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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.
There are many well-known "riograndeños", among them: Franciso Mojica, Jesus Parilla Calderon, Eugenio Guerra, José Reymundi, Ovidio de Jesus Uriguen, Enrique Calderon, Agustin Guerra, Manuel Siaca Rivera, Cecilia Arnaldi de Olmeda, and Carmen Reyes Padro.
| Land Area: | 159 sq km (61.0 sq mi) |
| Water Area: | 28.89 sq mi |
| Population: | 52,983 |
| Density: | 330.1 per sq km (858.3 per sq mi) |
| Housing Units: | 19,928 |
| Housing Density: | 328.2 |
| Per Capita Income: | $7,347 |
| Source: 2000 Census | |
| Hymn: | Entre las ondas que juguetean... |
| Wards: | Cienega Alta, Ciénaga Baja, Guzmán Abajo, Guzmán Arriba, Herreras, Jimé nez, Mameyes II, Pueblo and Zarzal. |
| Driving Distance: | 15.4 miles * |
| Driving Time: | 32 minutes * |
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