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Ceiba (sai-EE-bah) is a small town in northeast 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....
. It is named after the famous Ceiba
Ceiba

Ceiba is the name of a genus of many species of large trees found in tropical areas, including Mexico, Central America and South America, The Bahamas, Belize and the Caribbean, West Africa, and Southeast Asia....
 tree. Ceiba is located in the east coast of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Naguabo, south of Fajardo
Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Fajardo is a small but popular city in Puerto Rico located in the east region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Ceiba, Puerto Rico and east of Luquillo, Puerto Rico.Fajardo is spread over 7 wards and Fajardo Pueblo ....
, and east of Río Grande
Río Grande, Puerto Rico

R?o Grande is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Northern Coastal Valley, North of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, Naguabo, Puerto Rico and Ceiba, Puerto Rico; east of Lo?za, Puerto Rico and Can?vanas, Puerto Rico and west of Luquillo, Puerto Rico....
. Ceiba is spread over 7 wards and Ceiba Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the Fajardo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Driving Time from San Juan: 1 hour.

Ceiba, situated near Fajardo, used to be home of an American
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...
 military air-base, the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station
Roosevelt Roads Naval Station

Roosevelt Roads Naval Station is a former United States military air base in the town of Ceiba, Puerto Rico....
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Ceiba (sai-EE-bah) is a small town in northeast 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....
. It is named after the famous Ceiba
Ceiba

Ceiba is the name of a genus of many species of large trees found in tropical areas, including Mexico, Central America and South America, The Bahamas, Belize and the Caribbean, West Africa, and Southeast Asia....
 tree. Ceiba is located in the east coast of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Naguabo, south of Fajardo
Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Fajardo is a small but popular city in Puerto Rico located in the east region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Ceiba, Puerto Rico and east of Luquillo, Puerto Rico.Fajardo is spread over 7 wards and Fajardo Pueblo ....
, and east of Río Grande
Río Grande, Puerto Rico

R?o Grande is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Northern Coastal Valley, North of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, Naguabo, Puerto Rico and Ceiba, Puerto Rico; east of Lo?za, Puerto Rico and Can?vanas, Puerto Rico and west of Luquillo, Puerto Rico....
. Ceiba is spread over 7 wards and Ceiba Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the Fajardo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Driving Time from San Juan: 1 hour.

Ceiba, situated near Fajardo, used to be home of an American
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...
 military air-base, the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station
Roosevelt Roads Naval Station

Roosevelt Roads Naval Station is a former United States military air base in the town of Ceiba, Puerto Rico....
. Most of the units there were relocated and the base was closed in 2004. Ex-governor Sila María Calderón
Sila María Calderón

Sila Mar?a Calder?n Serra was the seventh Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005. She is the first and to date only woman elected to that office....
 suggested turning the property into a major international airport, to serve as a relief to 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....
 in 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 to increase the number of international airlines that operate into Puerto Rico. She has met with skepticism about these plans from such groups as environmentalists, economists and others, and the situation as far as what will be done with Ceiba's old air base is still being debated.

Locals are commonly known as "Los Come Sopa" (Soup Eaters). Even though there is no official reason as to why they were called this, a few stories have been suggested. Among the tales is the belief that since the town did not have a local meat market people had to travel long distances in order to buy some meat and therefore mostly ate soup.

Ceiba is also known as "La Ciudad del Marlin
Marlin

Marlin, Istiophoridae, is a member of a group of marine fish known as "billfish", and is closely linked to the freshwater trout. A marlin has an elongated body, a spear-like snout, and a long rigid dorsal fin, which extends forwards to form a crest....
" (the town of the Marlin).

Ceiba was founded on April 7 1838 by Luis de la Cruz. Ceiba derives its name from an Indian word Seyba, which is the name for a famous tree that grows in the island, the Ceiba pentandra,(Kapok
Kapok

Kapok is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae , native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, northern South America, and to tropical west Africa....
).

[edit] Flag Ceiba's flag derives its design and colors from the municipal coat of arms. This maintains the same symbolism given to the coat of arms. It is made of two vertical lines of the same width, red in the left side and green on the right. The red side depicts a yellow cross.

[edit] Coat of Arms It depicts a shield with golden field with a Ceiba tree in the middle. In the upper part of the shield it has a red horizontal line with a golden cross in the middle and two golden flowers in each side. The cross symbolizes the Christian faith as well as a recognition to Don Luis de la Cruz who founded the town. The golden flowers represent sugar cane flowers. Above the shield there is a golden Spanish fort.

Demographics


Barrios (Districts/Wards)


*Ceiba Pueblo
*Chupacallos
*Daguao
*Guayacán
*Machos
*Quebrada Seca
*Río Abajo
*Saco


Geo/Topography

Ceiba is home of the Ceiba Forest (787) which extends along the coastline between Ceiba and Fajardo. 95% of the forest is classified as mangrove. Various species of birds can be seen as well as turtles and manatees. Its rivers includes; Río Daguao, Río Demajagua and Río Fajardo.

Anthem

Lirics Carmen E. Pérez
Arrangement Lito Peña

Ceiba... bello rincón de mi tierra
de tí se nutre mi vida
y la savia de mis venas
por tí la esperanza mía
florece en mi pensamiento.

Y por tí lanzo orgulloso
mi voz a los cuatro vientos
No cambio tus arboledas
ni campos ni riachuelos
ni este sol que vivifica
ni este pedazo de cielo
porque sería quitar
a Dios de mi pensamiento.

Y por tí Ceiba querida
ofrezco mi vida entera
resguardado por tu escudo
y abrazo a tu bandera.

Economic


Agriculture


Business


Industrial

Manufacturing (plywood, apparell, hardware products).

Tourism


Landmarks and places of interest
Ceiba Historic Mural Los Machos Beach Medio Mundo Beach Roosevelt Roads Base
Festivals and events
  • Enamorado (Lovers) Marathon - February
  • Marlin
    Marlin

    Marlin, Istiophoridae, is a member of a group of marine fish known as "billfish", and is closely linked to the freshwater trout. A marlin has an elongated body, a spear-like snout, and a long rigid dorsal fin, which extends forwards to form a crest....
     Festival - May - June
  • Fiestas Patronales (Patron Saint Festivities) - June
  • Fiesta Nacional de la Raza (Race) - October
  • Marathon Del Pavo - November


Transportation

Sports

Former IBF
International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council and WBO....
 world Jr. Middleweight 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 Carlos Santos
Carlos Santos

Carlos Santos is a former boxing from Puerto Rico, who represented his native country as an amateur at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada....
 hails from Ceiba.

Notable "Ceibeños"

  • Felisa Rincón de Gautier
    Felisa Rincón de Gautier

    Felisa Rinc?n de Gautier was the first woman to be elected as the Mayor of a capital city in any of The Americas....
     - former San Juan Mayor
  • Carlos Santos - former world Champion boxer
  • Luis Vigoreaux
    Luis Vigoreaux

    Luis Vigoreaux Rivera was a Puerto Rican radio and television show host, announcer, comedian and producer. The son of a sugar worker, Vigoreaux became one of the most popular television entertainers in Puerto Rico's history....
     - Actor, producer & animator


Additional Information

Religious outlook: As in most towns of Puerto Rico it was founded on the Christian ideas and faith statements of the Catholic church which prevailed in previous centuries through Spaniard tradition. The town still maintains a central Catholic church which can be found in the town square. Today, Protestants make up most of the proclaimed christians in the town with almost a 100 small churches scattered among the different wards.

Patron Saint: San Antonio de Padua Traditional Catholic Church: Parroquia San Antonio de Padua Apartado 77 Ceiba, P.R. 00735 Tel. (787) 885-2530

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