Founded 1871 Time zone AST (UTC-4) Area 114.2 km² Local time Sunday 8:43 PM | Demonym(s) Marieños Zip code 00670 Population 9,758 (2011) Unemployment rate 20.2% (Apr 2015) | |
Weather 22°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Las Marías ([laz maˈɾi.as], The Maries) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located north of Maricao; southeast of Añasco; south of San Sebastián; east of Mayagüez; and west of Lares. Las Marías is spread over 13 wards and Las Marías Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
Contents
- Map of Las MarC3ADas 00685 Puerto Rico
- History
- Barrios
- Geography
- Landmarks and places of interest
- Agriculture
- Industry
- Festivals and events
- Government
- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- References
Map of Las Mar%C3%ADas, 00685, Puerto Rico
History
Las Marías was founded in July 1, 1872. Don Benito Recio and Moreno were the acting mayor during the foundation process.
Barrios
Geography
Landmarks and places of interest
Paco Gaztambide Sugar Mill Ruins Las Canadindias
Agriculture
Industry
Festivals and events
Government
Like all municipalities in Puerto Rico, Las Marías is administered by a mayor. The current mayor is José Javier Rodríguez, from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Rodríguez was elected at the 2012 general election.
The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district IV, which is represented by two Senators. In 2012, María Teresa González and Gilberto Rodríguez were elected as District Senators.
Flag
The flag is divided by an imaginary diagonal line whose ends are the superior left angle of the flag and the opposite lower angle. The superior part is yellow and the lower half is green. The yellow portion represents the sun bathing the town and the green portion represents the nature and vegetation of the municipality.
Coat of Arms
The shield is divided into six parts with three in silver and three in blue. A "María" tree (Callophylum brasiliense antillum), with a pair of coffee tree branches to the sides of its trunk, adorns each silver part. The monogram and crown of Nuestra Señora la Santísima Virgen de Plata is placed in the top center portion of the shield. The shield's border is red with a broken chain at the bottom. Above the shield resides three tower crown in gold.