Maunabo, Puerto Rico Facts for Kids

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Maunabo

Municipio de Maunabo

The coastline of Maunabo

Flag	Coat of arms

Nicknames:

"La Ciudad Tranquila", "Los Jueyeros", "Los Come Jueyes"

Anthem: "Maunabo pueblito del sureste de mi amada patria Borinquén"

Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Maunabo Municipality

Commonwealth

Puerto Rico

Founded

1799

Barrios

10 barrios

Calzada
Emajagua
Lizas
Matuyas Alto
Matuyas Bajo
Maunabo barrio-pueblo
Palo Seco
Quebrada Arenas
Talante
Tumbao

Area

• Total

27.88 sq mi (72.21 km²)

• Land

21 sq mi (55 km²)

• Water

6.64 sq mi (17.21 km²)

Population

(2020)

• Total

10,589

• Density

379.80/sq mi (146.642/km²)

Maunabeños

UTC−4 (AST)

00707

787/939

Major routes

Maunabo is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Maunabo Valley on the southeastern coast, northeast of Patillas and south of Yabucoa. Maunabo is spread over eight barrios and Maunabo Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. The current mayor of the town is Jorge L. Márquez Pérez and the population in 2020 was 10,589.

History
Cityscape
- Barrios
Tourism
- Landmarks and places of interest
Culture
- Festivals and events
Symbols
- Flag
Economy
- Agriculture
- Industry
Demographics
Transportation
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History

Maunabo was founded in 1799. Maunabo derives its name from a Taino Indian river name "Manatuabón".

Cityscape

Barrios

Calzada
Emajagua
Lizas
Matuyas Alto
Tumbao
Matuyas Bajo
Palo Seco
El Pueblo
Quebrada Arenas
Talante

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

Cantera Caverns
Punta Tuna Light - Built by the Spaniards in 1892 is located on Punta Tuna.
Punta Tuna Beach

Culture

Festivals and events

Pablo Ramírez Marathon - February
Sugar Cane Fiesta - April
Patron Celebrations - May
San Pedro Festival - June
San Isidro Labrador Festival - June
Festi-Carnaval Jueyero (Crab Festival) - September
Palo Seco Festival - November
Christmas Festival - December
Año Viejo Marathon - December 31

Symbols

Flag

Maunabo's flag consists of a green cloth crossed diagonally by a white stripe. In each corner of the two remaining green triangles, there are two yellow ox yokes.

Economy

Comité Pro Desarrollo de Maunabo (The Committee for the Development of Maunabo) has been active for years and in 2018 worked on upgrades to Casa Verde, a hurricane relief location in Maunabo.

Agriculture

Fruits and vegetables; cattle.

Industry

Fishing, guitar strings, plantain.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	6,221	—
1910	7,106	14.2%
1920	7,973	12.2%
1930	9,084	13.9%
1940	10,792	18.8%
1950	11,758	9.0%
1960	10,785	−8.3%
1970	10,792	0.1%
1980	11,813	9.5%
1990	12,347	4.5%
2000	12,741	3.2%
2010	12,225	−4.0%
2020	10,589	−13.4%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1960-2000 2010 2020

Transportation

Tunnel under construction, 2008

The town constructed a tunnel which goes under a mountain, in this case, the eastern side mountains, (there is a vehicular tunnel that was built previously, in San Juan, the Minillas Tunnel, but that one goes under some buildings instead) connecting it with the neighboring town of Yabucoa. A Chilean construction company is in charge of the contract. The tunnels have been named Vicente Morales Lebrón, after an environmental activist who, as a result of the 1956 tropical storm Betsy that damaged the only road that connected the town with the north side of the island, proposed the tunnels to be built. In September 2018, the tunnel was closed briefly for the filming of a music video.

There are 22 bridges in Maunabo.