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In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Sabana barrio was 910. [7] Sabana saw a 21.7% increase in population from 1990 to 2000 and a 23.3% increase from 2000 to 2010.
The forest location makes its environment unique in Puerto Rico for its humid climate, its serpentinite soils and its high rate of animal and plant endemicity. [2] The forest is located on the western region of the Cordillera Central of Puerto Rico and encompasses 10,803 acres (43.72 km 2) of land in a high rainfall area through the municipalities of San Germán, Sabana Grande and Maricao.
The San Juan Ecological Corridor constitutes approximately 1,000 cuerdas (971 acres) of secondary forests, protected natural zones and green spaces within the municipality of San Juan, particularly throughout the barrios (districts) of El Cinco, Cupey, Río Piedras and Sabana Llana Sur, and it includes the University of Puerto Rico Botanical Garden and Research Station.
Artistic representation of the extinct Puerto Rican shrew. The richness of mammals in Puerto Rico, like many other islands, is low relative to mainland regions. The present-day native terrestrial mammal fauna of Puerto Rico is composed of only 13 species, all of which are bats. 18 marine mammals, including manatees, dolphins and whales, occur in Puerto Rican waters. [13]
Sabana Llana Sur is located east of El Cinco barrio, north of the municipality of Trujillo Alto and west of the municipality of Carolina. It is bordered by the Sabana Llana Norte and Oriente barrios to the north.
Like all municipalities in Puerto Rico, Sabana Grande is administered by a mayor. The current mayor of Sabana Grande is Marcos Gilberto Valentin Flores, from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was first elected at the 2020 general election. The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district V, which is
Susúa State Forest (Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Susúa) is one of the 20 forest units that make up the public forest system of Puerto Rico.This forest is located in the southeastern foothills of the Central Mountain Range or Cordillera Central, in the municipalities of Sabana Grande and Yauco.
Although Puerto Rico has no natural units in the National Park System, the biodiversity of the island is recognized and protected through a national forest, a national wildlife refuge, a national wilderness, and numerous state parks (called national parks in Puerto Rico [1]), nature reserves, state forests, wildlife preserves and other ...