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National Register entries listed below are found in the highlighted 8 municipalities of Puerto Rico. This is a list of properties and districts in the southern municipalities of Puerto Rico that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Spanish: Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos).
Faro de los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo, in Cabo Rojo Convento de Porta Coeli, in San Germán Cathedral Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe of Ponce, in Ponce National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (collapsed in late 2020), in Arecibo Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site, in Utuado Fuerte de Vieques, in Vieques Streamline Moderne Normandie Hotel, in San Juan Historic Caparra, in Guaynabo
Map of Puerto Rico from 1952. In 1898, during the Spanish–American War, Puerto Rico was invaded and subsequently became a possession of the U.S. The first years of the 20th century were marked by the struggle to obtain greater democratic rights from the U.S. [citation needed]
The district was divided into three local municipalities: Mangaung, Mantsopa, and Naledi.. Of these, Mangaung Local Municipality — now Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality — is the most densely populated; it features the greatest concentration of well-developed infrastructure and services in the Bloemfontein area, which offers a wide range of amenities to the surrounding rural communities.
The Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones (Spanish: Registro Nacional de Sitios y Zonas Históricas) is a Puerto Rican government program adopted by the state Planning Board (Junta de Planificación) for use by both private and public entities to evaluate, register, revitalize, develop or protect the built historic and cultural heritage of Puerto Rico in the context and for economic ...
Topographic map of Puerto Rico, 1952. Puerto Rico is mostly mountainous with large coastal areas in the north and south. The main mountain range is called Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). The highest elevation in Puerto Rico, Cerro de Punta at 4,393 feet (1,339 m), [24] is located in this range.
Demographically, municipalities in Puerto Rico are equivalent to counties in the United States, and Puerto Rican municipalities are registered as county subdivisions in the United States census. [2] Statistically, the municipality with the largest number of inhabitants is San Juan , with 342,259, while Culebra is the smallest, with around 1,792.
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico (1 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Historic districts in Puerto Rico" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.