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The original name of the city is San Antonio de Padua de Guayama, named after the saint Anthony of Padua; as with other settlement names in Puerto Rico, the name was eventually shortened to Guayama. Guayama comes from the name of a Taíno cacique (chief), who was leader of the tribes in the southeastern coast of Puerto Rico.
General physiographic map of Puerto Rico, with mountainous terrain in green, karst in orange, and plains in yellow . Comprising Guayama, Patillas, and Arroyo, the Guayanilla metropolitan area is situated between the southern coastal plains and the Sierra de Cayey mountain subrange in the southeastern region of the main island of Puerto Rico.
Guayama barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center of Guayama, a municipality of Puerto Rico.Its population in 2010 was 16,891. [1] [4] [5] [6]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.
Caimital 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.
Colorful elementary school building in Algarrobo. Algarrobo 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.
Puerto Rico senatorial district VI, also known as the senatorial district of Guayama, is one of the eight senatorial districts of Puerto Rico. It is currently represented by Albert Torres Berríos and Hector Santiago Torres (from the Popular Democratic Party ).
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National Register entries listed below are found in the highlighted 8 municipalities of Puerto Rico. This is a list of properties and districts in the southern municipalities of Puerto Rico that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Spanish: Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos).