Florida, Puerto Rico 654432 216979085 2008-06-04T01:58:23Z Froztbyte 4012904 jpg -> svg {{Infobox Settlement <!--more fields are available for this Infobox--See Template:Infobox Settlement--> |settlement_type = |subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] |subdivision_name = [[United States]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Commonwealth (United States insular area)|Territory]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Puerto Rico]] |subdivision_type2 = <!--[[Municipalities of Puerto Rico|Municipality]] --> |subdivision_name2 = |timezone=[[Atlantic Standard Time|AST]] |utc_offset=-4 |timezone_DST= |utc_offset_DST= |unit_pref=Imperial |map_caption =Location of {{PAGENAME}} within Puerto Rico. |latNS=N |longEW=W| official_name = Florida, Puerto Rico | nickname = Pueblo de la Piña Cayenalisa", "La Tierra del Río Encantado", "Tierra de los Mogotes| image_flag = Flag of Florida, Puerto Rico.svg | image_seal = | population_blank1 = Florideños|population_blank1_title=[[Demonym|Gentilic]]|image_map = Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Florida.svg| map_caption = Location within the island of [[Puerto Rico]] | established_date = 1971 | established_title=Founded||leader_title=[[Mayor]]| leader_name = Hon. Aaron Pargas Ojeda | political party = Partido Nuevo Progresista| leader_party = PNP | leader_title1=Senatorial&nbsp;dist.| leader_name1= 3 - Arecibo| leader_title2=Representative&nbsp;dist.| leader_name2 = 13| area_magnitude = 1 E9 | area_total_km2 = 26| area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | population_as_of = 2000 | population_note = | population_total = 12367| population_footnotes= | population_density_km2 = 475.6| latitude = 18°0'36" N | longitude = 66°22'12" W | website = | footnotes = Anthem – '''"Florida jardín hermoso"''' | }} '''Florida''' ({{IPA|flo'ɾida}}) is a [[municipality]] of [[Puerto Rico]] located north of [[Ciales, Puerto Rico|Ciales]], south of [[Barceloneta, Puerto Rico|Barceloneta]], east of [[Arecibo]], and west of [[Manatí, Puerto Rico|Manatí]]. Florida is spread over one ward and Florida Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). ==History== Florida, founded [[1971]] (June, 14), is the last municipality founded in [[Puerto Rico]]. Florida is known as ''"La Tierra del Río Encantado"'' (The Land of the Enchanted River). Originally known as "Florida Adentro" and belonging to the municipality of [[Barceloneta, Puerto Rico|Barceloneta]], this town derives its present name from the abundant flowers and natural resources. ===Flag=== It consists of three horizontal stripes, with the following colors and widths: green the superior and white the inferior, with five modules of width each one, the center one red, with a width of one module. ===Coat of Arms=== Field of silver, in an abyss, a gules (red) anchored cross, between two branches of bloomed poinsettias (Poinsettia Pulcherrima). The Almeneda Campaign in green with a stripe forming waves, sabered, outlined in silver. At the top, a three tower gold crown. The shield can be surrounded, to its flanks and bottom by two crossed coffee tree branches with fruits, in a natural way. ==Barrios== ==='''Barrios''' (Districts/Wards)=== *Florida Pueblo *Florida Adentro (separated into the following sectors): **Aguacate **Ceiba **Comisión **Florida Adentro **Fogones **Los Guanos **Pajonal **Parcelas Arroyo **Parcelas Selgas **Perol **Pueblo Viejo **San Agustín **Los Vázquez ===Geo/Topography=== *Encantada Cave ==Economic== ===Agriculture=== *Pineapple and juice nectars ===Industrial=== *Manufacturing (plastics) build large grass houses ===Tourism=== ====Landmarks and places of interest==== *Encantada Cave *Yanés Cultural Centre ====Festivals and events==== *Three Kings Festival - January *Aguinaldo Contest - January *Cayenalisa Pineapple Festival - July *Patron Festivities - September *Encantado River Cultural Festivities - October ==Notable "Florideños"== *Leonardo Valentin - Teacher and Doctor (Founder of Yanes Cultural Centre. The Dr.Leonardo Valentin Tirado school is named after him.) *Celia Arenas - poet and author of Florida's Municipal Hymn *Francisco Frías *Luciano Sánchez - Lawyer *Luis "Tuto" Rivera - renowned local historian, newspaper reporter, and photographer *Juan Font-Torres - renowned lawyer with the Justice Department of Puerto Rico *Mercy Soto - Doctor *Norberto Montoyo *Ovidio Santa - Lawyer *Edwin Nieves - Artist, painter *Waleska Ocasio - Singer, secretary ==External links== * {{PDF|[http://welcome.topuertorico.org/maps/florida.pdf Map of Florida]|95.2&nbsp;KB}} * [http://www.gobierno.pr/GPRPortal/StandAlone/MunicipalityInformation.aspx?Filter=54 Municipality of Florida] {{es}} {{Puerto_Rico}} [[Category:Municipalities of Puerto Rico]] [[Category:Settlements established in 1971]] [[bpy:ফ্লোরিডা, পুয়ের্তো রিকো]] [[es:Florida (Puerto Rico)]] [[fr:Florida (Porto Rico)]] [[it:Florida (città - Porto Rico)]] [[nl:Florida (Puerto Rico)]]