends." The patron of the municipality is Spanish; Castilian: Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Our Lady of Mercedes). The surrounding areas produce tobacco and sugar cane.

History

According to Cayetano Coll y Toste, a Puerto Rican historian, San Lorenzo was founded in 1811.

Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017 triggered numerous landslides in San Lorenzo with the significant amount of rainfall.[2] [3]

Geography

San Lorenzo is located in the eastern central region, north of Patillas and Yabucoa; south of Gurabo; east of Caguas and Cayey; and west of Juncos and Las Piedras.[4]

The town is located on a high valley that is formed by the Río Grande de Loíza which flows northwestwards towards the Caguas Valley. The town is located on the San Lorenzo Batholith, which is a mountainous region composed of intrusive igneous rock. It is bordered by the Sierra de Luquillo to the north and by the Sierra de Cayey to the south.

Rivers

Barrios

Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, San Lorenzo is subdivided into barrios and barrios are further divided into sectors. The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a barrio referred to as Spanish; Castilian: "el pueblo".[5] [6] [7]

  1. Cayaguas
            1. Cerro Gordo Espino Florida Hato Jagual Quebrada
    2. Quebrada Arenas Quebrada Honda
  2. Quemados
  3. San Lorenzo barrio-pueblo[8]

Sectors

Barrios (which are like minor civil divisions)[8] are further subdivided into smaller areas called Spanish; Castilian: sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.[9] [10]

Special Communities

See main article: Puerto Rico Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development. Spanish; Castilian: Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount of social exclusion. A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in San Lorenzo: Roosevelt neighborhood, El Bosque, La Marina, Parcelas Jagual (Nuevas y Viejas), Parcelas Quemados and Sector Los Oquendo. Between 2013 and until their arrest by the FBI in 2019, dozens of drug traffickers were operating in the Roosevelt neighborhood and near the Lorenzana public housing residential units in San Lorenzo.[11]

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

Economy

AgricultureThe economy of San Lorenzo was founded on livestock farming and later included the cultivation of sugar cane, which had been processed on steam-driven farms with oxen. Coffee and fruits are also now cultivated in the municipality. Timber production, which was once very prolific, has declined due to the uncontrolled exploitation of forests.
IndustryClothing, pharmaceuticals, footwear, electromechanical equipment, industrial and household paints.

Culture

Festivals and events

San Lorenzo celebrates its patron saint festival in September. The Spanish; Castilian: Fiestas Patronales Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment.

Other festivals and events celebrated in San Lorenzo include:

Sports

Government

See main article: Mayoralty in Puerto Rico. Like all municipalities in Puerto Rico, San Lorenzo is administered by a mayor. The current mayor is Jaime Alverio Ramos, from the New Progressive Party (PNP). Alverio was elected at the 2020 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.[18]

Transportation

There are 49 bridges in San Lorenzo.[19]

Symbols

The Spanish; Castilian: municipio has an official flag and coat of arms.[20]

Flag

The flag of San Lorenzo is divided in four rectangles of equal size, two rectangles are yellow and the other two are striped with red and yellow stripes.[21]

Coat of arms

The grill is the traditional symbol of San Lorenzo, deacon and martyr, patron of the town, because in a grill he underwent the martyrdom, slowly burned to death. The hill or mountain represent the Gregorio Hill, which dominates the San Lorenzo panorama. The cross is one of the heraldic attributes of San Miguel Arcángel.

Notable people

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bureau. US Census. PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census. 2021-08-25. The United States Census Bureau. EN-US.
  2. Web site: Preliminary Locations of Landslide Impacts from Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico . USGS Landslide Hazards Program . USGS . 2019-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190303143147/https://landslides.usgs.gov/research/featured/2017/maria-pr/ . 2019-03-03 . live .
  3. Web site: Preliminary Locations of Landslide Impacts from Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico . USGS Landslide Hazards Program . USGS . 2019-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190303143147/https://landslides.usgs.gov/research/featured/2017/maria-pr/images/PR_Maria_LS_density_map.pdf . 2019-03-03 . live .
  4. Web site: San Lorenzo Municipality. Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades (FPH). enciclopediapr.org. 2019-03-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20190621121919/https://enciclopediapr.org/en/encyclopedia/san-lorenzo-municipality/. 2019-06-21. live.
  5. Book: Picó . Rafael . Buitrago de Santiago . Zayda . Berrios . Hector H. . Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. . 1969 . San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969 . 2018-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226171916/https://archive.org/details/nuevageografad00pic/page/247 . 2018-12-26 . live .
  6. Book: Gwillim Law. Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. 25 December 2018. 20 May 2015. McFarland. 978-1-4766-0447-3. 300.
  7. Web site: Map of San Lorenzo at the Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20180324204920/http://welcome.topuertorico.org/maps/sanlorenzo.pdf . dead . 2018-03-24 . 2018-12-29 .
  8. Web site: US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition . factfinder.com . US Census . 5 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170513190743/https://factfinder.census.gov/help/en/barrio.htm . 13 May 2017 . dead .
  9. Web site: Agencia: Oficina del Coordinador General para el Financiamiento Socioeconómico y la Autogestión (Proposed 2016 Budget) . Puerto Rico Budgets. es. 28 June 2019.
  10. Web site: Leyes del 2001. Lex Juris Puerto Rico. es. 24 June 2020.
  11. Web site: 26 Individuals Charged With Drug Trafficking In Puerto Rico Project Safe Neighborhoods Enforcement Effort . fbi.gov . 22 May 2019 . Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Puerto Rico . 4 May 2020.
  12. Web site: Bienvenido a la Web Page del Santuario Diocesano Virgen del Carmen (Montaña Santa) . www.santuariopr.org . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070421202712/http://www.santuariopr.org/ . 21 April 2007 . dead.
  13. Web site: Archived copy . 2019-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190705024658/http://www.nuestramadre.org/historia.html . 2019-07-05 . live .
  14. Web site: Archived copy . 2019-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181123170046/http://www.nuestramadre.org/libro-padre-jaime.pdf . 2018-11-23 . live .
  15. Web site: Hacienda Muñoz . Discover Puerto Rico . September 18, 2022.
  16. News: El Béisbol Recuerda A Héctor Ferrer . 1 February 2019 . Isla News PR . November 6, 2018 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20190202100821/http://www.islanewspr.com/2018/11/06/el-beisbol-recuerda-a-hector-ferrer/ . 2 February 2019 . live .
  17. Web site: Samaritans of San Lorenzo History . ballcharts.com . es . 2019-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190202042431/http://www.ballcharts.com/teams/roster.php?team=SamaritanosAA . 2019-02-02 . live .
  18. Web site: Elecciones Generales 2012: Escrutinio General. Div1.ceepur.org. 2016-09-15. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130115040903/http://div1.ceepur.org/REYDI_Escrutinio/index.html#es/default/SENADORES_POR_DISTRITO_HUMACAO_VII.xml. 2013-01-15.
  19. Web site: San Lorenzo Bridges. National Bridge Inventory Data. US Dept. of Transportation. 19 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190220181409/http://bridgereports.com/pr/san-lorenzo/. 20 February 2019. live.
  20. Web site: Ley Núm. 70 de 2006 -Ley para disponer la oficialidad de la bandera y el escudo de los setenta y ocho (78) municipios. . LexJuris de Puerto Rico . es . 2021-06-15.
  21. Web site: SAN LORENZO . LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico . 19 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200219001239/http://www.lexjuris.com/pueblos/pueblos_files/SANLORENZO.html . 19 February 2020 . live . es . 17 September 2020.

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