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Carolina (kah-ro-LEE-nah) is a city located in the northern part of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a Autonomy Territories of the United States of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands....
, bordering the Atlantic Ocean; it lies north of Gurabo
Gurabo, Puerto Rico

Gurabo is a municipality in eastern Puerto Rico located in the central eastern region, north of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico; south of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico; east of Caguas, Puerto Rico; and west of Carolina, Puerto Rico and Juncos, Puerto Rico....
 and Juncos
Juncos, Puerto Rico

Juncos is one of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region of the island, south of Can?vanas, Puerto Rico and Carolina, Puerto Rico; southeast of Gurabo, Puerto Rico; east of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico; and west of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico....
; east of Trujillo Alto
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

Trujillo Alto is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Northern Coastal Plain and in the karst zone, north of Caguas, Puerto Rico,and Gurabo, Puerto Rico; southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and west of Carolina, Puerto Rico....
 and San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan is the Capital and largest Municipalities of Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico. As of the United States Census Bureau, it has a population of 433,733, making it the List of United States cities by population city under the jurisdiction of the United States....
; and west of Canóvanas
Canóvanas, Puerto Rico

Can?vanas is a Municipio in Puerto Rico, located in the northeastern region, north of Juncos, Puerto Rico and Las Piedras, Puerto Rico; south of Lo?za, Puerto Rico; east of Carolina, Puerto Rico; and west of R?o Grande, Puerto Rico....
 and Loíza
Loíza, Puerto Rico

Lo?za is a small town and municipality in the northeastern coast of Puerto Rico, north of Can?vanas, Puerto Rico; east of Carolina, Puerto Rico; and west of R?o Grande, Puerto Rico....
. Carolina is spread over 12 wards plus Carolina Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city).






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Carolina (kah-ro-LEE-nah) is a city located in the northern part of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a Autonomy Territories of the United States of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands....
, bordering the Atlantic Ocean; it lies north of Gurabo
Gurabo, Puerto Rico

Gurabo is a municipality in eastern Puerto Rico located in the central eastern region, north of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico; south of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico; east of Caguas, Puerto Rico; and west of Carolina, Puerto Rico and Juncos, Puerto Rico....
 and Juncos
Juncos, Puerto Rico

Juncos is one of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region of the island, south of Can?vanas, Puerto Rico and Carolina, Puerto Rico; southeast of Gurabo, Puerto Rico; east of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico; and west of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico....
; east of Trujillo Alto
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

Trujillo Alto is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Northern Coastal Plain and in the karst zone, north of Caguas, Puerto Rico,and Gurabo, Puerto Rico; southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and west of Carolina, Puerto Rico....
 and San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan is the Capital and largest Municipalities of Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico. As of the United States Census Bureau, it has a population of 433,733, making it the List of United States cities by population city under the jurisdiction of the United States....
; and west of Canóvanas
Canóvanas, Puerto Rico

Can?vanas is a Municipio in Puerto Rico, located in the northeastern region, north of Juncos, Puerto Rico and Las Piedras, Puerto Rico; south of Lo?za, Puerto Rico; east of Carolina, Puerto Rico; and west of R?o Grande, Puerto Rico....
 and Loíza
Loíza, Puerto Rico

Lo?za is a small town and municipality in the northeastern coast of Puerto Rico, north of Can?vanas, Puerto Rico; east of Carolina, Puerto Rico; and west of R?o Grande, Puerto Rico....
. Carolina is spread over 12 wards plus Carolina Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Carolina is a short distance from San Juan. Along with San Juan, Bayamón, Guaynabo
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Guaynabo is a municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico, located in the northern coast of the island, north of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico; south of Cata?o, Puerto Rico; east of Bayam?n, Puerto Rico; and west of San Juan, Puerto Rico....
, Cataño
Cataño, Puerto Rico

Cata?o is a municipality located on northern coast of Puerto Rico bordering the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent to the north and east by San Juan, Puerto Rico; north of Bayam?n, Puerto Rico and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico; east of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico and west of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico and is part of the San Juan Metropolitan Area....
, Toa Baja
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

Toa Baja is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northern coast, north of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico and Bayam?n, Puerto Rico; east of Dorado, Puerto Rico; and west of Cata?o, Puerto Rico....
 and Trujillo Alto
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

Trujillo Alto is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Northern Coastal Plain and in the karst zone, north of Caguas, Puerto Rico,and Gurabo, Puerto Rico; southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and west of Carolina, Puerto Rico....
 it is considered to form part of the island's metropolitan area
Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central city and their zone of influence....
.

History

The town was founded in 1816 as Trujillo Bajo ("lower Trujillo"), along with its counterpart Trujillo Alto
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

Trujillo Alto is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Northern Coastal Plain and in the karst zone, north of Caguas, Puerto Rico,and Gurabo, Puerto Rico; southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and west of Carolina, Puerto Rico....
 after Trujillo, Spain
Trujillo, Spain

Trujillo is a town located in Extremadura, Spain....
. In 1857 it was renamed to San Fernando de la Carolina, later shortened to Carolina, after Charles II of Spain
Charles II of Spain

Charles II , was the last Habsburg Spain of Spain and the ruler of nearly all of Italy , the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spanish empire, stretching from Mexico to the Philippines....
.

The city is known as "Tierra de Gigantes" (Land of Giants) not only for well-known Carolina resident Don Felipe Birriel González
Felipe Birriel

Felipe Birriel, also known as "El Gigante de Carolina" is considered to have been the tallest Puerto Rican people, with an unconfirmed height of 2.413 meters or seven feet eleven inches ....
 (who was 7'11"), but also in honor of other eminent people from Carolina such as poet
Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry....
 Julia de Burgos
Julia de Burgos

Julia de Burgos is considered by many as the greatest poet to have been born in Puerto Rico, and along with Gabriela Mistral, is considered as one of the greatest poets of Latin America....
 and baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
 player Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente

Roberto Clemente Walker was a professional baseball player and a Major League Baseball right fielder. He was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, the youngest of seven children....
. Carolina was also the home of Jesús T. Piñero
Jesus T. Piñero

Jes?s Toribio Pi?ero Jim?nez was the first native Puerto Rico to be appointed governor of Puerto Rico by the government of the United States....
, the first Puerto Rican governor
Governor of Puerto Rico

The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico....
 to be appointed in that position by the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 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 for 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
  • Campo Rico
  • Carruzos
  • Cedro


  • Hoyo Mulas


  • Martín González
  • Sabana Abajo


    • San Antón
    • Santa Cruz
    • Trujillo Bajo


    Geo/Topography

    • Rivers: Río Canovanillas, Río Grande de Loíza
    • Lagoons: La Torrecilla, Pinones


    Economic


    Carolina is the home of Plaza Carolina, one of Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a Autonomy Territories of the United States of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands....
    's largest shopping mall
    Shopping mall

    File:Nordstrom wing , Pentagon City Mall.jpgA shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings which contain retail units, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit....
    s.

    Industrial


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

    Tourism

    Carolina, led between 1984 and 2006 by mayor José Aponte, is one of Puerto Rico's most important tourist centers. Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
    Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport

    Luis Mu?oz Mar?n International Airport is a public airport located in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico , three miles southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico....
    , while incorrectly thought to be in San Juan, is actually located in an area, Isla Verde, that is geographically 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
    Ritz-Carlton

    'Ritz-Carlton' is a brand of luxury hotels and resorts with 70 properties that are located in major cities and exclusive resort destinations of 23 countries worldwide....
     San Juan Hotel, Spa, and Casino.

    Landmarks and places of interest
    • Buena Vista Ruins
    • Carolina Beach
    • Grande de Loíza River
    • Isla Verde Club Gallístico
    • Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
    • Jesús T. Piñero Monument
    • Julia de Burgos Park
    • Piñones 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
    Roberto Clemente

    Roberto Clemente Walker was a professional baseball player and a Major League Baseball right fielder. He was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, the youngest of seven children....
     or Roberto Clemente Sports City, a sports and recreation facility that aims to become a youth sports school, and the Roberto Clemente Stadium
    Roberto Clemente Stadium

    Roberto Clemente Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home of Gigantes de Carolina ....
    , host to many entertainment events and to the 2003 and 2007 Caribbean World Series
    Caribbean World Series

    The Serie del Caribe is a baseball tournament, the brainchild of the Venezuelans Oscar Prieto and Pablo Morales, who devised the idea after the seeing the success of the Serie Interamericana in 1946, which featured the Sultanes de Monterrey from Mexico; the All Cubans from Cuba; the Brooklyn Bushwicks from the United States of America;...
    . It has also played host to the Coliseo Guillermo Angulo, where the BSN's Gigantes de Carolina
    Carolina Giants

    The Carolina Giants are a team in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional league in Puerto Rico....
     play, as well as the Gigantes of Puerto Rican
    Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a Autonomy Territories of the United States of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands....
     women's professional basketball
    Basketball

    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
    , the Gigantes of men's professional volleyball
    Volleyball

    Volleyball is an Olympic Games team sport in which two teams of 6 active players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules....
    , and the Gigantes
    Gigantes de Carolina (women's volleyball)

    Gigantes de Carolina is the professional female volleyball team of Carolina, Puerto Rico....
     of women's professional volleyball.

    The Gigantes de Carolina
    Gigantes de Carolina (baseball)

    The Gigantes de Carolina are a baseball team in the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League . Based in the city of Carolina, Puerto Rico, the Gigantes are the reigning back to back champions of the LBPPR..They play at Roberto Clemente Stadium....
     professional baseball
    Baseball

    Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
     team use the Roberto Clemente Stadium
    Roberto Clemente Stadium

    Roberto Clemente Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home of Gigantes de Carolina ....
     as their home field.

    Notable Natives and Residents

    • Don Omar
      Don Omar

      Don Omar is a Puerto Rican people-Latin Grammy Award-nominated Reggaet?n singer/rapper....
      , Reggaeton
    • Tito "El Bambino", Reggaeton
    • Hector "El Father", Reggaeton
    • José Aponte de la Torre
      José Aponte de la Torre

      Jos? Ernesto Aponte de la Torre was a Puerto Rico politician and mayor of Carolina, Puerto Rico for 22 years....
      , mayor
    • Wilfredo Benitez, former world boxing
      Boxing

      Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
       champion
    • Julio Voltio, Reggaeton
    • Felipe Birriel - "El Gigante de Carolina"
      Felipe Birriel

      Felipe Birriel, also known as "El Gigante de Carolina" is considered to have been the tallest Puerto Rican people, with an unconfirmed height of 2.413 meters or seven feet eleven inches ....
       (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
      Julia de Burgos

      Julia de Burgos is considered by many as the greatest poet to have been born in Puerto Rico, and along with Gabriela Mistral, is considered as one of the greatest poets of Latin America....
      ,poet
    • Roberto Clemente
      Roberto Clemente

      Roberto Clemente Walker was a professional baseball player and a Major League Baseball right fielder. He was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, the youngest of seven children....
      , MLB 1966 National League MVP
    • Kermit Cintron
      Kermit Cintron

      Kermit Cintr?n is a Puerto Rican people Boxing who is from Carolina, Puerto Rico. Cintr?n is trained by Ronnie Shields and managed by Josh Dubin....
      , former world welterweight boxing champion
    • Esteban De Jesus
      Esteban De Jesús

      Esteban De Jesus was a Puerto Rico world lightweight champion boxing whose life was full of controversy, problems and scandals. De Jesus, a native of the town of Carolina, Puerto Rico, was a gymmate of Wilfredo Benitez and an acquaintance of Benitez's mother, Clara Benitez....
      , former world boxing champion
    • Alfredo Escalera
      Alfredo Escalera

      Alfredo Escalera is a Puerto Rico who was a world champion Boxing. A native of Carolina, Puerto Rico, his nickname was "Salsero" because he was a fan of Salsa music....
      , former world boxing champion
    • Micaela Nevárez
      Micaela Nevárez

      Micaela Nev?rez is a Puerto Rico actress who has achieved great fame in independent films and European films. She made her film debut in the acclaimed Spain film Princesas which was directed by Fernando Le?n de Aranoa, in which she played Zulema, an illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic trying to make a living as a prostitute on...
      , actress
    • Jesús T. Piñero
      Jesus T. Piñero

      Jes?s Toribio Pi?ero Jim?nez was the first native Puerto Rico to be appointed governor of Puerto Rico by the government of the United States....
      , former governor
    • Osvaldo Ríos
      Osvaldo Ríos

      Osvaldo R?os born Osvaldo R?os Alonso in October 25, 1960 in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, is a Puerto Rican actor, Model , singer, and guitarist, who is best known for his roles in telenovelas....
      , (b. 1968), actor
    • Gilberto Santa Rosa
      Gilberto Santa Rosa

      Gilberto Santa Rosa, also known as "El Caballero de la Salsa" , is a Puerto Rican people singer of salsa music, bolero, and bandleader....
      , singer
    • Marco Vélez
      Marco Vélez

      Marco V?lez is a Puerto Rico professional soccer player, currently playing with Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. He is the captain of the Puerto Rico national football team....
      , professional soccer player
    • Rashid Mohammad, Pediatric Cardiologist, Founder of first private pediatric cardiology specialty clinic in Carolina in 1985.


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