La municipalité de Juncos, sur l'île de Porto Rico (Code International : PR.JC) couvre une superficie de 68 km2 et regroupe 37 012 habitants en 2020.
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Juncos is a town and one of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico. It is located in the eastern central region of the island to the west of the Caguas Valley, south of Canóvanas and Carolina; southeast of Gurabo; east of San Lorenzo; and west of Las Piedras. Juncos is spread over 9 barrios and Juncos barrio-pueblo. It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Juncos was founded on the request of Tomás Pizarro on August 2, 1797, having previously been a village which evolved from a small ranch, the Hatillo de los Juncos. This ranch was part of the Hato del Valenciano, which gave its name to the Río Valenciano which bisects the city before joining the Río Gurabo to the north of the settlement.
Juncos is Spanish for reeds.
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Juncos barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center of Juncos, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,464.
As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings, and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales are held in the central plaza every year.
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The José Miguel Gallardo School is a historic school located in Juncos, Puerto Rico. The school was named after academic and politician José Miguel Gallardo. The main structure of the school today serves as a public library, and it was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
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The Valenciano River is a river in eastern Puerto Rico which flows through the municipalities of Juncos and Las Piedras, Puerto Rico. After Juncos, the river reaches a confluence on the left bank of the Río Gurabo, which is itself a tributary of the Río Grande de Loíza which flows north into the Atlantic Ocean. Since Hurricane Maria in September 2017, the data on river drainage has not been updated.
Juncos municipality is known as Spanish: La Ciudad del Valenciano, The Valencian's City or Spanish: Los Mulos del Valenciano), The Valencian's Mules.
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The Parque de Fútbol Colegio Corazón de María is a 1,000-seat association football stadium in Juncos, Puerto Rico. As of the 2019-20 Liga Puerto Rico season, it hosts the home matches of Club de Balompie Junqueño .
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