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38-489: Aguas Buenas , ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈaɣwas ˈβwenas] , local pronunciation: [awaʔ ˈβwenaʔ] ), popularly known as " La Ciudad de las Aguas Claras " or " The City of Clear Waters ", is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range , north of Cidra , south of Bayamón , Guaynabo and San Juan ; east of Comerio ; and north-west of Caguas . Aguas Buenas

76-498: A barrio , and in this latter case the name of the sector can be—and most often is—different from the official barrio where it is located. An example of this non-official usage is the reference to Puerto Rican nationalist Don Pedro Albizu Campos as having been born in barrio Tenerias in Ponce yet, there has never been a barrio Tenerias in Ponce; Tenerias is a populated sector—a settlement—of barrio Machuelo Abajo . The problem

114-521: A census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Pueblo was 1,309. Places in Aguas Buenas barrio-pueblo: Barrios of Puerto Rico The barrios of Puerto Rico are the primary legal divisions of the seventy-eight municipalities of Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico 's 78 municipios are divided into geographical sections called barrios (English: wards or boroughs or neighborhoods) and, as of 2010, there were 902 of them. The history of

152-781: A barrio is a comunidad , as seen in Census data. Esperanza is a comunidad in Vieques and an example of a subdivision of a barrio which is not called a subbarrio but is called instead a comunidad . Outside of the Census data and in Puerto Rico barrios are divided by sectors. Municipios list their barrios and the sectors within them. Cañaboncito barrio in Caguas, for example, has over 90 sectors. The types of sectors ( sectores ) may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial , among others. While in

190-692: 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 Aguas Buenas: Vázquez neighborhood, Las Parcelas in Bayamoncito barrio, Sonadora barrio, Cagüitas Centro, Pajilla sector in Centro Urbano, Jagüeyes Abajo, Las Corujas, and Parcelas Santa Clara in Sumidero barrio. Some of

228-485: A mandatory reference. For example, official legal matters dealing with land and property issues are heard on the basis of municipal locations relative to the officially recognized barrios and barrio boundaries. The 902 barrios of Puerto Rico represent officially established primary legal divisions of the seventy-eight municipalities that contain unique and permanent geographical land boundaries. Puerto Rico Act 68 of 7 May 1945 (Ley Num. 68 de 7 de mayo de 1945), ordered

266-408: A municipality. A resident, Julian López, offered part of his estate to be used for the construction of a town square, a church, the city hall, and the priest house. The town was officially founded on May 25, 1838, and the name was changed to Aguas Buenas . Francisco de Salas Torres was declared the first mayor. Initially, the economy of the town relied on coffee plantations and commerce. At the end of

304-623: A reconstructed roof, but with a blue tarp for a roof. The hurricane winds and rain damaged infrastructure and caused the entire electrical system to collapse. The terrain is moderately mountainous located in the northern edge of the Cayey mountain range ( Sierra de Cayey ), part of the Cordillera Central in Puerto Rico . The highest peaks are La Peña, Santa Bárbara, La Tisa, and La Marquesa. Several rivers flow through Aguas Buenas. Some of them are

342-508: A sol sembrando nuestros frutos El orgullo labrado en nuestra tierra La siega de un futuro va anunciando El brillo de la solitaria estrella. Que se levanta en medio del combate Por negarse a ser solo una quimera Raices firmes que en el pecho laten Afirmando la patria y la conciencia. Aguas Buenas, estirpe de valientes Pedazo del terruño borinqueño Un pueblo que se une en la conquista De lo que es ser un buen puertoriqueñio. Yo soy Aguas Buenas! To reach

380-539: Is Santurce (in San Juan) which has 40 subbarrios . Another example is barrio Segundo in Ponce which consists of subbarrios Clausells and Baldorioty de Castro (commonly shortened to Baldorioty). With over 24 square miles (62 km ), barrio Lapa in the northeast area of the municipality of Salinas , has the largest territorial area of any barrio in Puerto Rico, being larger in size than 10 of Puerto Rico's municipalities. Another subdivision that may exist within

418-690: 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 Aguas Buenas include the Salsa , Bomba & Plena Festival held in late summer, an Agricultural festival held in May and the Festival Folklórico de Campo y Pueblo held in January. An annual Carnival is held in March. After its foundation,

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456-472: Is equally divided by gender (49% are males, while 51% are females). Finally, 25% of the population is under 18 years old. The next biggest percentage of population (19.4%) is between 35 and 49 years old. All municipalities in Puerto Rico are administered by a mayor, elected every four years. The current mayor of Aguas Buenas is Javier García Pérez, of the New Progressive Party (PNP). He was elected at

494-513: Is home to the largest urban area of the municipality, and the political seat of the municipality. Most municipalities have a single barrio named barrio Pueblo while others, most prominently the larger municipalities like the municipality of Ponce , may have a barrio Pueblo that is made of several barrios. Florida is the municipality with the fewest barrios, while Ponce, at 31, has the most. The US Census Bureau further breaks down some barrios in Puerto Rico into subbarrios . One such example

532-485: Is identified as the barrio-pueblo . It is differentiated from other barrios in that it is the historical center of the municipality and the area that represented the seat of the municipal government at the time Puerto Rico formalized the municipio and barrio boundaries in the late 1940s. From time to time barrios are created, broken up, or merged. The downtown district of each town was called pueblo until 1990, when they began to be referred to as barrio-pueblo in

570-528: Is spread over 9 barrios and Aguas Buenas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area . The name Aguas Buenas translates to "good waters". The town 's and municipality's original names were Aguabuena ("good water"), originally a barrio or district of Caguas , and Aguas Claras ("clear waters"). These names and some of

608-737: Is stated that the municipalities were subdivided, as needed, to facilitate voting and to ease the administration of each municipality. An analysis of the 1899 Puerto Rican and Cuban census, published by the War Department and Inspector General of the United States in 1900 listed the census population numbers by barrios of Puerto Rico. Barrio names continue to be an essential point of reference for purposes of municipal and state government property management, including land surveying and property sale, purchase, and ownership. Land and property deeds and surveys are all performed with barrio names as

646-458: Is that populated places have been adopting names for themselves that do not appear in the official government maps, because such maps have not been updated, and there is no system in place for such updates. Puerto Rico barrio boundaries were established using landmarks such as "the top of a mountain", "the lot owned by Franscico Mattei", "the peak of a mountain ridge", "an almond tree" (árbol de húcar), and "to origin of Loco River". When describing

684-523: The 2016 general elections . However, on May 5, 2022, García Pérez was arrested by the FBI on corruption, bribery, and extortion charges. and was subsequently removed from his position. Since 2011, the city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district I , which is represented by two Senators. In 2012, José Nadal Power and Ramón Luis Nieves were elected as District Senators. The following have been

722-968: The Bayamón River , and several small rivers that are part of the Río Grande de Loíza , like Bairoa , Caguitas , and Cañas . Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Aguas Buenas is subdivided into barrios . The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a small barrio referred to as "el pueblo" , near the center of the municipality. Barrios (which are like minor civil divisions ) and subbarrios, are further subdivided into smaller areas called sectores ( sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial , among others. Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing

760-470: The 19th century, the town's population was close to 7,000. In 1906, mayor Don José E. Morales bought nearly six acres of terrain from Don Guillermo Díaz Delgado. In these lands, the sectors of La Pajilla, El Pueblito and El Guanábano were established, expanding the town's area. The epicenter of the 2010 Aguas Buenas earthquake , popularly known as the Nochebuena Earthquake , was centered between

798-452: The Indies , Spanish law, which regulated life in Puerto Rico in the early 19th century, stated the plaza's purpose was for "the parties" (celebrations, festivities) ( Spanish : a propósito para las fiestas ), and that the square should be proportionally large enough for the number of neighbors ( Spanish : grandeza proporcionada al número de vecinos ). These Spanish regulations also stated that

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836-540: The Mayors of the Aguas Buenas Municipality, from its foundation to the present: The municipio has an official flag and coat of arms. The flag of Aguas Buenas features a blue triangle with the base at the hoist. The triangle has a solitary white star, like the national banner. A second triangle appears interposed with the first one, in yellow, with its point reaching the other end of the flag. The main field of

874-536: The US Census, and contains the plaza, municipal buildings and a Roman Catholic church. In 1832 there were 490, in 1878 there were 841, in 1990 there were 899 barrios. The United States Census Bureau recognizes 902 barrios in Puerto Rico. The US classifies barrios as minor civil divisions for statistical purposes. As components of each municipality, each municipality has one or more barrios. Every municipality has at least one barrio called barrio Pueblo which

912-446: The agriculture was the primary source of income for the town. In the lower left panel, there are four maracas and a güicharo, typical instruments of the "jibaros" of Aguas Buenas and Puerto Rico. The crown, as with other municipalities of Puerto Rico , consists of three towers. Bajo el azul del cielo de mi patria En el oriente de la Cordillera Aguasbonenses forjando la historia Defendiendo el honor de su bandera. De sol

950-442: The barrios Juan Asencio , Mulita and Sonadora . Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017, triggered numerous landslides in Aguas Buenas with the significant amount of rainfall. Between1,000 and 3,000 homes in Aguas Buenas were destroyed or suffered significant damage as a result of the hurricane. A year after the hurricane struck, many older residents refused to leave their damaged homes and continued to live in their homes, without

988-645: The boundaries of Las Piedras , the official 1952 document by the Puerto Rico Planning Board stated "the border continues through Cándido Márquez's and Jesús Barrio's farms until reaching a mamey tree . This tree is about 50 meters south of Leoncio Rivera's home..." As these descriptors tended to lend themselves to ambiguity and other problems, there was a 2002 initiative by the University of Puerto Rico to describe boundaries using GPS technology. The GPS coordinates of barrios of Puerto Rico are available via

1026-413: The commonwealth's Planning Board to prepare a map of each of the municipalities and each of the barrios within said municipalities and the corresponding barrio names. Said map and list of barrio names constitute the officially established primary legal barrio divisions. However, often the word "barrio" is also (mistakenly) used in Puerto Rico in an unofficial manner to represent a populated sector within

1064-544: The creation of the barrios of Puerto Rico can be traced to the 19th century, when historical documents first mention them. Historians have speculated that their creation may have been related to the Puerto Rican representation at the Cortes of Cádiz . The names of barrios in Puerto Rico come from various sources, mostly from Spanish or Indian origin. One barrio in each municipality (except for Florida , Ponce , and San Juan )

1102-401: The economy of Aguas Buenas relied mostly on coffee plantations. According to the 2020 census, Aguas Buenas has a population of 24,223. This represents a decline of 15.5% or over 4,000 inhabitants in comparison to the 2010 census. According to the 2010 Census, 72.5% of the population identifies themselves as White , and 12.6% as African-American . Also, according to the census, the population

1140-463: The flag, under both triangles, is color green. Designed by Francisco Diaz Rivera in 1975, the coat of arms features a four-paneled shield. The upper left panel shows the Virgin of Monserrate , while the upper right panel features a Taíno , a symbol of the original inhabitants of this region. At the bottom right panel, lies a cornucopia containing the native fruit of Aguas Buenas. This panel represents how

1178-1025: The landmarks and places of interest in Aguas Buenas are located in its town square. Places of interest in Aguas Buenas include: To stimulate local tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico , the Puerto Rico Tourism Company launched the Voy Turistiendo (I'm Touring) campaign in 2021. The campaign featured a passport book with a page for each municipality. The Voy Turisteando Aguas Buenas passport page lists Viva La Cosecha ( agritourism ), Hacienda Cascada (agritourism), Centro Recreativo La Charca , and Paseo Mirador as places of interest. Aguas Buenas has an amateur baseball team called Los Tigres de Aguas Buenas . Aguas Buenas celebrates its patron saint festival in September. The Fiestas Patronales Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate

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1216-616: The municipality's nicknames such as Ciudad de las Aguas Claras ("city of clear waters") and Oasis de Puerto Rico (" Puerto Rico 's oasis ") are a reference to the number of natural water springs that can be found in the municipality, particularly those founds around the Aguas Buenas Cave and Caverns System Nature Reserve (Spanish: Reserva Natural Sistema de Cuevas y Cavernas de Aguas Buenas ). In addition to aguasbonenses , citizens and residents of Aguas Buenas are often referred to as Mulos ("mules") or Ñocos ("amputees"). Aguas Buenas

1254-435: The past, barrios in Puerto Rico had political authority, each with their own elected mayor and " barrio councils", currently barrios in Puerto Rico are no longer vested with any political authority. Their purpose was originally for the collection of taxes, but during the 1800s any political authority barrios had been centralized in the municipal governments. In 1880 Spain's Nomenclature of its Territories publication, it

1292-471: The streets nearby should be comfortable portals for passersby, protecting them from the elements: sun and rain. Located across from the central plaza in Aguas Buenas barrio-pueblo is the Parroquía Los Tres Santos Reyes , a Roman Catholic church. Other churches had been constructed in the area as early as 1834. A church made of cement was constructed in 1926 and provided services until it

1330-657: The town of Aguas Buenas, visitors must take the Puerto Rico Highway 52 to the city of Caguas . From there, PR-156 leads directly into the downtown square. Other minor roads lead to nearby towns such as Comerío . There are 13 bridges in Aguas Buenas. There are around 14 public schools in Aguas Buenas. As with all other municipalities, education is handled by the Puerto Rico Department of Education . These are divided as follows: Elementary Schools Junior High Schools Aguas Buenas barrio-pueblo As

1368-490: Was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year. The central plaza, or square, is a place for official and unofficial recreational events and a place where people can gather and socialize from dusk to dawn. The Laws of

1406-598: Was demolished in 1968. The current church was designed by Gonzalo González Seijo and inaugurated in 1969. Aguas Buenas barrio-pueblo was in Spain's gazetteers 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

1444-422: Was originally a sector of Caguas known as Aguabuena . In 1798, a group of residents started establishing their houses near some of the rivers in the area and started calling the sector Aguas Claras . The quantity of residents incremented with time and on July 25, 1832, they organized a meeting and commissioned Francisco de Salas Torres and Ramón Díaz to do the necessary arrangements for the region to be declared

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