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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.
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.
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.
Pozo Hondo is a barrio in the municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,263. [3] [4] [5] History.
Carmen is a barrio in the municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico, with a 2010 population of 619. [3] [4] [5] History.
In 1770, Machete was part of the territory presided over by caciques Güamaní and Guayama. In the 19th century it became an important sugar producer. [6]Machete was in Spain's gazetteers [7] 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.
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