Towns of Puerto Rico

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Welcome to the town of

SANTA ISABEL , Puerto Rico
Current Mayor
Hon. Enrique 'Quique' Questell Alvarado
People are know as
Santaisabelinos
Patron:
Santiago Apóstol

The town of SANTA ISABEL in Puerto Rico was founded in 1842 .
Estimated population as of 2006 is 22,763 .
The zipcode is 00757

Housing units : 7569

Area in square miles

Total area
76.95

Water area
42.81

Land area
34.14

Density per square mile of land area

Population
634.6

Housing units
221.7

The Wards (Barrios) are:

Barrio Peñuelas, Barrio Jauca, Bo. La Playa de Santa Isabel, La barriada Felicia I, Barrio Velazquez, Barrio Paso Seco, Barrio Playa Cortada, Barrio Descalabrado, Barrio Las Ollas, "El Pueblo"

Location of SANTA ISABEL in the Map of Puerto Rico

Town Information

Santa Isabel (SAHN-tah ee-sah-BEL) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast, south of Coamo; east of Juana Díaz; and west of Salinas. Santa Isabel is spread over 7 wards and Santa Isabel Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city).

Town History

Santa Isabel was founded on October 5, 1842 by Antonio Vélez. [edit] Flag The flag is divided horizontally in three stripes of same the width: white the superior one, yellow the central one and red the inferior one, may be ornamented with sugar cane stems or without them. [edit] Coat of Arms The crowned I stands for Queen Elisabeth of Hungary (Isabel in Spanish). The shells are a symbol for St. James the patron saint of the town, as well as for the many shells found near the town.

Map of SANTA ISABEL, Puerto Rico

Reference: Wikipedia.org / census.gov / mapquest.com