Mayor

Fontanez Olivo, Sol Luis

Year Founded

1881

Phone Number

(787) 846-3400   Fax   (787) 846-0089

Police Department

(787) 846-2020

Fire Department

(787) 846-2330

Postal Address

PO Box 2049, Barceloneta, PR 00617

Population
(Est. 2000)

22322

Municipal Budget
(FY 2000-2001)

13,332,400

Ability to Read & Write

Persons 10 Years & Older

17,341

Able to Read & Write

14,556

Literacy Rate

84

Average Employment

8,386

Average Annual Salary

29,932

Points of Interest

Fábrica de jugos Lotus; Ruinas de la Central Monserrate; Muelle de Palmas Altas; Central Plazuela; Bosque Cambalache; Centro Cultural; El Ancón

Personalities

Sixto Escobar; Manuel Díaz García; Eduardo Georgetti; Juan R. Balseiro; Monseñor Tomas Maisonet; José A. Pagán; Melvin Rivera; Volanta Rodríguez; José A. Balseiro; José R. & Angel S. Casanova Díaz; Francisco Díaz Marchand; Benito de Jesús; Blanca M. Marchand; Juan Cancel Ríos

Activities

(Julio) Fiestas Patronales; (Noviembre) Festival Folklórico

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