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    Loíza (pronounced [loˈisa]) is a town and municipality on the northeastern coast of Puerto Rico, located east of Carolina, west of Río Grande, and north...
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    the municipality of Loíza, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 6,981. Canóvanas was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in...
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    Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Loíza is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable...
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    a town and municipality in Puerto Rico, located in the northeastern region, north of Juncos and Las Piedras; south of Loíza; east of Carolina; and west...
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    Grande de Loíza (English: Great River of Loíza or Loíza River) is a river in the main island of Puerto Rico. It is the largest river in Puerto Rico by discharge...
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    originating in Puerto Rico. It was developed by enslaved Africans and their descendants in sugar plantations along coastal towns, most notably Loiza, Mayagüez...
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    The population of Puerto Rico has been shaped by native American settlement, European colonization especially under the Spanish Empire, slavery and economic...
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    marry Mejías. She was given the Christian name of Luisa (the town Loíza, Puerto Rico was named for her). The peace between the Spanish and the Taíno was...
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    Loíza barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Loíza, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,875. As was...
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    the municipality of Loíza, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 8,019. Medianía Alta was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain...
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    the municipality of Loíza, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 8,781. Medianía Baja was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain...
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    Puerto Rico (Spanish for 'rich port'; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is an archipelagic island U.S. territory comprised...
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    Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of...
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    Vejigante (category Culture of Puerto Rico)
    is celebrated in Puerto Rico on the 25th of July. Several processions honoring St. James usually begin on the following day in Loíza Aldea and its vicinity...
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  • The Cubuy River is a river of Puerto Rico. List of rivers of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico portal Geography portal 18°17′22″N 65°52′47″W / 18.2893977°N 65...
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    Gobernador de Puerto Rico sobre las fundaciones de Ponce, Coamo, Arecibo, Aguada y Loíza". preb. "Ponce, Puerto Rico". Welcome To Puerto Rico. Register of...
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    Torrecilla Baja is a barrio in the municipality of Loíza, Puerto Rico. Torrecilla Baja has eight sectors and its population was 2,404 in 2010. The Piñones...
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    Cangrejo Arriba in the municipality of Carolina where the main airport of Puerto Rico, the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), is located. It is...
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  • Michelle Colón (category People from Loíza, Puerto Rico)
    where she became the first representative from Loíza to win the title. She represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2021 which was held on December...
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    coastal plain of Puerto Rico, immediately east of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, north of Gurabo and Juncos, and west of Canóvanas and Loíza. Part of the San...
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  • Thumbnail for Torrecilla Alta, Loíza, Puerto Rico
    the municipality of Loíza, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 0. Torrecilla Alta was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in...
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    Construction Company of Chicago, under contract by the Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority. The dam forms the Loíza Lake, a reservoir which serves as the main source...
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    The Puerto Rico statehood movement (Spanish: movimiento estadista de Puerto Rico) aims to make Puerto Rico a state of the United States. Puerto Rico is...
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    Puerto Rico Highway 187 (PR-187) is a road that travels from Río Grande, Puerto Rico to Carolina, passing through Loíza. This highway begins at its intersection...
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    The politics of Puerto Rico take place in the framework of a democratic republic form of government that is under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of...
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  • existing states. As of 2021[update], only the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico currently have authorized shadow delegations to Congress. This is distinct...
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  • Education in Puerto Rico is overseen by the Department of Education of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Education Council. The Department oversees all...
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    Loíza is one of the forty subbarrios of Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 2000, Loíza had a population of 2,139. In 2010, Loíza had a population of...
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    The list of Puerto Rico hurricanes from the 21st century has been marked by several devastating North Atlantic hurricanes, tropical or subtropical cyclones...
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    The economy of Puerto Rico is classified as a high-income economy by the World Bank and as the most competitive economy in Latin America by the World...
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