Country Area 33.2 sq mi Mayor Hon. Miguel "Micky" Lopez | Founded 1773 Population 39,087 (2011) | |
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Unemployment rate 14.1% (Dec 2014) | ||
Map of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico
Las Piedras ([las ˈpjeðɾas], The Stones) is a municipality in east Puerto Rico (U.S.) located in the center region of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Canóvanas and Río Grande; east of Juncos and San Lorenzo; and west of Naguabo and Humacao. Las Piedras is spread over 7 wards and Las Piedras Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Contents
- Map of Las Piedras Puerto Rico
- Road out of las piedrasjuncos puerto rico may 18 2014
- Mountain top in las piedras puerto rico
- History
- Industry
- Landmarks and places of interest
- Festivals and events
- Government
- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Notable natives
- References
Las Piedras, being a colorful town, has many natural attractions such as "La Cueva del Indio" which is a place that has original Indian playgrounds, caves and paintings that denote some characteristics of the ancient island's natives. Las Piedras is located about 45 minutes from San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital and 5 minutes from Palmas del Mar, Humacao which is one of the biggest resorts in the Caribbean.
Road out of las piedrasjuncos puerto rico may 18 2014
Mountain top in las piedras puerto rico
History
Las Piedras was founded in 1801.
Industry
Landmarks and places of interest
Festivals and events
Government
Like all municipalities in Puerto Rico, Las Piedras is administered by a mayor. The current mayor is Linedsa Colon, from the New Progressive Party (PNP). Colon was elected at the 2008 general election.
The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district VII, which is represented by two Senators. In 2012, Jorge Suárez and José Luis Dalmau were elected as District Senators.
Flag
The flag of Las Piedras has three horizontal stripes of equal width, the stripe at the top is colored white, the center stripe is colored green and the bottom stripe is colored blue. In the middle of the flag rests an image of the Taíno sun in yellow.
Coat of Arms
In a silver field resides a blue monogram of the Holy Virgin, topped by a blue crown. Seven silver stones border the silver field and at the tip of the shield resides the Taíno sun in gold denominated as the "Sun of Las Piedras".