Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
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Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Administration
Full nameAguadilla, Puerto Rico
Official nameAguadilla, Puerto Rico
Native name langes
Settlement typeMunicipality
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
Government
MayorCarlos Méndez Martínez
Senatorial dist.IV (Aguadilla-Mayagüez)
Representative dist.17 (Aguadilla-Moca)
Geography
Total Area76.3 sq mi (197.7 km2)
Land Area36.6 sq mi (94.7 km2)
Water Area38.9 sq mi (100.9 km2)
Elevation326 ft (99.4 m)
Demography
Total Population64685 (2000)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
DemonymAguadillanos
Racial groups
2000 Census83.6% White
5.0% Black
0.2% American Ind/AN
0.2% Asian
0.1% Native Haw/PI
8.2% Some other race
2.8% Two or more races
Other information
Time zoneAST (UTC-4)

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Aguadilla (-esaɣwaˈðiʎa), founded in 1775 by Luis de Córdova, is a city located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, north of Aguada, and Moca and west of Isabela. Aguadilla is spread over 15 wards and Aguadilla Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is a principal city of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Aguadilla has been the recipient of the "Best Quality of Life Award", given by the National Mayor Association, in 2002 and 2004.

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Sigue la lluvia y extienden otra vez la advertencia de inundaciones - Primera Hora Tweet this news
Primera Hora--Meteorólogos en San Juan detectaron una línea de lluvia y tronadas moviéndose a través del noroeste de -Puerto Rico-. Periodos de lluvia bastante fuerte, ... - Date : Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:15:54 GMT+00:00
Investigación revela alto índice de muertes en 'Prisión Guerrero' - Adital Tweet this news
Adital--Las muertes en la institución Correccional Guerrero, en -Aguadilla-, -Puerto Rico-, llaman la atención. Entre 2002 y 2008, 53 personas murieron en la ... - Date : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:06:58 GMT+00:00
Cocaine seized from boat near PRico; 2 detained - The Associated Press Tweet this news
The Associated Press---AGUADILLA-, -Puerto Rico- � US authorities have seized 241 kilograms (about 530 pounds) of cocaine from a makeshift boat traveling toward Puerto Rico's west ... - Date : Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:53:05 GMT+00:00
Symmetricom Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results - MarketWatch (press release) Tweet this news
MarketWatch (press release)---...- with Sanmina-SCI and began the transition of its product fabrication processes from its -Aguadilla-, -Puerto Rico- facility to Sanmina-SCI facilities. ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:16:45 GMT+00:00
Roundup: KVWGA tourney starts today at Edgewood - Charleston Gazette Tweet this news
Charleston Gazette--7 in -Aguadilla-, -Puerto Rico-. Currence, 51, won first place in the masters division (ages 50-59) with lifts of 667 pounds in the squat, 480 in the bench ... - Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:04:09 GMT+00:00
ACLU probes prisoner deaths in Puerto Rico - The Associated Press Tweet this news
The Associated Press---...- community in northwestern -Puerto Rico- about police sweeping up addicts and taking them to detox at the jail in the west-coast city of -Aguadilla-. ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:42:27 GMT+00:00
Deaths of 53 Inmates in Puerto Rico Jail Investigated - Latin American Herald Tribune Tweet this news
Latin American Herald Tribune---...- An investigation is attempting to clear up the deaths over a six-year period of 53 inmates at a prison in the western -Puerto Rican- city of -Aguadilla-. ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:18:01 GMT+00:00
8th NAPF Regional and 1st CAC Championships…Stoby and Morgan strike gold for ... - Stabroek News Tweet this news
Stabroek News--He defeated his old rival Luis Tapia of -Puerto Rico- into second and Chevon Simpson of Trinidad and Tobago into third. Morgan and Tapia of -Puerto Rico- ... - Date : Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:21:55 GMT+00:00
Guyana starts medal quest at CAC powerlifting c/ships today - Stabroek News Tweet this news
Stabroek News--General Manager of Fitness Express Jaime McDonald (centre) assists junior 110kg lifter Kenneth Melville (left) to offset his expenses in -Puerto Rico- while ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:20:25 GMT+00:00
48 Arrested in Anti-Drug Operation in Puerto Rico - Latin American Herald Tribune Tweet this news
Latin American Herald Tribune--SAN JUAN - Forty-eight arrests is the tally in a new anti-drug operation in -Puerto Rico-, police superintendent Jose Figueroa Sancha announced Wednesday at a ... - Date : Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:23:36 GMT+00:00

Transportation : Festivals and Events
# Mayor Term Party Notes
1st Adrián del Valle 1899 - 1903 None
2nd José Monserrate Deliz 1903 � 1905 None
3rd Luis A. Torregrosa 1905 � 1907 None
4th José Francisco Estévez 1907 � 1911 None
5th Ramón Añeses Morell 1911 � 1933 None
6th Wenceslao Herrera Alfonso 1933 - 1941 None
7th José Badillo Nieves 1941 � 1945 None
8th Rodolfo Acevedo 1945 None
9th Fernando Milán 1945 � 1949 None
10th Rafael Cabán Peña 1949 � 1953 None
11th Rafael A. Guntín López 1953 � 1957 None
12th Herminio Blás 1957 None
13th José Acevedo Álvarez 1957 � 1969 None
14th Emilio Cerezo Muñoz 1969 � 1973 NPP
15th Conchita Igartúa de Suárez 1973 � 1977 PDP
16th Joaquín Acevedo Moreno 1977 � 1981 NPP
17th Alfredo González Pérez 1981 � 1987 PDP
18th Gustavo Herrera López 1987 � 1988 PDP Interim
19th Ramón Calero Bermúdez 1988 � 1996 NPP Pass away on 1996
20th Agnes Bermúdez Acevedo 1996 � 1997 NPP Interim
21st Carlos Méndez Martínez 1997 � Present NPP Incumbent; fourth term

Aguadilla Library System :
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Aguadilla Sharks Superior Baseball League Baseball Luis A. Canera Marquez Stadium
Aguadilla Divas Female Superior Volleyball League Volleyball Luis T. Diaz Coliseum

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

State capital: San Juan
TopicsCulture * Geography * Government * History * Economy
Metropolitan
areas		Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián * Fajardo * Guayama * Mayagüez * Ponce * San Germán-Cabo Rojo * San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo * Yauco
MunicipalitiesAdjuntas * Aguada * Aguadilla * Aguas Buenas * Aibonito * Añasco * Arecibo * Arroyo * Barceloneta * Barranquitas * Bayamón * Cabo Rojo * Caguas * Camuy * Canóvanas * Carolina * Cataño * Cayey * Ceiba * Ciales * Cidra * Coamo * Comerío * Corozal * Culebra * Dorado * Fajardo * Florida * Guánica * Guayama * Guayanilla * Guaynabo * Gurabo * Hatillo * Hormigueros * Humacao * Isabela * Jayuya * Juana Díaz * Juncos * Lajas * Lares * Las Marías * Las Piedras * Loíza * Luquillo * Manatí * Maricao * Maunabo * Mayagüez * Moca * Morovis * Naguabo * Naranjito * Orocovis * Patillas * Peñuelas * Ponce * Quebradillas * Rincón * Río Grande * Sabana Grande * Salinas * San Germán * San Juan * San Lorenzo * San Sebastián * Santa Isabel * Toa Alta * Toa Baja * Trujillo Alto * Utuado * Vega Alta * Vega Baja * Vieques * Villalba * Yabucoa * Yauco
IslandsPuerto Rico * Vieques * Culebra * Caja de Muertos * Desecheo * Mona * Monito * Isleta de San Juan



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