Salinas Municipio de Salinas | |
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Town andMunicipality | |
| Salinas del Abey | |
 Plaza de Salinas | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: "El Pueblo del Mojo Isleño", "Cuna del Mojito Isleño", "Los Marlins", "El pueblo de Abey" | |
| Anthem:"Salinas" | |
 Map of Puerto Rico highlighting Salinas Municipality | |
| Coordinates:17°58′37″N66°17′53″W / 17.977°N 66.298°W /17.977; -66.298 | |
| Sovereign state |  United States |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Settled | 1800 |
| Founded | September 24, 1820 |
| Re-incorporated | July 22, 1851 |
| Founded by | Don Juan de la Rosa |
| Barrios | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karilyn Bonilla Colón (PPD) |
| • Senatorial dist. | 6 – Guayama |
| • Representative dist. | 30 |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.7 sq mi (180.4 km2) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 25,789 |
| • Rank | 46th in Puerto Rico |
| • Density | 370/sq mi (140/km2) |
| • Racial groups (2020 Census) | 16.3%White 9.8%Black 0.6%American Indian/AN 0.0%Asian 0.0%Native Hawaiian/PI 32.3% Some other race 41.0%Two or more races |
| Demonym | Salinenses |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00751 |
| Area code | 787/939 |
| Major routes |       |
| Website | salinaspuertorico.com |
Salinas (Spanish pronunciation:[saˈlinas],locally[saˈlinaʔ]) is atown andmunicipality in the southern part ofPuerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south ofAibonito andCayey; southeast ofCoamo, east ofSanta Isabel; and west ofGuayama. Salinas is spread over 5 barrios andSalinas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
It has long been a fishing spot forPuerto Ricans, known for its beaches, fish variety and the birthplace of the famous "mojo isleño".
Although Salinas doesn't have any commercial airports, there is a military training area there,Camp Santiago, which is one of the training centers of thePuerto Rico National Guard.Army National Guard,Air National Guard, State Guard, U.S. ArmyROTC,U.S. Army Reserve and theU.S. Army also conduct military training at Camp Santiago.
Salinas was founded in 1840. On July 22, 1841, its first municipal council was established by Don Agustín Colón Pacheco as Mayor, Don Jose Maria Cadavedo as Sargent of Arms, Don Juan Colon as Captain of the Civil Guard and five hacendados which were Don Antonio Semidey, Don Antonio Morelli, Don Francisco Secola, Don Julio Delannoy and Don Jose Antonio Torres. In 1847 it was annexed to the municipality of Guayama until 1851 when it regained its status as a municipality.
Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of theSpanish–American War under the terms of theTreaty of Paris of 1898 and became a territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Salinas was 5,731
In the 21st century the availability of clean drinking water has become an issue for Puerto Rico and especially for Salinas which is located in a dry region of the island.[2]
On September 20, 2017Hurricane Maria struck the island of Puerto Rico. In Salinas, 2800 homes were destroyed by the winds, flooded rivers, and ocean surge.[3]
DuringHurricane Fiona on September 18, 2022, flood waters from 760 millimetres (30 in) of rain caused the river to flood neighborhoods and destroy homes in Salinas.[4]
Salinas is on the southern coast.[5]
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Salinas is subdivided intobarrios. The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a barrio referred to as"el pueblo".[6][7][8][9]
Barrios (which are likeminor civil divisions)[10] and subbarrios,[11] are further subdivided into smaller areas calledsectores (sectors in English). The types ofsectores may vary, from normallysector tourbanización toreparto tobarriada toresidencial, among others.[12][13][14]
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Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount ofsocial exclusion. A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in Salinas: Las Mareas, Playita, el Coco, Comunidad Aguirre, El Coquí, Parcelas Vázquez, San Felipe, Sector Borinquén, and Sector Villa Cofresí.[15]
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According to data provided by theAguirre weather station, Salinas has atropical savanna climate (Köppen:Aw). The annual average temperature of Salinas is 78.3 °F (25.7 °C), of which August is the hottest month with an average temperature of 81.0 °F (27.2 °C), and January is the coolest month with an average temperature of 75.2 °F (24.0 °C).[16] There are about 105 days with a temperature above 90 °F (32 °C) every year, and there are 4 hot days with a temperature above 95 °F (35 °C) every year; at the same time, there are also 4 nights with a temperature below 60 °F (16 °C) every year.[17] The annual precipitation in Salinas is 40.37 inches (1,025 mm), of which the rainy season is from May to November, and the precipitation accounts for about 82.5% of the whole year.[16] Among them, September is the wettest, and the precipitation can reach 6.85 inches (174 mm).[16] The temperature extremes ever recorded in Salinas ranged from 51 °F (11 °C) on December 3, 2013 to 100 °F (38 °C) on September 18, 2016.[17]
| Climate data forAguirre, Salinas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1955–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 93 (34) | 92 (33) | 94 (34) | 96 (36) | 94 (34) | 98 (37) | 98 (37) | 99 (37) | 100 (38) | 98 (37) | 96 (36) | 95 (35) | 100 (38) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 89.2 (31.8) | 89.5 (31.9) | 89.7 (32.1) | 90.8 (32.7) | 91.0 (32.8) | 92.3 (33.5) | 93.7 (34.3) | 94.6 (34.8) | 94.7 (34.8) | 92.8 (33.8) | 91.8 (33.2) | 90.7 (32.6) | 95.8 (35.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 84.1 (28.9) | 84.1 (28.9) | 84.3 (29.1) | 85.4 (29.7) | 86.4 (30.2) | 87.3 (30.7) | 87.8 (31.0) | 88.6 (31.4) | 88.5 (31.4) | 87.7 (30.9) | 86.8 (30.4) | 85.2 (29.6) | 86.4 (30.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 75.2 (24.0) | 75.6 (24.2) | 75.7 (24.3) | 77.3 (25.2) | 79.2 (26.2) | 80.6 (27.0) | 80.6 (27.0) | 81.0 (27.2) | 80.6 (27.0) | 79.8 (26.6) | 78.3 (25.7) | 76.3 (24.6) | 78.3 (25.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 66.4 (19.1) | 67.1 (19.5) | 67.1 (19.5) | 69.2 (20.7) | 72.0 (22.2) | 73.9 (23.3) | 73.5 (23.1) | 73.4 (23.0) | 72.8 (22.7) | 71.8 (22.1) | 69.9 (21.1) | 67.5 (19.7) | 70.4 (21.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 62.2 (16.8) | 63.1 (17.3) | 62.9 (17.2) | 64.3 (17.9) | 67.4 (19.7) | 70.3 (21.3) | 68.7 (20.4) | 69.4 (20.8) | 69.0 (20.6) | 67.8 (19.9) | 65.7 (18.7) | 63.4 (17.4) | 59.7 (15.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 55 (13) | 57 (14) | 54 (12) | 57 (14) | 60 (16) | 62 (17) | 61 (16) | 58 (14) | 58 (14) | 57 (14) | 54 (12) | 51 (11) | 51 (11) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 1.26 (32) | 1.24 (31) | 1.36 (35) | 1.51 (38) | 4.51 (115) | 2.92 (74) | 3.60 (91) | 5.27 (134) | 6.85 (174) | 5.66 (144) | 4.53 (115) | 1.66 (42) | 40.37 (1,025) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 102.8 |
| Source:NOAA[17][16] | |||||||||||||
Salinas is one of the main agricultural producers on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. It has large banana andpapaya farms in itsLapa andAguirre barrios. TheRío Jueyes barrio is one of the main producers of beef in the south, counting with La Hacienda Las Carolinas which supplies Ganaderia Santiago, a slaughter house, with meat. Salinas also is headquarters forCanto Alegre, a company which specializes in poultry. This company supplies most of Puerto Rico's supermarkets with fresh poultry.
TheAguirre Sugar Cane Mill was the last operationalsugarcane mill in Puerto Rico and closed its doors in 1993. TheCentral Aguirre Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic places but there are no current plans to renovate the area and is now mostly in ruins.[19] Some other industries in Salinas include electrical and electronic machinery, plastics, sunglasses.
There are 17 beaches in Salinas.[20]Some of Salina's main attractions are:
Salinas celebrates itspatron saint festival in September. TheFiestas Patronales Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment.[5]
Other festivals and events celebrated in Salinas include:
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1900 | 5,731 | — | |
| 1910 | 11,403 | 99.0% | |
| 1920 | 12,971 | 13.8% | |
| 1930 | 15,446 | 19.1% | |
| 1940 | 19,400 | 25.6% | |
| 1950 | 23,435 | 20.8% | |
| 1960 | 23,133 | −1.3% | |
| 1970 | 21,837 | −5.6% | |
| 1980 | 26,438 | 21.1% | |
| 1990 | 28,335 | 7.2% | |
| 2000 | 31,113 | 9.8% | |
| 2010 | 31,078 | −0.1% | |
| 2020 | 25,789 | −17.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[22] 1899 (shown as 1900)[23] 1910–1930[24] 1930–1950[25] 1960–2000[26] 2010[8]2020[27] | |||
| Race – Salinas, Puerto Rico – 2000 Census[29] | ||
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| Race | Population | % of Total |
| White | 4,645 | 74.6% |
| Black/African American | 647 | 10.6% |
| American Indian andAlaska Native | 29 | 0.4% |
| Asian | 8 | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.1% |
| Some other race | 599 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 211 | 4.5% |
All municipalities in Puerto Rico are administered by a mayor, elected every four years.Karilyn Bonilla Colón (of thePopular Democratic Party) was elected as mayor at the2012 general election, succeedingCarlos Rodríguez Mateo.
The city belongs to thePuerto Rico Senatorial district VI, which is represented by two Senators. In 2024,Rafael Santos Ortiz andWilmer Reyes Berríos were elected as District Senators.[30]
There are 41 bridges in Salinas.[31]
Themunicipio has an official flag and coat of arms.[32]
On a green rectangular field, five white isosceles triangles equal in size, placed in the center of the flag and forming a row that covers the extent of the background. The green represents the land and the triangles hills of salt from which the name of the town is derived.[33]
The shield uses the traditional colors of the town; green and silver. The salt knolls indicate in graphical form the name of the town: Salinas. The fish refer to the fishing. The sugar cane leaves that surround the shield, symbolize the sugar cane plantations.[33]
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