Sabana Grande is a municipality

Municipalities of Puerto Rico

The Municipalities of Puerto Rico number 78 and they make up the smallest electoral division of the Commonwealth. Each municipality is divided into barrios, though the latter are not vested with political authority.-Administrative divisions:...

 of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 located north of Lajas

Lajas, Puerto Rico

Lajas is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in southwestern region, south of San Germán and Sabana Grande; east of Cabo Rojo; and west of Guánica. Lajas is spread over 11 wards and Lajas Pueblo...

 and Guánica

Guánica, Puerto Rico

Guánica is a municipality in southwestern Puerto Rico located on southern coast, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Sabana Grande, east of Lajas, and west of Yauco. It is part of the Yauco Metropolitan Statistical Area....

; south of Maricao

Maricao, Puerto Rico

Maricao is the second-least populous municipality of Puerto Ricolocated at the western edge of the Cordillera Central. It is a small town set around a small plaza in hilly terrain, north of San Germán, Saban Grande and Yauco; south of Las Marías and Lares, southeast of Mayagüez, and west of Adjuntas...

; east of San Germán

San Germán, Puerto Rico

San Germán is a municipality located in the southwestern region of Puerto Rico, south of Mayagüez and Maricao; north of Lajas; east of Hormigueros and Cabo Rojo; and west of Sabana Grande. San Germán is spread over 18 wards and San Germán Pueblo...

; and west of Yauco

Yauco, Puerto Rico

Yauco is a city and municipality in southwestern Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island by the Caribbean, south of Maricao, Lares and Adjuntas; east of Sabana Grande and Guánica; and west of Guayanilla. Yauco is spread over 20 wards and Yauco Pueblo...

. Sabana Grande is spread over seven wards and Sabana Grande Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Germán-Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The municipality of Sabana Grande (Spanish

Spanish language

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 for Great Savannah) was founded in 1813 by Pedro de Acosta, it is known in Spanish as "El Pueblo de los Prodigios" which translates to "The Town of Marvels.

Flag

The Sabana Grande flag has four alternate quarters in green and yellow. In the center it has the municipal shield.

Coat of arms

The rake and the shovel represent San Isidro Labrador, also patron of Madrid. The jug symbolizes the domestic tasks of Santa María de la Cabeza, San Isidro's wife. Towards the center we find a palm leaf symbol of a typical industry of this town. In the superior part is a crown with three towers. The shield contains the traditional colors of our town: gold and green. Finally, the motto of the read shield reads: Pueblo de los Prodigios (Town of Prodigies).

Barrio seven

• Torre
• Machuchal
• Rayo
• Rincón
• Santana
• Susúa
• Tabonuco

Geo/Topography

• Río Guanajibo
  Río Guanajibo
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   and its affluents

Río Coco, Rio La Maquina, Río Cruces

Río Cruces (Puerto Rico)

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, Río Flores

Río Flores

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, Río Grande

Río Grande (Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico)

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, Río Loco

Río Loco

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Famous people

• PEDRO DE ACOSTA Y LÓPEZ DE VICTORIA, First Mayor
• Braulio (Tito) Arenas (former Director of Obras Públicas)
• José Vidro
  José Vidro
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   (MLB All-Star)
• Augusto Malaret (Author)
• Confesor"Liso"Acosta Ocasio
• Dr. Manuel Quevedo Báez (author)
• Luis Negrón López
  Luis Negrón López
  Luis Negrón López was a politician from Puerto Rico. Negrón was among the founding members of the Popular Democratic Party and served as Senator and as candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico in the elections of 1968....
  
   (politics)
• Radames Vega (Track and Field)
• Santos Colón Vega cantante
• Félix Rigau Carrera
  Felix Rigau Carrera
  First Lieutenant Félix Rigau Carrera , known as "El Águila de Sabana Grande" , was the first Puerto Rican pilot and the first Hispanic fighter pilot in the United States Marine Corps...
  
   (First Puertorrican Aviator and First Hispanic Aviator in U.S. Armed Forces)
• Rafael camacho Vega "folfo first rap and reagge promotor in Puerto Rico and Spain, Canarias islansd
• Father Nazario
• Pedro Vélez Mercado (Teacher)
• Rafael Almodovar FIFI son of toun
• Ángel Rigau Ramos (poet)
• Aníbal González Irizarry
  Aníbal González Irizarry
  Aníbal González Irizarry - educator, journalist and news broadcaster.-Early years:Irizarry was born and raised in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, where he also received his primary and secondary education. He completed 3 years of high school at Sabana Grande High School before his family moved to...
  
   (TV)
• Adalberto Rodríguez
  Adalberto Rodriguez
  Adalberto Rodríguez , better known as Machuchal, was a Puerto Rican comedian.Rodríguez was born in the town of Sabana Grande, in the southwest of Puerto Rico. He became very famous early on by imitating animal sounds for his elementary school peers. He acquired his stage name "Machuchal" after the...
  
   "Machuchal" (Comedian)
• Jonathan Sánchez
  Jonathan Sanchez
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   (Pitched No-Hitter in MLB Baseball)(2010 World Series Champion)
• Herson Rodríguez (AA Baseball Hall of Fame)
• José "Wito" Martínez (Baseball)
• Ángel Gregorio Martínez (First Puerto Rican to die in WWII)
• Fidel Vélez (Patriot) (Intentona de Yauco
  Intentona de Yauco
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  )
• Calixto Carrera Montalvo (poet)
• John Ruiz
  John Ruiz
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   (boxing-First Hispanic Heavyweight World Champion)
• Francis Rosas (comedian)
• Sebastián "Papo" Marchany (photograph)

Landmarks and places of interest

• El Pozo de la Virgen
• Las Antenas
• Caserio Castillo
• Casas Gemelas
• Hacienda Quilinchini
• Orlando López Recreation Center
• Susúa State Park
• Justin B. Vargas Secret CIA base in Susúa
• Casa Barco
• Igualdad Masonic Lodge
• Primer cementerio Masononico en Puerto Rico
  Puerto Rico
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• Placita de la Recordación
• Teatro Adalberto Rodríguez "Machuchal"
• City Hall

Festivals and events

• Patron Celebrations - May ya no hay
• Virgen del Pozo Marathon - May
• Petate Festival - December
• Carnaval Interentidades

Education

Jose A. Castillo Elementary, Jose Celso Barbosa Elementary, David Antorgiorgi Cordova Elementary and Middle School, Juan I. Vega Elementary and Middle School, Blanca Malaret Middle School and Luis Negron Lopez High School are the local public school.