Sabanetas (Mayagüez)

Sabanetas Barrio
Country  United States
Territory  Puerto Rico
Municipality  Mayagüez
Area
 • Total 2.7 sq mi (7 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Population (2000)
 • Total 6,420
 • Density 2,352/sq mi (908/km2)
  2000 census

Sabanetas is a barrio of the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

Name

Sabanetas Barrio is a coastal rural and riverside barrio, it borders with the municipality of Añasco to the north. It derives its name from the Plains or savannas found in the northern beaches of Mayagüez, in front of the Mona channel, and in the vicinity of the mouth of the river now called the Rio Grande de Añasco.[1] It is one of two barrios in Mayagüez whose jurisdiction extends form the main island, because its jurisdiction includes the hilly island of Desecheo, whose name is a Taino name which means "hilly land".[1] "Eta" in the "Sabana" noun suffix means an indicative of the extent of these savannas is limited in nature, as indeed it is, because it is located among the sea of the West Indies, the Goaorabo River, the swamp of the convent, the caño of La Boquilla and the hills of Algarrobos and Miradero.[1]

Notable landmarks

Sabanetas is home the El Mani community.[2] Inside Sabanetas barrio the El Mani Pavilion is located, where the handball events where held for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3] The Boquilla Creek Wildlife Reserve (Reserva Natural del Caño de la Boquilla) is also located in Sabanetas.[4] The Eugenio María de Hostos Airport regional airport is located inside the boundaries of the barrio.

Coordinates: 18°15′15″N 67°10′41″W / 18.2541711°N 67.1780900°W / 18.2541711; -67.1780900[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cedó Alzamora, Federico (2010). MAYAGÜEZ,SU NOMBRE, SOBRENOMBRES Y LOS DE SUS BARRIOS (PDF). Mayagüez: Gobierno Municipal de Mayagüez. pp. 1–28.
  2. ↑ General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ http://www.mayaguez2010.com/es/instalaciones/deportivas/229-pabellon-de-boxeo.html
  4. ↑ http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/oficinas/arn/recursosvivientes/costasreservasrefugios/pmzc/publicaciones/folletos/RN%20Cano%20Boquilla.pdf?set_language=es-pr&cl=es-pr Brochure about Boquilla Creek Wildlife Reserve (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sabanetas Barrio
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