Aguirre, Salinas, Puerto Rico

Aguirre is a barrio in the municipality of Salinas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 14,005.[3][4][5]

Aguirre
Barrio
Old building in Aguirre
Location of Aguirre within the municipality of Salinas shown in red
Aguirre
Location of Puerto Rico
Coordinates: 17°57′05″N 66°15′01″W[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Salinas
Area
 • Total36.22 sq mi (93.8 km2)
 • Land19.49 sq mi (50.5 km2)
 • Water16.73 sq mi (43.3 km2)
Elevation3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total14,005
 • Density719.3/sq mi (277.7/km2)
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)

History

The United States took control of Puerto Rico from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Aguirre barrio was 1,291.[6]

Aguirre was once a city, until it was merged into Salinas during the 1990s. Before that, Aguirre was Puerto Rico's smallest town, a distinction now held by Cataño, a small northern city near San Juan.

For many years, Aguirre's main economical support came from the Central Azucarera de Aguirre, a local sugar factory. Currently, the barrio still has a "central" but this one is operated by the Autoridad de Energia Electrica de Puerto Rico, a government energy company. On Monday, July 25, 2016, there was a fire at the plant when there was an unnoticed petroleum leak. No one was injured, but the central's plants were unworkable for the following three weeks.[7]

Transportation

Aguirre, like the rest of Salinas, is accessible by car and other wheeled vehicles through Puerto Rico Highway 1, which connects the country's two largest cities of San Juan and Ponce. The nearest commercial airport is Mercedita Airport in Ponce, while the nearest airport with multiple international flights is Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan.

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See also

References
  1. "US Gazetteer 2019". US Census. US Government.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aguirre barrio
  3. Picó, Rafael; Buitrago de Santiago, Zayda; Berrios, Hector H. Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969.
  4. Gwillim Law (20 May 2015). Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. McFarland. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4766-0447-3. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf (PDF). U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau. 2010.
  6. Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900). Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office (in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p. 163.
  7. Alvarado León, Gerardo E. (July 25, 2016). "Fuego causa nueva avería en la central Aguirre". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2019.


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