Juana Díaz

History

Juana Díaz was founded in 1798 and was known as , in honor of the Taíno Cacique Jacaguax. The civil government of this territory was established on April 25, 1798. 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 a territory of the United States. In August of 1898, Stephen Crane, a war correspondent for Hearst's New York Journal, single-handedly took possession of the town before an American regiment arrived. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Juana Díaz was 27,896. On September 20, 2017 Hurricane Maria struck the island of Puerto Rico. In Juana Díaz, 2,500 homes lost their roof.

Geography

Juana Díaz is located on the southern coast. Several rivers run through the Juana Díaz territory, among them, Río Inabón and the Río Jacaguas, from which Juana Díaz takes its nickname, "Ciudad del Jacaguas". The Guayabal dam between Juana Díaz and Villalba is located in this river. Among its main tributaries are Río Toa Vaca in Villalba, also dammed. Both Guayabal and Toa Vaca lakes are visible in the map. Lake Toa Vaca is also the main source of drinking water for Juana Díaz, Ponce and other towns. The highest point in the municipality is located close to the top of Cerro Maravilla. Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Juana Díaz is subdivided into barrios. The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a barrio referred to as . #Amuelas #Callabo #Capitanejo #Cintrona #Collores #Emajagual #Guayabal #Jacaguas #Juana Díaz barrio-pueblo #Lomas #Río Cañas Abajo #Río Cañas Arriba #Sabana Llana #Tijeras Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) are further subdivided into smaller areas called (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others. (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount of social exclusion. A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in Juana Díaz: Arús (Pastillito), Callejón de los Perros (Los Buenos), Sector San Carlos in Collores, Sector Baldío in Cuevas, La Atómica, Las Palmas and Manzanilla.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• DR. MAXIMO DONOSO SANCHEZ
  High · JUANA DIAZ · 453 students · 12.9:1 ratio
• LUIS LLORENS TORRES JUANA DIAZ
  High · JUANA DIAZ · 410 students · 10.5:1 ratio
• RUTHFORD B. HAYES
  Elementary · JUANA DIAZ · 371 students · 11.6:1 ratio
• MANUEL FERNANDEZ JUNCOS
  Elementary · JUANA DIAZ · 352 students · 10.1:1 ratio
• FELIPE COLON DIAZ
  Middle · JUANA DIAZ · 323 students · 9:1 ratio
• CARMEN BELEN VEIGA
  High · JUANA DIAZ · 295 students · 10.2:1 ratio
• PEDRO COLON SANTIAGO
  Elementary · JUANA DIAZ · 248 students · 11.3:1 ratio
• LUIS MUNOZ MARIN JUANA DIAZ
  High · JUANA DIAZ · 213 students · 11.2:1 ratio