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Corozal was founded in 1795 and officially became a town in 1804. Commonly known as La Cuna del Volibol or Volleyball's Cradle. It takes its name from the Acrocomia media, in Puerto Rican Spanish: palma de corozo. Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and ...
Corozal barrio-pueblo is an urban barrio and the administrative center ( seat) of Corozal, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,631. [1] [4] As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church.
25/km 2 (65/sq mi) ISO 3166 code. BZ-CZL. Website. www.quepasacorozal.com. Corozal District is the northernmost district of the nation of Belize. The population was 33,894 in 2000. The district capital is Corozal Town. Pre-Columbian Maya ruins are found in Corozal at Santa Rita near Corozal Town, and at Cerros.
History. Maná was in Spain's gazetteers [6] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of ...
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Naranjito (Spanish pronunciation: [naɾaŋˈxito]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, south of Toa Alta; north of Barranquitas and Comerío; east of Corozal; and west of Bayamón. Naranjito is spread over 7 barrios and Naranjito Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center).
Barranquitas is a landlocked municipality in the middle of the Cordillera Central of Puerto Rico, the main mountain range that crosses the island from west to east. It is bordered by the municipalities of Corozal, Naranjito, Coamo, Aibonito, Orocovis, and Comerío. Barranquitas has a surface area of 34 square miles (88.4 km 2).
Cuchillas is located in the northwestern section of Corozal. Cuchillas shares a border with Padilla, Negros, Palmarito and Magueyes, all barrios of Corozal as well as with Cuchillas in Morovis municipality. The Río Grande de Manatí runs along the southern border of Cuchillas, between Cuchillas and Magueyes and intersects with the Orocovis River.