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Río Grande 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.
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Río Grande is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions. [1] The barrios and subbarrios, [ 2 ] in turn, are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores ( sectors in English).
Agua Grande May refer to: Agua Grande Lagoon in Sinaloa, Mexico; Água Grande District on São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe This page was last edited on ...
La Playita Restaurant in Río Grande barrio in Morovis. Río Grande was flooded when Hurricane Maria struck on September 20, 2017. The Río Grande River destroyed many homes and came up as high as 2 feet under La Playita restaurant, which is a restaurant on stilts. The people in the community were left isolated and without power. [8]
Sabana Grande barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center of Sabana Grande, a municipality of Puerto Rico.Its population in 2010 was 1,554. [1] [4] [5] [6]As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church.
It was created in October 2008, [1] replacing the previously existing Greater Metropolitan Area of Aveiro. Since January 2015, Região de Aveiro is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community. [2] The main city and seat of the intermunicipal community is Aveiro.
Aveiro District is bordered by the Porto District to the north, the Viseu District to the east, the Coimbra District to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The 19 municipalities of Aveiro District are split between Norte Region (Metropolitan Area of Porto subregion) and Centro Region (Região de Aveiro subregion).
Marinha Grande is Portugal's biggest glass manufacturer, and it is also the European capital for the moulding industry, with 250 companies operating there, rightfully giving the town the nickname 'The Crystal City'. The city is served by two highways (A8 connecting to Lisbon and A17 connecting to Aveiro and Oporto) and a train line.