San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
|
San Lorenzo (Spanish Saint Lawrence) is a town in eastern Puerto Rico. Also called El Pueblo de los Samatitanos or La Tierra de Leyendas, San Lorenzo was founded in 1811 by Valeriano Muñoz de Oneca. Its original name was San Miguel de Hato Grande. The surrounding areas produce tobacco and sugar canes.
Geography
- Population: 37,401 (2000)
- Area: 138 km²
- Wards:
- Cerro Gordo
- Espino
- Florida
- Hato
- Jagual
- Quebrada Arenas
- Quebrada Honda
- Quemados
Famous people from San Lorenzo include Chayanne and Carmita Jimenez.
Municipalities of Puerto Rico | Missing image Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.png Flag of Puerto Rico |
---|---|
Adjuntas | Aguada | Aguadilla | Aguas Buenas | Aibonito | Añasco | Arecibo | Arroyo | Barceloneta | Barranquitas | Bayamón | Cabo Rojo | Caguas | Camuy | Canóvanas | Carolina | Cataño | Cayey | Ceiba | Ciales | Cidra | Coamo | Comerío | Corozal | Culebra | Dorado | Fajardo | Florida | Guánica | Guayama | Guayanilla | Guaynabo | Gurabo | Hatillo | Hormigueros | Humacao | Isabela | Jayuya | Juana Díaz | Juncos | Lajas | Lares | Las Marías | Las Piedras | Loíza | Luquillo | Manatí | Maricao | Maunabo | Mayagüez | Moca | Morovis | Nagüabo | Naranjito | Orocovis | Patillas | Peñuelas | Ponce | Quebradillas | Rincón | Río Grande | Sabana Grande | Salinas | San Germán | San Juan | San Lorenzo | San Sebastián | Santa Isabel | Toa Alta | Toa Baja | Trujillo Alto | Utuado | Vega Alta | Vega Baja | Vieques | Villalba | Yabucoa | Yauco |