Sabanetas, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Sabanetas is a barrio in the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,005.[2][3][4]

Sabanetas
Barrio
Sabanetas
Coordinates: 18°15′17″N 67°09′43″W[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Mayagüez
Area
 • Total8.30 sq mi (21.5 km2)
 • Land6.46 sq mi (16.7 km2)
 • Water1.84 sq mi (4.8 km2)
Elevation
3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total4,005
 • Density620/sq mi (240/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
Main article: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

History

The United States took control of Puerto Rico from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico, finding that the population of Sabanetas barrio was 1,401.[5]

Name

Sabanetas Barrio is a coastal rural and riverside barrio, which borders the municipality of Añasco to the north. It derives its name from the plains or savannas found in the northern beaches of Mayagüez, in front of the Mona Channel, and in the vicinity of the mouth of the river now called the Río Grande de Añasco.[6] It is one of two barrios in Mayagüez whose jurisdiction extends form the main island, because its jurisdiction includes the hilly island of Desecheo, whose name is a Taino name which means "hilly land".[6] "Eta" in the "Sabana" noun suffix means an indicative of the extent of these savannas is limited in nature, as indeed it is, because it is located among the sea of the West Indies, the Goaorabo River, the swamp of the convent, the caño of La Boquilla and the hills of Algarrobos and Miradero.[6]

Notable landmarks

Sabanetas is home the El Mani community.[7] Inside Sabanetas barrio the El Mani Pavilion is located, where the handball events where held for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.[8] The Boquilla Creek Wildlife Reserve (Reserva Natural del Caño de la Boquilla) is also located in Sabanetas.[9] The Eugenio María de Hostos Airport regional airport is located inside the boundaries of the barrio.

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sabanetas
  2. Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
  3. Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  5. Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p. 164.
  6. Cedó Alzamora, Federico (2010). MAYAGÜEZ,SU NOMBRE, SOBRENOMBRES Y LOS DE SUS BARRIOS (PDF). Mayagüez: Gobierno Municipal de Mayagüez. pp. 1–28.
  7. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Archived 2010-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  8. http://www.mayaguez2010.com/es/instalaciones/deportivas/229-pabellon-de-boxeo.html
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-08-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Brochure about Boquilla Creek Wildlife Reserve (in Spanish)


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