Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
(REE-o GRAHN-de)
Río Grande is known as La Ciudad del Yunque (Yunque city). Río Grande was founded in July 25, 1840 by Deriderio Brothers and Quilimaco Escobar.
The town was named after the great river that bathe its lands, Río Grande.
Río Grande is located in the Northern Coastal Valley, only 30 minutes from San Juan. North of Las Piedras, Naguabo and Ceiba; east of Loíza and Canóvanas and west of Luquillo.
Alberto DeJesus
There are many well-known riograndeños, among them: Franciso Mojica, Jesus Parilla Calderon, Eugenio Guerra, José Reymundi, Ovidio de Jesus Vargas, Enrique Calderon, Agustin Guerra, Manuel Siaca Rivera, Cecilia Arnaldi de Olmeda, and Carmen Reyes Padro.
Rio Grande is made up of 9 barrios (wards/districts):
- Cienega Alta
- Ciénaga Baja
- Guzmán Abajo
- Guzmán Arriba
- Herreras
- Jiménez
- Mameyes II
- Pueblo
- Zarzal
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Anthem: Entre las ondas que juguetean...
Education
There are 17 public schools in Rio Grande, education is handled by the Puerto Rico Department of Education.
