Cidra (ˈθiðɾa) is a municipality

Municipality

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 of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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 located in the central region of the island, north of Cayey

Cayey, Puerto Rico

Cayey is a mountain town in central Puerto Rico located on the Central Mountain range, north of Salinas and Guayama; south of Cidra and Caguas; east of Aibonito and Salinas; and west of San Lorenzo Cayey is spread over 21 wards and Cayey Pueblo...

; south of Comerío

Comerío, Puerto Rico

Comerío is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the center-eastern region of island, north of Aibonito; south of Naranjito and Bayamón; east of Barranquitas; and west of Cidra and Aguas Buenas. Comerío is spread over 7 wards and Comerío Pueblo...

 and Aguas Buenas

Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico

Aguas Buenas, commonly known as "La Ciudad de las Aguas Claras" or "the city of clear waters, is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range, north of Cidra, south of Bayamón, Guaynabo and San Juan; east of Comerio; and north-west of Caguas...

; east of Aibonito

Aibonito, Puerto Rico

Aibonito is a small mountain town in Puerto Rico located in the Mountain range of Cayey, north of Salinas; south of Barranquitas and Comerio; east of Coamo; and west of Cidra, and Cayey. Aibonito is spread over 8 wards and Aibonito Pueblo...

 and Barranquitas

Barranquitas, Puerto Rico

Barranquitas is a small mountain town located in the central region of Puerto Rico, south of Corozal and Naranjito; north of Coamo and Aibonito; west of Comerío and Cidra; and east of Orocovis. Barranquitas is spread over 6 wards and Barranquitas Pueblo...

; and west of Caguas

Caguas, Puerto Rico

Caguas , founded in 1775, is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey....

. Cidra is spread over 12 wards and Cidra Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Cidra is known as La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera (City of Eternal Spring).

Flag

The Municipal Seal shines on the flag uniting all three stripes, and the whole is ended with yellow fringes. The green evokes the landscape which is green throughout the year and which covers all the land with an immense variety of colored flowers. It is the reason why the town is called "Town Of The Eternal Spring". The gold color refers to the richness of its fruits and hydrography as well as the spiritual wealth of the region and its citizenship. The brown alludes to the Virgin Carmen, patron of the cidreños, and to the Savannah Dove, which is a unique species in the world that has its habitat in this municipality.

Coat of Arms

Over the red band it has a gold "cidra" and a cornucopia

Cornucopia

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 with its fruit in natural color, which alludes that Cidra is one of the major producers of fruit of the Island. In the superior right is placed a scapulary that evokes the Virgin Carmen, patron of the town, and a black bishop hat that alludes to San Juan Nepomuceno

Nepomuceno

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, bishop and martyr. In the left inferior part, on a blue bottom, is located a brown Savannah Dove which nests in the Cidra area. This dove flies over a mountain of three tips, which indicates the location of the municipality in the Central Mountain Range

Central Mountain Range

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. The blue and silver waves symbolize the aquatic wealth of Cidra. All this is capped by a three-tower crown.

Barrios (Districts)

• Arenas
• Bayamón
• Beatriz
• Ceiba
• Certenejas
• Cidra
• Honduras
• Montellano
• Rabanal
• Rincón
• Río Abajo
• Salto
• Sud
• Toíta

Geography and Topography

• Lakes: Cidra
• Ravines: Bocana & Galindo
• Rivers: Río Arroyata
  Río Arroyata
  -See also:*List of rivers of Puerto Rico-References:*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region *...
  
  , Río Bayamón
  Río Bayamón
  -History:Before this majestic river came to be what we all know and love today, it was but a mere puddle. As years went by, constant raining made it grow into a big lake. One day a meteor struck. The impact spread the water across the island and, after all that effort, it was reduced to a pond....
  
   & Río de la Plata
  Rio de la Plata (Puerto Rico)
  The Rio de la Plata is the longest river in the island of Puerto Rico. It is located in the north coast of the island. It flows from south to north, and drains into the Atlantic Ocean about 11 miles west of San Juan...
  
  

Landmarks and places of interest

• Frog's Rock
• Hamacas' Bridge
• Iberia Theater
• Lake Cidra
• Nuestra Señora del Carmen Parish
• Perico's Waterfall
• Treasure Island Hotel

Festivals and events

• Myrna Vázquez Week - February
• Matron Festivities - July
• Paloma Sabanera Festival - November

Elementary

• Ceiba - Ceiba
• Ciprián Castrodad - Río Abajo
• Luis Muñoz Rivera - Cidra
• Montellano - Montellano
• Santa Clara - Arenas
• Urbana - Cidra

Elementary and Middle

• 2da unidad Clemencia Meléndez Santos - Rabanal
• Certenejas - Bayamón
• Juan D. Stubbe - Bayamón
• Pedro Maria Dominicci - Rincon
• Pedro Diaz Fonseca - Beatriz

External links

• Welcome to Puerto Rico Cidra