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Ceiba (Spanish pronunciation:) is both a small town and a municipality in northeast Puerto Rico.It is named after the famous Ceiba tree. Ceiba is located in the north-east coast of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, south of Fajardo, north of Naguabo and southeast of Río Grande.
Ceiba barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center of Ceiba, a municipality of Puerto Rico.Its population in 2010 was 3,677. [4] [5] [1] As 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.
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Ceiba is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions [1] The barrios and subbarrios, [2] in turn, are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English).
Ceiba was in Spain's gazetteers [6] 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.
Ceiba was in Spain's gazetteers [6] 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.
Ceiba is a barrio in the municipality of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,500. [3] [4] [5] Historical population; ... Ceiba, Las Piedras, Puerto ...
Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, nicknamed Rosy Roads, [2] [3] is a former United States Navy base in the town of Ceiba, Puerto Rico.The site operates today as José Aponte de la Torre Airport, a public use airport.
Quebrada Seca is a barrio in the municipality of Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,415. [3] [4] [5] History.