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词条 Salinas, Puerto Rico
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

     Barrios 

  3. Economy

     Agriculture  Business  Industry 

  4. Tourism

     Landmarks and places of interest 

  5. Culture

     Festivals and events 

  6. Demographics

  7. Government

  8. Transportation

  9. Symbols

     Flag  Coat of arms 

  10. See also

  11. References

  12. External links

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0.1% Native Hawaiian/PI
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Salinas ({{IPA-es|saˈlinas}}) is a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico (U.S.) located in the southern coast of the island, south of Aibonito and Cayey; southeast of Coamo, east of Santa Isabel; and west of Guayama. Salinas is spread over 5 wards and Salinas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city).

It has long been a fishing spot for Puerto Ricans, known for its beaches, fish variety and the birthplace of the famous "mojito isleño".

Although Salinas doesn't have any commercial airports, there is a military training area there. Camp Santiago, which is Puerto Rico National Guard training center. Army National Guard, Air National Guard, State Guard, U.S. Army ROTC, U.S. Army Reserve and the U.S. Army conduct military training at Camp Santiago.

Salinas is also home to Miss Universe 2006, Zuleyka Rivera and to the former World Boxing Association Welterweight champion of the world, Angel Espada.

History

Salinas was founded in July 22, 1841 by Don Agustín Colón Pacheco as Mayor, Don Jose Maria Cadavedo as Sargent of Arms, Don Juan Colon as Captain of the Civil Guard and five hacendados which were Don Antonio Semidey, Don Antonio Morelli, Don Francisco Secola, Don Julio Delannoy and Don Jose Antonio Torres.

Geography

Salinas[2] is on the southern coast.

  • Gorges: The Callao, La Palma y Majada and Pasto Viejo.
  • Lagoons: Mar Negro and Punta Arctias.
  • Rivers: Río Jájome, Río Jueyes, Río Lapa and Río Nigua (Río Salina).
  • Mountains: Cerro Las Tetas.

Barrios

Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Salinas is subdivided into barrios.[3][4][5][6]

  1. Aguirre
  2. Lapa
  3. Palmas
  4. Quebrada Yeguas
  5. Río Jueyes
  6. Salinas barrio-pueblo&91;7&93;

Economy

Agriculture

Salinas is one of the main agricultural producers on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. It has large banana and papaya farms in its Lapa and Aguirre barrios. The Río Jueyes barrio is one of the main producers of beef in the south, counting with La Hacienda Las Carolinas which supplies Ganaderia Santiago, a slaughter house, with meat. Salinas also is headquarters for Canto Alegre, a company which specializes in poultry. This company supplies most of Puerto Rico's supermarkets with fresh poultry.

Business

  • Apparel, commercial fishing.

Industry

  • Aguirre Sugar Cane Mill, the last operational sugar cane mill in Puerto Rico, Aguirre Central closed its doors in 1993;

Electrical and electronic machinery, plastics, sunglasses.

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

  • Albergue Olímpico (Olympic Hostel)
  • Antigua Central Aguirre (Sugar Cane Mill)
  • Camp Santiago
  • Sports Museum
  • Playa Salinas

Culture

Festivals and events

  • Abey Carnival - February
    • Abey - Cacique (Chief) of yucayeque-(village) in the area of Abeyno Salinas, Puerto Rico.
  • Pescao Festival - June
  • Matron Celebration - September
  • Festival Del Mojo Isleño

Demographics

Demographic distribution
Race - Salinas, Puerto Rico - 2000 Census[8]
Race Population % of Total
White4,64574.6%
Black/African American64710.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native290.4%
Asian80.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander20.1%
Some other race5999.8%
Two or more races2114.5%

Government

{{main|Mayoralty in Puerto Rico}}

All municipalities in Puerto Rico are administered by a mayor, elected every four years. Karilyn Bonilla Colón (of the Popular Democratic Party) was elected as mayor at the 2012 general election, succeeding Carlos Rodríguez Mateo.

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.[9]

Transportation

There are 41 bridges in Salinas.[10]

Symbols

Flag

On a green rectangular field, five white isosceles triangles equal in size, placed in the center of the flag and forming a row that covers the extent of the background. The green represents the land and the triangles hills of salt from which the name of the town is derived.

Coat of arms

The shield uses the traditional colors of the town; green and silver.

The salt knolls indicate in graphical form the name of the town: Salinas. The fish refer to the fishing. The sugar cane leaves that surround the shield, symbolize the sugar cane plantations.

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. ^Demographics/Ethnic U.S 2000 census
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://enciclopediapr.org/en/encyclopedia/salinas-municipality/|title=Salinas Municipality - Municipalities - EnciclopediaPR|publisher=Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades (FPH) }}
3. ^{{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}}
4. ^{{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}}
5. ^{{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}}
6. ^{{Cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324204920/http://welcome.topuertorico.org/maps/salinas.pdf |title=Map of Salinas at the Wayback Machine|access-date=2018-12-29 }}
7. ^{{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}}
8. ^Ethnicity 2000 census
9. ^Elecciones Generales 2012: Escrutinio General {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115040903/http://div1.ceepur.org/REYDI_Escrutinio/index.html |date=2013-01-15 }} on CEEPUR
10. ^{{cite web |title=Salinas Bridges|url=http://bridgereports.com/pr/salinas/ |website=National Bridge Inventory Data |publisher=US Dept. of Transportation|accessdate=19 February 2019}}

External links

  • Puerto Rico Government Directory - Salinas
{{Puerto Rico subdivisions}}

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