Bayamón
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| Foundation : | 1772 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| Outside area : | Puerto Rico | ||
| Coordinates : | 18 ° 23 ′ N , 66 ° 9 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Atlantic Standard Time ( UTC − 4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 241,142 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 2,132.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 113.1 km 2 (approx. 44 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 16 m | ||
| Postal code : | 00959 | ||
| Area code : | +1 787 | ||
| FIPS : | 72-06593 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1609615 | ||
| Website : | www.municipiodebayamon.com | ||
| Mayor : | Ramón Luis Rivera, Hijo ( PNP ) | ||
Bayamón (El Pueblo del Chicharrón) is a city in northern Puerto Rico .
history
The city is sometimes given the nickname El Pueblo del Chicharrón ('Village of the Pigskin '). Juan Ramírez de Arrellano granted Bayamón city rights on May 22, 1772. The name is supposedly derived from a local Indian chief named Bahamon ; According to other sources, the name is derived from the Taíno word Bayamongo , the name of a river that flows through the city.
Others
Bayamón is one of the largest cities in Puerto Rico. It is located in one of five metropolitan areas on the island. It is divided into the districts of Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Dajaos, Guaraguao Abajo, Guaraguao Arriba, Hato Tejas, Juan Sánchez, Minillas, Nuevo, Pájaros, Pueblo and Santa Olaya.
A special feature is the town hall , which leads across a street. At this point the floor is transparent so that visitors can see the vehicles below.
There has been a rapid transit railway ( Tren Urbano ) in Bayamón since 2003 . There is also another train in Park Trensito .
The city is the seat of three universities:
- Universidad Central de Bayamón (UCB)
- American University
- National College
sons and daughters of the town
- Pedro Ortiz Dávila (1912–1986), singer
- Braulio Castillo (1933-2015), actor
- Orlando Maldonado (* 1959), former boxer
- Hector "Macho" Camacho (1962–2012), boxing world champion
- Omar Rodriguez Lopez (* 1975), guitarist for The Mars Volta
- Yadier Molina (* 1975), baseball player
- Chencho (* 1979), part of the reggaeton duo Plan B
- Farruko (* 1991), reggaeton singer
- Jeyvier Cintrón (born 1995), boxer
- Paola Andino (* 1998), American actress
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