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Mayaguez
Puerto Rico |
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Nickname:
"the Sultan of the West", "La Sultana del Oest",
"City of Pure Waters", "Ciudad de las Aguas Purasí",
"el Pueblo de Mango"
Gentilic: "Mayagüezanos" |
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| Mayagüez
(mah-yah-GWES) is the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico.
Also known as "La Sultana del Oeste" (The Sultan of the
West) or "Ciudad de las Aguas Puras" (City of Pure Waters),
Mayagüez is located in the western part of the island of Puerto
Rico.
Its land area
is 201.06 km² . The municipio has an estimated population of
just over 100,000 spread over 21 wards including Mayagüez Pueblo
(The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). One
of the wards (barrios) is Isla de Mona e Islote Monito, which consists
of the offshore islands of Mona Island and Monito Island. This is
the largest ward by land area, and at the same time the only one
without any permanent population. Also, uninhabited Desecheo Island
is part of the municipio, as part of Sabanatas barrio.
Mayagüez
is located 2 hours by automobile from San Juan.
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Flag
The wide cross represents Christianity brought
to the New World by Cristopher Columbus, who signed his documents
with the phrase and the sign of Christ Ferens, which means:
"He who has Christ." The blue and white waves in third
to fourth quarter recalls the Shield granted to Columbus by
the Catholic Kings. The waves represent the ocean and the Mona
Passage in which he sailed to bring the gospel to these new
lands. The blue and white waves symbolize the Yagüez River
and recalls the nickname City of Pure Waters |
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Coat of Arms
The colombine shield recalls and commemorates
the discovery of the Island of Borinquén, today Puerto
Rico, by Cristóbal Columbus in his second trip to the
New World in 1493. The discoverer disembarked at the western
coast of the island, where several rivers spill their waters
in the Mona Passage, among them the Yagüez, from which
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Festivals and events
Three Kings Festival - January
Black and White Festival - January
Danza National Festival - February
Matron Celebrations - February
Mayagüez Carnival - May
Seco Festival - July
Mango Festival - August
Artisan Fair - November
Christmas Festivities - December
Patron Festivities
Virgin of Candelaria - February
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Hon. José
Guillermo Rodríguez (PPD)
P.O. Box 447
Mayagüez, P.R. 00681
(787) 834-1192 |
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Town Colors: White
and Blue
Patron Saint:Nuestra
Señora de La Candelaria
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Ciudad
de Mayagüez:
La ciudad de Mayagüez está ubicada justamente en
el centro de la región oeste de la isla de Puerto Rico.
Tiene una superficie geográfica que abarca unas 77.6
millas cuadradas. Colinda con los Municipios de Hormigueros,
San Germán y Cabo Rojo por el sur, Añasco por
el norte, Las Marías y Maricao por el este y el Canal
de la Mona por el oeste. |
 Zoològico
Dr. Juan A. Rivero, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's main zoo (Zoológico zoorico) is located
in Mayagüez near the agricultural research station. The
site includes 90ac/36ha of tropical vegetation surrounding a
children's park, lake, and islands. While the zoo can't compare
to others in the world, Puerto Rico has tried extensively to
create natural habitats for the residents. The result is a pleasant
zoo with decent size space for the animals to live. The Zoológico
Zoorico maintains over 300 species of birds, reptiles, mammals
and amphibians. A visit to the zoo makes for a pleasant family
outing. |
 Yaguez
Theater
The Yaguez Theater was inaugurated in 1909 in the urban center
of the town of Mayaguez. It was built by Mr. Francisco Maymon
Palmer who was a local pioneer of the silent film industry.
Even before silent films became popular in Puerto Rico Mr. Maymon
would bring them from across the world and distributed them
throughout the island. In Mayaguez he and his partners exhibited
silent films in the old municipal theater until they built the
Yaguez. |
| Websites
of Interest for Mayaguez, Puerto Rico |
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 Indios
de Mayagüez: Beisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico
INDIOS DE MAYAGUEZ-
CAMPEONES DE 2003 Y 2005 en la Liga de Béisbol Profesional
de Puerto Rico
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University
of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus The University of Puerto
Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Offers a variety of degrees in Engineering,
Business Administration, Agriculture, Nursing and more |
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