Sardinera Explained

Official Name:Sardinera
Settlement Type:Barrio
Pushpin Map:Caribbean
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates:18.3461°N -65.6429°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Commonwealth
Subdivision Name: Puerto Rico
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1: Fajardo
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:1.18
Area Land Sq Mi:0.95
Area Water Sq Mi:0.23
Population As Of:2010
Population Note:Source: 2010 Census
Population Total:1190
Population Density Sq Mi:1252.6
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Elevation Ft:128
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:00738

Sardinera is a barrio in the municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,190.[2] [3] [4]

History

Sardinera was in Spain's gazetteers[5] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Naranjo and Sardinera barrios was 999.[6]

A shipment of cocaine with an estimated value of over US$6 million was confiscated in early 2021 at the marina in Sardinera.[7]

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, residents of Sardinera were able to participate in Spanish; Castilian: auto chinchorreo (curbside pickup) thus were able to pick up free meals from local food establishments. This initiative was launched by Mayor José Aníbal “Joey” Meléndez Méndez to tackle hunger.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer 2019. US Census . US Government.
  2. 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. . San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
  3. 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.
  4. Book: Puerto Rico: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts.pdf . 2010. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau.
  5. Web site: Anuario del comercio, de la industria, de la magistratura y de la administración. 1881 . Biblioteca Nacional de España . es . 1614. 4 April 2023.
  6. Book: Joseph Prentiss Sanger. Henry Gannett. Walter Francis Willcox. Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office. 1900. Imprenta del gobierno. 163. es.
  7. News: FURA ocupa cargamento millonario de cocaína en Fajardo . Primera Hora . 2021-01-08 . es . 2021-04-08.
  8. News: Realizan auto chinchorreo en Fajardo . Primera Hora . 2020-05-25 . es . 2021-04-08.