What is Carolina, Puerto Rico?

Carolina (kah-ro-LEE-nah) is a city located in the northern part of Puerto Rico, bordering the Atlantic Ocean; north of Gurabo and Juncos; east of Trujillo Alto and San Juan; and west of CanÃ³vanas and LoÃza. Carolina is spread over 12 wards and Carolina Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).

Carolina is a short distance from San Juan. Along with San Juan, BayamÃ³n, Guaynabo, CataÃ±o, Toa Baja and Trujillo Alto it is considered to be a part of the island's metropolitan area.

History

Don Gaspar MartÃnez donated the land where the municipality of Carolina was originally founded. He named the land "San Fernando de la Carolina" in honor of his daughter, Carolina. The name has since been shortened to Carolina.

The city is known as "Tierra de Gigantes" (Land of Giants) not only for well-known Carolina resident Don Felipe Birriel GonzÃ¡lez (who was 7'11"), but also in honor of other eminent people from Carolina such as poet Julia de Burgos and baseball player Roberto Clemente. Carolina was also the home of JesÃºs T. PiÃ±ero, the first Puerto Rican governor to be appointed in that position by the United States government.

Flag

The flag consists of three vertical bands, the laterals white and the middle red. The laterals are seeded with black ermine tails in the heraldic way as does the coat of arms. The middle band of the flag shows a red field with the sword and crown of the coat of arms.

Coat of Arms

The crown over the sword is the main attribute for royalty and for that reason it occupies a privileged position in the Coat of Arms. The sword is not only a symbol for military service, but also one of justice, recalling the virtues of San Fernando. The Coat of Arms has a wide edge of silver, a cultivated field of small tails of ermine shown in the conventional heraldic manner. The red symbolizes the first patriotic developments made for Puerto Rico's freedom under Spanish dominion.

Demographics

Barrios (Districts/Wards)

Barrazas
Cacao
Cangrejo Arriba
Canovanillas
Carolina Pueblo

Carruzos
Cedro
Hoyo Mulas
MartÃn GonzÃ¡lez

Sabana Abajo
San AntÃ³n
Santa Cruz
Trujillo Abajo

Geo/Topography

Rivers: Canovanillas , Rio Grande de Loiza
Lagoons La Torrecilla , Pinones

Economic

Carolina is the home of Plaza Carolina, one of Puerto Rico's largest shopping malls.

Industrial

Manufacture (pharmaceutical, medical equipment and chemical) and commerce.

Tourism

Carolina, led between 1984 and 2006 by mayor JosÃ© Aponte, is one of Puerto Rico's most important touristic centers. Luis MuÃ±oz MarÃn International Airport, while incorrectly thought to be in San Juan, is actually located in an area, Isla Verde, that is geographically a part of Carolina. Also located in Carolina are a large group of hotels, which sit by Carolina's large beach area.

There are several well known hotels on the coast of Carolina, including the El San Juan Resort and Casino, and the Ritz-Carlton San Juan Hotel, Spa, and Casino.

Landmarks and places of interest

Buena Vista Ruins
Carolina Beach
Grande de LoÃza River
Isla Verde Club GallÃstico
Luis MuÃ±oz MarÃn International Airport
JesÃºs T. PiÃ±ero Monument
Julia de Burgos Park
PiÃ±ones Beach
Roberto Clemente Ciudad Deportiva

Festivals and events

Ladies Crafts Fair - April
San Fernando Patron Celebrations - May
Crafts Fair - July
Roberto Clemente Week - August

Sports

In recent years, Carolina has seen the building of the Ciudad Deportiva Roberto Clemente or Roberto Clemente Sports City, a sports and recreation facility that aims to become a youth sports school, and the Roberto Clemente Stadium, host to many entertainment events and to the 2003 and 2007 Caribbean World Series. It has also played host to the Coliseo Guillermo Angulo, where the BSN's Gigantes de Carolina play, as well as the Gigantes of Puerto Rican women's professional basketball, the Gigantes of men's professional volleyball, and the Gigantes of women's professional volleyball.

The Gigantes professional baseball team use the Clemente Walker stadium as their home field.

Notable Natives and Residents

Don Omar, rapper
JosÃ© Aponte de la Torre, mayor
Wilfredo Benitez, former world boxing champion
Felipe Birriel - "El Gigante de Carolina" (The Carolina Giant), the man after whom all the sports teams in Carolina are named: who is believed to have been over 7 feet tall, the tallest Puerto Rican in history. A statue dedicated to him in Carolina.
Julia de Burgos,poet
Roberto Clemente
Esteban De Jesus, former world boxing champion
Alfredo Escalera, former world boxing champion
Micaela NevÃ¡rez, actress
JesÃºs T. PiÃ±ero, former governor
Osvaldo RÃos, (b. 1968), actor
Gilberto Santa Rosa, singer
Lalo Rodriguez

References

Carolina and its barrios, United States Census Bureau

External links

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