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词条 Comerío, Puerto Rico
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

     Hurricane Maria  Barrios 

  3. Tourism

     Landmarks and places of interest 

  4. Economy

     Agriculture 

  5. Culture

     Festivals and events  Religion 

  6. Demographics

  7. Government

  8. Symbols

     Flag  Coat of arms 

  9. Transportation

  10. Notable Comerieños

  11. See also

  12. References

  13. Further reading

  14. External links

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| anthem = "Con alma henchida de amor y ensueño"
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| leader_name = José A. "Josian" Santiago Rivera
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Comerío ({{IPA-es|komeˈɾi.o}}) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the center-eastern region of island, north of Aibonito; south of Naranjito and Bayamón; east of Barranquitas; and west of Cidra and Aguas Buenas. Comerío is spread over 7 wards and Comerío Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Comerío was founded on June 12, 1826. Originally named "Sabana del Palmar", but later changed to Comerío, named after a local Taino Cacique (Chief) Comerio.[1]

Geography

The rivers located in Comerío are Río de la Plata and Río Hondo.[2]

Hurricane Maria

Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017 triggered numerous landslides in Comerío with the significant amount of rain that fell.[3][4]

Barrios

Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Comerío is subdivided into barrios.[5][6][7][8]

{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
  1. Cedrito
  2. Cejas
  3. Comerío barrio-pueblo&91;9&93;
  4. Doña Elena
  5. Naranjo
  6. Palomas
  7. Piñas
  8. Río Hondo
  9. Vega Redonda
{{div col end}}

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

Some of the landmarks of Comerío include:[10]

  • La Tiza Peak
  • La Mora Caves
  • La Plata River
  • Las Pailas
  • Los Pilones
  • Media Luna Recreation Park
  • Tobacco Warehouse
  • Town Square
  • El Salto Hydroelectric Dams 1 and 2

Economy

Agriculture

  • Tobacco (not as predominant lately). Comerío was known as "El Pueblo del Tabaco" (Tobacco Town), and its original flag had a tobacco plant in its center.[11]

Culture

Festivals and events

  • Spring Carnival - April
  • La Mora Cave Festival - June 1,2,3
  • Jíbaro Festival - June
  • El Jobo Festival - July
  • Patron Festivities - August
  • San Andrés Apóstol Festivities - November
  • El Seco Marathon - December
  • Christmas Fantasy - December

Religion

First Methodist Church of Comerío was founded in 1904.

Demographics

{{Empty section|date=February 2013}} Mestizos are typically born in this region due to tainos occupying this area heavily.

Government

{{main|Mayoralty in Puerto Rico}}

All municipalities in Puerto Rico are administered by a mayor, elected every four years. The current mayor of Comerío is José A. Santiago, of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was elected at the 2000 general elections.

The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district VI, which is represented by two Senators. In 2012, Miguel Pereira Castillo and Angel M. Rodríguez were elected as District Senators.[12]

Symbols

Flag

Quartered in cross, of green and white, and superimposed the right superior quarter is an anchored yellow cross.[1]

Coat of arms

The Comerío coat of arms is made up quarters (4) bearing what is known as an escutcheon of displays a shield in the center. There's a green field with a golden cross in the left quarter which represents Holy Christ the Healer, the patron of the town. Green stripes on a silver field are on the lower left quarter, symbolizing the Comerío falls and the La Plata River. Three royal palms in the right quarter to remember the original name of the town, and an undulating line symbolizes the mist that often covers the town. A crown with Taino motifs represents the cacique. The tobacco plant is a reminder of what was once an important part of the economic activity of the municipality. Inscribed with “the pearl of La Plata” a reference is made to the location of Comerío, on the banks of the La Plata River and the turreted castle which is a symbol of municipalities of Puerto Rico.[1]

Transportation

Public bus from Bayamón to Comerío at Centro de Estacionamiento de Bayamón is the main public transportation.

There are 16 bridges in Comerío.[13]

Notable Comerieños

  • Celestino J. Pérez - Pharmacist, lawyer and elected legislator
  • Claudio Torres - Composer
  • Juana Colón (1886–1967) - Founder of the Socialist Party in Comerío
  • Manuel A. Pérez (1890–1951) - Professor
  • María Arroyo - Teacher, President of the Teachers Association and Senator
  • Enrique Pérez Santiago - Hematologist
  • Arturo Perez, Mayor of Comerio elected by Partido Liberal

See also

{{Portal|Puerto Rico|Geography}}
  • List of Puerto Ricans
  • History of Puerto Rico
  • Did you know-Puerto Rico?
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References

1. ^1 2 {{cite web |title=Comerío Municipality Founding and History |url=https://enciclopediapr.org/en/encyclopedia/comerio-municipality/#1465331233922-61915a4b-ef14 |website=enciclopediapr.org |accessdate=14 February 2019}}
2. ^{{cite web |title=Comerío Municipality General Information, Geography |url=https://enciclopediapr.org/en/encyclopedia/comerio-municipality/#1463492689874-dd12c211-136e |website=enciclopediapr.org |accessdate=14 February 2019}}
3. ^{{cite web |title=Preliminary Locations of Landslide Impacts from Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico |url=https://landslides.usgs.gov/research/featured/2017/maria-pr/ |website=USGS Landslide Hazards Program |publisher=USGS}}
4. ^{{cite web |title=Preliminary Locations of Landslide Impacts from Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico |url=https://landslides.usgs.gov/research/featured/2017/maria-pr/images/PR_Maria_LS_density_map.pdf |website=USGS Landslide Hazards Program |publisher=USGS}}
5. ^{{cite book |last1=Picó |first1=Rafael |last2=Buitrago de Santiago |first2=Zayda |last3=Berrios |first3=Hector H. |title=Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. |url=https://archive.org/details/nuevageografad00pic/page/247|publisher=San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969}}
6. ^{{cite book|author=Gwillim Law|title=Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nXCeCQAAQBAJ|accessdate=25 December 2018|date=20 May 2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-0447-3|page=300}}
7. ^{{cite book|title=Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf | url = https://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo35934/cph-2-53.pdf|year=2010|publisher=U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau}}
8. ^{{Cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324204920/http://welcome.topuertorico.org/maps/comerio.pdf |title=Map of Comerío at the Wayback Machine|access-date=2018-12-29 }}
9. ^{{cite web |title=US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/help/en/barrio.htm |website=factfinder.com |publisher=US Census |accessdate=5 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513190743/https://factfinder.census.gov/help/en/barrio.htm |archive-date=2017-05-13 |dead-url=no |df= }}
10. ^{{cite web |title=Comerío Municipality Places of Interest |url=https://enciclopediapr.org/en/encyclopedia/comerio-municipality/#1465331493605-ebfbcb05-d799 |website=enciclopediapr.org |accessdate=14 February 2019}}
11. ^Comerio, Puerto Rico. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201043124/http://flagspot.net/flags/pr-cr.html |date=2011-02-01 }} Flags of the world. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
12. ^Elecciones Generales 2012: Escrutinio General {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203074235/http://div1.ceepur.org/REYDI_Escrutinio/index.html#es/default/SENADORES_POR_DISTRITO_GUAYAMA_VI.xml |date=December 3, 2012 }} on CEEPUR
13. ^{{cite web |title=Comerio Bridges|url=http://bridgereports.com/pr/comerio/ |website=National Bridge Inventory Data |publisher=US Dept. of Transportation|accessdate=19 February 2019}}

Further reading

  • {{cite book|title=The History of Tobacco Cultivation in Puerto Rico, 1899--1940|first=Teresita A.|last=Levy|publisher=ProQuest|date=2007|isbn=9780549267843}}

External links

  • Puerto Rico Government Directory - Comerío
  • Municipalities at enciclopediapr.org
  • Comerío, Puerto Rico (by Raphael Angelo)
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