Sabanetas is a barrio of the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

Name

Sabanetas Barrio is a coastal rural and riverside barrio, it borders with the municipality of Añasco to the north. It derives its name from the Plains or savannas found in the northern beaches of Mayagüez, in front of the Mona channel, and in the vicinity of the mouth of the river now called the Rio Grande de Añasco

Rio Grande de Añasco

The Rio Grande de Añasco is a river in western Puerto Rico. Its source is in the Cordillera Central mountain range west of Adjuntas, and it flows about 40 miles westwards to its mouth on the Mona Passage north of Mayagüez.-References:*Añasco River. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America...

. It is one of two barrios in Mayagüez whose jurisdiction extends form the main island, because its jurisdiction includes the hilly island of Desecheo, whose name is a Taino

Taíno people

The Taínos were pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles. It is thought that the seafaring Taínos are relatives of the Arawak people of South America...

 name which means "hilly land". "Eta" in the "Sabana" noun suffix means an indicative of the extent of these savannas is limited in nature, as indeed it is, because it is located among the sea of the West Indies, the Goaorabo River, the swamp of the convent, the caño of La Boquilla and the hills of Algarrobos and Miradero

Miradero

Miradero is a barrio in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The US census of 2000 reports a population of 5,510. The total land area the barrio is about . It is one of fifteen rural inland barrios of Mayagüez....

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Notable landmarks

Sabanetas is home the El Mani

El Mani

El Maní is a community located along coast in the Sabanetas barrio of Mayagüez on the island of Puerto Rico. El Mani Pavilion is located there.-Facilities inside El Maní:...

 community. Inside Sabanetas barrio the El Mani Pavilion

El Mani Pavilion

El Mani Pavilion is a pavilion being built in El Mani, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. At the site there was a covered basketball court; this was demolished to make way for the new building. It cost $3,500,000 to build. It was originally going to host the boxing events at the 2010 Central American and...

 is located, where the handball events where held for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games

2010 Central American and Caribbean Games

The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from July 18, 2010 to August 1, 2010.-Bid:...

. The Boquilla Creek Wildlife Reserve (Reserva Natural del Caño de la Boquilla) is also loated in Sabanetas. The Eugenio María de Hostos Airport

Eugenio María de Hostos Airport

Eugenio María de Hostos Airport is a small public airport located four miles north of the central business district of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The airport, named after the celebrated Mayagüez native Eugenio Maria de Hostos, covers and has one runway...

regional airport is located inside the boundaries of the barrio.