Adjuntas, Puerto Rico#Micropolitan Statistical Area

File:Charco Mangó, Adjuntas - panoramio.jpg

The name Adjuntas literally translates to "attached" in Spanish. The name is most likely a shortening of "tierras adjuntas a Coamo" or 'lands attached (or in proximity) to Coamo" as the territory was originally part of the lands of Villa de San Blas de Illescas, one of the oldest settlements in Puerto Rico, which the municipality gained autonomy from in 1739.{{Cite web|title=Adjuntas – El Origen del Nombre|url=https://adjuntaspr.com/el-origen-del-nombre-adjuntas/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=AdjuntasPR.com|language=es}}

The municipality has received numerous nicknames throughout its history, such as La Ciudad del Gigante Dormido, Spanish for "city of the sleeping giant" after the mountain that overlooks the town; La Suiza de Puerto Rico ("Puerto Rico's Switzerland") due to its relative cool temperatures and mountainous terrain; and La Tierra de los Lagos ("Land of the Lakes") after the many natural pools or charcas that are formed by the numerous rivers that flow through the municipality.

Although there are petroglyphs and traces of Taíno people in Adjuntas, there is no proof that the region was dominated by any specific cacique. Nearby caciques like Guarionex and Urayoán could have had some control over the area.

According to historian Aurelio Tió, during the Spanish colonization of Puerto Rico in the 16th century, it is believed that a Spanish interpreter called Juan González settled in the region. Also, historian Cayetano Coll y Toste wrote a legend about Spanish people looking for gold in the region of Adjuntas.

File:Adjuntas to Ponce Road, Puerto Rico circa 1900-1917.jpg

As colonization progressed, Adjuntas became part of the San Blas de Illescas (Coamo village), which was founded in 1579 and became the most important settlement in the south. It is believed that the name "Adjuntas" derives from the term of "being close" to Coamo. As population shifted to Ponce, Adjuntas became more linked to that town, and then to Utuado, being a barrio of this municipality in 1739.

With 20 families established in the region, the residents of Adjuntas asked for the settlement to be officially recognized. The town of Adjuntas was then founded on August 11, 1815, with Diego Maldonado being elected as its representative. A city hall and public square were built shortly after.[http://adjuntas1.tripod.com/origenes1.html Orígenes y Fundación] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523041054/http://adjuntas1.tripod.com/origenes1.html |date=May 23, 2012 }} on Historia de Adjuntas

File:Adjuntas, early 20th Century.jpg

Adjuntas was one of the main cities where the Anusim, Maranos, and other Sephardi Jews settled in Puerto Rico.{{Cite web |last=Cordeiro-Rosa |first=Débora |date=2010 |title=¿Judíos boricuas? La presencia judía en Puerto Rico y su literatura |url=https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1089&context=surcosur}}

File:Theodore Roosevelt in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.jpg during his visit to Adjuntas]]

After the mid-19th century, Adjuntas welcomed many immigrants from the Mediterranean islands Corsica and Majorca. Some of them established coffee plantations. During the last decades of the 19th century, the coffee produced in Adjuntas was exported to Europe, United States and even the Vatican.[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/24/us/coffee-growers-try-to-revive-a-toast-of-cafe-society.html Coffee Growers Try to Revive a Toast of Cafe Society.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226035336/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/24/us/coffee-growers-try-to-revive-a-toast-of-cafe-society.html |date=December 26, 2018 }} Abby Goodnough. The New York Times. (A version of this article appears in [The New York Times print version] on July 24, 2005, with the headline: "Adjuntas Journal; Coffee Growers Try to Revive a Toast of Cafe Society.") July 24, 2005. Accessed December 25, 2018.

Adjuntas was proclaimed a "villa", or a first order municipality, by the Spanish Government Monarchy in 1894.[http://ponce.inter.edu/cai/bv/Impacto_Real_Cedula.pdf El Impacto de la Real Cédula de Gracia en Adjuntas en 1815] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919160715/http://ponce.inter.edu/cai/bv/Impacto_Real_Cedula.pdf |date=September 19, 2011 }} on Interamerican University of Puerto Rico; Martínez Román, José A. Several years after, the town was occupied by the United States Army forces during the Spanish–American War of 1898 and was visited by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906.[http://adjuntas1.tripod.com/fotos_de_adjuntas/index.album/roosevelt-in-puerto-rico?i=4&s=1 Roosevelt in Puerto Rico] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726231325/http://adjuntas1.tripod.com/fotos_de_adjuntas/index.album/roosevelt-in-puerto-rico?i=4&s=1 |date=July 26, 2013 }} on Historia de Adjuntas

The discovery of rich deposits of copper, gold and other minerals during the 1960s motivated some local community and environmental leaders to oppose the mining. Casa Pueblo, a local community organization settled in Adjuntas, opposed to the mining and advocates for the preservation of natural resources in Puerto Rico.{{cite news|url=http://casapueblo.org/index.php/reserva-puertorriquena-de-la-biosfera-en-tierras-adjuntas/|title=Casa Pueblo|newspaper=Casa Pueblo • Puerto Rico |access-date=December 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207083708/http://casapueblo.org/index.php/reserva-puertorriquena-de-la-biosfera-en-tierras-adjuntas/|archive-date=2014-12-07|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/legislaturaaprobaraproyectodelbosquemodeloestasemana-1880975.html|title=Legislatura aprobará proyecto del Bosque Modelo esta semana|work=El Nuevo Día|author=Bauzá, Nydia|date=October 27, 2014|access-date=December 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225135551/http://www.elnuevodia.com/legislaturaaprobaraproyectodelbosquemodeloestasemana-1880975.html|archive-date=2014-12-25|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/inauguranlaescuelabosqueenadjuntas-1575435.html|title=Inauguran la Escuela Bosque en Adjuntas|work=El Nuevo Día|date=August 17, 2013|access-date=December 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225135736/http://www.elnuevodia.com/inauguranlaescuelabosqueenadjuntas-1575435.html|archive-date=2014-12-25|url-status=live}}

In 1992, Southern Gold Resources, a US company, was granted permission to explore for gold in Adjuntas and Utuado, Puerto Rico.{{cite web | title=Ricos en Oro, Adjuntas y Utuado | website=AdjuntasPR.com | date=May 25, 2014 | url=https://adjuntaspr.com/ricos-en-oro-adjuntas-y-utuado/ | language=es | access-date=2021-01-10}}

File:Adjuntas in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.jpg

File:River in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico December 2017.jpg

Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017, triggered numerous landslides all across Adjuntas, with its winds and significant amount of rain, 18.38 inches in Adjuntas.{{cite web |title=Preliminary Locations of Landslide Impacts from Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico |url=https://landslides.usgs.gov/research/featured/2017/maria-pr/ |website=USGS Landslide Hazards Program |publisher=USGS |access-date=2019-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303143147/https://landslides.usgs.gov/research/featured/2017/maria-pr/ |archive-date=2019-03-03 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Preliminary Locations of Landslide Impacts from Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico |url=https://landslides.usgs.gov/research/featured/2017/maria-pr/images/PR_Maria_LS_density_map.pdf |website=USGS Landslide Hazards Program |publisher=USGS |access-date=2019-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303143147/https://landslides.usgs.gov/research/featured/2017/maria-pr/images/PR_Maria_LS_density_map.pdf |archive-date=2019-03-03 |url-status=live }} The hurricane winds and rain damaged infrastructure and the electrical system of Adjuntas collapsed leaving its over 18,000 residents with no electrical power. PR-10 which connects Adjuntas to Utuado collapsed by 9 feet, and according to the mayor of Adjuntas, 1500 homes were completely destroyed. Nearly 62% of the residents of Adjuntas were already living below the poverty level when Hurricane María hit Puerto Rico.{{cite web | title=María, un nombre que no vamos a olvidar – Adjuntas |trans-title=Maria, a name we will never forget – Adjuntas| website=El Nuevo Día| date=June 13, 2019 | url=https://huracanmaria.elnuevodia.com/2017/municipio/adjuntas/ |language=es | access-date=2021-08-24}} The municipality was also affected by the 2020 earthquakes which caused landslides and power outages in the region.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-11 |title=Sismo de magnitud 6,0 sacude Puerto Rico |url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2020/01/11/sismo-de-magnitud-6-0-sacude-puerto-rico/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=CNN |language=es}}

File:El gigante dormido.jpg

El Gigante Dormido ("the sleeping giant") is a mountain (Cerro El Gigante) and panoramic view that resembles the shape of a man lying on his back, the profile of his face is reflected in the mountain ridges of Adjuntas. Legend says that many years ago a sole resident lived in the region, and he was a giant. The people wanted to live in those fertile lands, but they would observe the giant stretching his arms widely over the area, even peeping his head over the mountain peaks. A witch learned that to kill the giant she would have to hit him in his right eye with a poisoned arrow, which she did one day as he stood up. Being hit in the eye, the giant leapt in pain and fell flat on his back but not before punching the ground hard and that formed an area from where water foamed up. Eventually, the giant on his back became petrified in that position forming the panorama of the profile of his face.{{cite web | title=Gigante Dormido – Leyenda | website=AdjuntasPR.com | date=June 11, 2014 | url=https://adjuntaspr.com/gigante-dormido/ | language=es | access-date=2021-09-18}}

The terrain of Adjuntas is very mountainous due to its location in the Cordillera Central. It borders Utuado in the north and east, Lares and Yauco to the west, and Guayanilla, Peñuelas, and Ponce to the south.{{cite web |title=Adjuntas Municipality|url=https://enciclopediapr.org/en/encyclopedia/adjuntas-municipality/ |website=enciclopediapr.org |publisher=Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades (FPH) |language=en |access-date=February 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106204408/https://enciclopediapr.org/en/encyclopedia/adjuntas-municipality/ |archive-date=January 6, 2019 |url-status=live }}

Historian Pedro Tomás de Córdova described the terrain as "high, and mountainous, and very healthy". He also praised the quality of the terrain for agriculture.{{cite web|url=http://adjuntas1.tripod.com/primeros3.html|title=Pasajes Históricos del Siglo XIX|publisher=Historia de Adjuntas|access-date=2012-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726225519/http://adjuntas1.tripod.com/primeros3.html|archive-date=2013-07-26|url-status=live}} Adjuntas' highest peak is Monte Guilarte ({{convert|3,773|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}),{{cite news|url=http://www.periodicolaperla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=350:damarich-m-calvo-almodovar&catid=121:portada-gente&Itemid=177|title=En las entrañas de la Cordillera Central|author=Calvo Almodóvar, Damarich M.|publisher=La Perla del Sur|date=July 15, 2009|pages=22|access-date=November 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529210356/http://www.periodicolaperla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=350:damarich-m-calvo-almodovar&catid=121:portada-gente&Itemid=177|archive-date=2012-05-29|url-status=live}} followed by Vaquiñas ({{convert|3,346|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=semicolon}}). Guilarte itself is the sixth highest peak in Puerto Rico and is located in Guilarte State Forest. Córdova also mentioned the water features, describing 26 rivers and 16 creeks that ran through the region.

The following rivers flow through Adjuntas: Río Cidra, Río Corcho, Rio de la Ciénaga,{{cite web |title=Río de la Ciénaga |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:2:::NO:RP:: |website=GNIS |access-date=January 10, 2021}} Río Garzas, Río Guilarte, Río Limaní, Río Saltillo, Río Toro, Río Vacas, and Río Yahuecas. There aren't any beaches in Adjuntas given that it is landlocked.{{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/las1200playasdepuertorico-1216285/|title=Las 1,200 playas de Puerto Rico [The 1200 beaches of Puerto Rico]|date=April 14, 2017|website=Primera Hora|language=es|access-date=December 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212200804/https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/las1200playasdepuertorico-1216285/|archive-date=December 12, 2019|url-status=live}}

File:Barrios of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico locator map.png

The municipality of Adjuntas is made up of 17 barrios, including the barrio-pueblo.{{cite book|title=Puerto Rico:2010:population and housing unit counts.pdf|url=https://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo35934/cph-2-53.pdf|year=2010|publisher=U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2019-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220183043/https://permanent.access.gpo.gov/gpo35934/cph-2-53.pdf|archive-date=2017-02-20|url-status=live}}{{cite book |last1=Picó |first1=Rafael |last2=Buitrago de Santiago |first2=Zayda |last3=Berrios |first3=Hector H. |title=Nueva geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica, y social, por Rafael Picó. Con la colaboración de Zayda Buitrago de Santiago y Héctor H. Berrios. |year=1969 |url=https://archive.org/details/nuevageografad00pic/page/247 |publisher=San Juan Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico,1969 |access-date=2019-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226171916/https://archive.org/details/nuevageografad00pic/page/247 |archive-date=2018-12-26 |url-status=live }}{{cite book|author=Gwillim Law|title=Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=nXCeCQAAQBAJ|access-date=December 25, 2018|date=May 20, 2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-0447-3|page=300}}

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1. Adjuntas barrio-pueblo{{cite web |title=US Census Barrio-Pueblo definition |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/help/en/barrio.htm |website=factfinder.com |publisher=US Census |access-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513190743/https://factfinder.census.gov/help/en/barrio.htm |archive-date=May 13, 2017 |url-status=dead }}
2. Capáez
3. Garzas
4. Guayabo Dulce
5. Guayo
6. Guilarte
7. Juan González
8. Limaní
9. Pellejas
10. Portillo
11. Portugués
12. Saltillo
13. Tanamá
14. Vegas Abajo
15. Vegas Arriba
16. Yahuecas
17. Yayales

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Barrios (which are like minor civil divisions) and subbarrios,{{cite web |title=P.L. 94-171 VTD/SLD Reference Map (2010 Census): Adjuntas Municipio, PR |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/pl10map/vtd_sld/st72_spanish/c72001_adjuntas/PL10VTDSP_C72001_001.pdf |website=www2.census.gov |publisher=U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economics and Statistics Administration U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=August 22, 2020 |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822183637/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/pl10map/vtd_sld/st72_spanish/c72001_adjuntas/PL10VTDSP_C72001_001.pdf |url-status=live }} are further subdivided into smaller areas called {{lang|es|sectores}} (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.{{cite web|url=http://www.presupuesto.pr.gov/Presupuesto2015-2016/PresupuestosAgencias/229.htm|title=Agencia: Oficina del Coordinador General para el Financiamiento Socioeconómico y la Autogestión (Proposed 2016 Budget)|website=Puerto Rico Budgets|language=es|access-date=June 28, 2019|archive-date=June 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628234856/http://www.presupuesto.pr.gov/Presupuesto2015-2016/PresupuestosAgencias/229.htm|url-status=live}}{{Citation | author1=Rivera Quintero, Marcia | title=El vuelo de la esperanza: Proyecto de las Comunidades Especiales Puerto Rico, 1997–2004 | year=2014 | publication-date=2014 | publisher=San Juan, Puerto Rico Fundación Sila M. Calderón | edition=first | isbn=978-0-9820806-1-0 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.lexjuris.com/lexlex/Leyes2001/lex2001001.htm|title=Leyes del 2001|website=Lex Juris Puerto Rico|language=es|access-date=June 24, 2020|archive-date=September 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914224408/http://www.lexjuris.com/lexlex/Leyes2001/lex2001001.htm|url-status=live}}

{{climate chart|Adjuntas{{cite web|url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/sju/?n=climo_adjuntas|title=Adjuntas Normals|publisher=srh.noaa.gov|access-date=November 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112195353/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/sju/?n=climo_adjuntas|archive-date=2016-01-12|url-status=live}} (Climate – Tropical Rainforest (Af))

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|53.1|79.9|2.53

|53.9|80.9|3.76

|56.9|81.6|7.23

|59.6|82.8|9.53

|61.2|84.6|4.99

|61.1|85.0|5.98

|60.9|85.3|8.36

|60.8|84.8|12.5

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Adjuntas features a tropical rainforest climate that borders on a subtropical highland climate. While the town technically features a tropical rainforest climate, due to its high elevation, the climate is noticeably cooler than the norm for this climate category. Summers are warm (83°-85 °F) in the daytime and mild at nighttime (60°-63 °F).

Meanwhile, winters are moderately warm with cool temperatures at night. During daytime, high temperatures are around {{Convert|79|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in the town and {{Convert|68|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in the nearby mountains. Winter night temperatures are between in the {{Convert|55|°F|°C|abbr=on}} and {{Convert|60|°F|°C|abbr=on}} range, but after cold fronts temperatures can drop down to {{Convert|45|°F|°C|abbr=on}}. Adjuntas' summer climate is comparable to higher altitude locations near the equator (albeit with warmer winters), such as Medellin, while its winters are comparable to higher latitude locations at the limit of the tropics such as West Palm Beach.

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|location = Adjuntas, Puerto Rico (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1970–present)

|single line = Y

|Jan record high F = 89

|Feb record high F = 92

|Mar record high F = 90

|Apr record high F = 93

|May record high F = 93

|Jun record high F = 92

|Jul record high F = 92

|Aug record high F = 92

|Sep record high F = 91

|Oct record high F = 91

|Nov record high F = 93

|Dec record high F = 88

|year record high F = 93

|Jan high F = 79.3

|Feb high F = 79.8

|Mar high F = 80.2

|Apr high F = 81.4

|May high F = 82.6

|Jun high F = 84.6

|Jul high F = 84.9

|Aug high F = 85.1

|Sep high F = 84.8

|Oct high F = 84.0

|Nov high F = 82.0

|Dec high F = 79.9

|year high F = 82.4

|Jan mean F = 67.9

|Feb mean F = 67.7

|Mar mean F = 68.5

|Apr mean F = 70.3

|May mean F = 72.3

|Jun mean F = 74.0

|Jul mean F = 74.1

|Aug mean F = 74.4

|Sep mean F = 74.0

|Oct mean F = 73.3

|Nov mean F = 71.6

|Dec mean F = 69.1

|year mean F = 71.4

|Jan low F = 56.6

|Feb low F = 55.6

|Mar low F = 58.7

|Apr low F = 59.2

|May low F = 62.0

|Jun low F = 63.3

|Jul low F = 63.2

|Aug low F = 63.6

|Sep low F = 63.3

|Oct low F = 62.6

|Nov low F = 61.2

|Dec low F = 58.3

|year low F = 60.5

|Jan record low F = 41

|Feb record low F = 43

|Mar record low F = 40

|Apr record low F = 46

|May record low F = 47

|Jun record low F = 50

|Jul record low F = 51

|Aug record low F = 52

|Sep record low F = 46

|Oct record low F = 48

|Nov record low F = 42

|Dec record low F = 40

|year record low F = 40

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|Jan precipitation inch = 2.62

|Feb precipitation inch = 2.58

|Mar precipitation inch = 4.44

|Apr precipitation inch = 7.23

|May precipitation inch = 9.88

|Jun precipitation inch = 4.57

|Jul precipitation inch = 5.74

|Aug precipitation inch = 9.08

|Sep precipitation inch = 12.94

|Oct precipitation inch = 10.85

|Nov precipitation inch = 6.68

|Dec precipitation inch = 3.59

|year precipitation inch = 80.20

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 13.8

|Feb precipitation days = 12.1

|Mar precipitation days = 12.9

|Apr precipitation days = 15.8

|May precipitation days = 17.3

|Jun precipitation days = 12.4

|Jul precipitation days = 15.4

|Aug precipitation days = 17.6

|Sep precipitation days = 20.1

|Oct precipitation days = 19.6

|Nov precipitation days = 18.5

|Dec precipitation days = 15.7

|year precipitation days = 191.2

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{{US Census population

|1900= 19484

|1910= 16954

|1920= 17988

|1930= 18075

|1940= 22556

|1950= 22424

|1960= 19658

|1970= 18691

|1980= 18786

|1990= 19451

|2000= 19143

|2010= 19483

|estyear=2016

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2016/PEPANNRES/0500000US72005|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015}}
1899 (shown as 1900){{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/reportoncensusof00unitiala#page/n245/mode/2up|title=Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899|publisher=War Department, Office Director Census of Porto Rico|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716033905/https://archive.org/stream/reportoncensusof00unitiala#page/n245/mode/2up|archive-date=July 16, 2017|url-status=live}} 1910–1930{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00476569ch4.pdf|title=Table 3-Population of Municipalities: 1930, 1920, and 1910|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817181600/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00476569ch4.pdf|archive-date=August 17, 2017|url-status=live}}
1930–1950{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch12.pdf|title=Table 4-Area and Population of Municipalities, Urban and Rural: 1930 to 1950|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830033735/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch12.pdf|archive-date=August 30, 2015|url-status=live}} 1960–2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-53-eng.pdf|title=Table 2 Population and Housing Units: 1960 to 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724061852/https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-53-eng.pdf|archive-date=July 24, 2017|url-status=live}} 2010

2020{{Cite web|title=PUERTO RICO: 2020 Census|url=https://www.census.gov/library/stories/state-by-state/puerto-rico-population-change-between-census-decade.html|access-date=2021-08-25|website=The United States Census Bureau|language=EN-US}}|2020=18020}}

In 2020, Adjuntas had a population of 18,020.[http://209.68.12.238/censo2000/1930-2000.html Población de Puerto Rico por Municipios] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726155614/http://209.68.12.238/censo2000/1930-2000.html |date=July 26, 2013 }} on CEEPUR[http://electionspuertorico.org/referencia/censo2010/ Censo 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603161542/http://electionspuertorico.org/referencia/censo2010/ |date=June 3, 2012 }} on ElectionsPuertoRico

80% of the per capita income of Adjuntas is a product of agriculture. In 2010, unemployment hit 20.2%. According to mayor, Jaime Barlucea, it decreased to 18.7 in 2011. However, according to the Department of Employment of Puerto Rico, it increased to 21.3.

The municipality of Adjuntas previously formed the Adjuntas Micropolitan Statistical Area, and it has been included in the Ponce Metropolitan Statistical Area since the 2020 US Census.{{Cite web |last=Office of Management and Budget, Population Division |date=2020 |title=Puerto Rico: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/reference-maps/2020/state-maps/72_PuertoRico_2020.pdf}}

{{see also|Puerto Rico Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development}}

{{lang|es|Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico}} (Special Communities of Puerto Rico) are marginalized communities whose citizens are experiencing a certain amount of social exclusion. A map shows these communities occur in nearly every municipality of the commonwealth. Of the 742 places that were on the list in 2014, the following barrios, communities, sectors, or neighborhoods were in Adjuntas: Acueducto neighborhood, Calle del Agua, Guayo barrio, Rullán neighborhood, Saltillo Vaca, Tanamá barrio, and Yahuecas barrio.{{Citation|author1=Rivera Quintero, Marcia|title=El vuelo de la esperanza:Proyecto de las Comunidades Especiales Puerto Rico, 1997–2004|year=2014|publication-date=2014| publisher=San Juan, Puerto Rico Fundación Sila M. Calderón| edition=Primera edición|page=273|isbn=978-0-9820806-1-0}}

File:Farm in Adjuntas.jpg

Since its foundation in the 19th century, the production of coffee, sugarcane, small fruits, and cattle have formed the foundation of the economy of Adjuntas. During the middle of the 20th century, however, the production of sugar declined with the arrival of manufacturing industries.

Adjuntas is still the main producer of coffee on the island.{{cite web | last=Vázquez Colón| first=Brenda A. | title=Nuevo entretenimiento para los amantes del café | website=El Vocero de Puerto Rico | date=December 22, 2020 | url=https://www.elvocero.com/economia/nuevo-entretenimiento-para-los-amantes-del-caf/article_deeea91e-4402-11eb-947a-876dbfa49f94.html | language=es | access-date=2021-01-14}}{{cite web | last=Fragoso | first=Angelique | title=Crean Tour del Café como una alianza agrícola entre tres haciendas en Adjuntas y Lares | website=La Perla del Sur | date=January 12, 2021 | url=http://www.periodicolaperla.com/crean-tour-del-cafe-como-una-alianza-agricola-entre-tres-haciendas-en-adjuntas-y-lares/ | language=es | access-date=2021-01-14}}{{cite news|url=http://especiales.elnuevodia.com/radiografia2012/adjuntas.html|title=Radiografía 2012 – Adjuntas|newspaper=El Nuevo Día|access-date=2012-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429062906/http://especiales.elnuevodia.com/radiografia2012/adjuntas.html|archive-date=2012-04-29|url-status=live}} Other products produced in Adjuntas are tropical crops such as bananas, citron and peaches.

After the economic hardships caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017, some economic gains were being made by a number of women working in agriculture in Adjuntas.{{cite web | last=Diaz Torres |first=Rafael | title=A place for women to grow food, build a business, and learn | website=Oxfam | url=https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/place-women-grow-food-build-business-and-learn/ | access-date=2021-01-14}}

During the middle of the 20th century, some manufacturing industries established themselves in town as part of Operation Bootstrap. However, as of 2012, most of them have already closed. One of the last manufacturing companies in town, a military uniforms company, closed in March 2012.{{cite news|url=http://especiales.elnuevodia.com/radiografia2012/adjuntas_noticia.html|title=Dormida la economía de Adjuntas|newspaper=El Nuevo Día|author=Ruíz Kuilan, Gloria|date=2012|access-date=2012-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429062504/http://especiales.elnuevodia.com/radiografia2012/adjuntas_noticia.html|archive-date=2012-04-29|url-status=live}}

Although tourism hasn't been an integral part of the economy of Adjuntas, according to historic records, it has been present since the 19th century. Historian Lidio Cruz Monclóva noted that around 1871, some doctors requested patients to travel to Adjuntas to stay in a hotel called "La Adjunteña". The hotel was the property of C.L. Ginestre, and served both tourists and the sick. Cruz noted that doctors believed the colder temperatures of the town were beneficial to health.{{cite web|url=http://adjuntas1.tripod.com/primeros4.html|title=Pasajes Históricos del Siglo XIX – Turismo|publisher=Historia de Adjuntas|access-date=2012-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726231549/http://adjuntas1.tripod.com/primeros4.html|archive-date=2013-07-26|url-status=live}}

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In 2018, Adjuntas received approximately 700 tourists on weekends, according to mayor Jaime Barlucea. Most of them want to visit the haciendas established there during past centuries. Some of them are: Hacienda Don Juan,{{cite web | title=Gigante seducción en Adjuntas | website=Primera Hora | date=December 3, 2018 | url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/notas/gigante-seduccion-en-adjuntas/ | language=es | access-date=2020-07-18 | archive-date=2020-07-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719152940/https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/notas/gigante-seduccion-en-adjuntas/ | url-status=live }} Hacienda Bareal, Hacienda El Muerto, Hacienda Arbela, and Hacienda Pietri. Other landmarks are Monte Guilarte, and the Inabón waterfall.

Another known tourist stop in Adjuntas is Casa Pueblo, a local museum and cultural institution founded by a group of activists that fought against the copper mine exploitation of the area for decades. Casa Pueblo is responsible for many environmental projects, namely the preservation of hundreds of acres of woods and bodies of water.

However, some residents and businesspeople from Adjuntas maintain that the government has not taken advantage of the many tourist attractions in town, which include three forests, waterfalls, lakes, and many renowned restaurants. One of the projects that has received media coverage is the Castillo de los Niños, built during the mayoralty of Barlucea. Castillo de los Niños is a recreational park resembling a castle, with gazebos.[http://www.notasbreves.com/infopr/castillodeadjuntas.html Castillo de los Niños en Adjuntas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324233412/http://www.notasbreves.com/infopr/castillodeadjuntas.html |date=March 24, 2012 }} on NotasBreves[http://www.primerahora.com/adjuntascontaraconsupropiocastilloinfantil-contenido-385125.html Adjuntas contará con su propio castillo infantil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727082250/http://www.primerahora.com/adjuntascontaraconsupropiocastilloinfantil-contenido-385125.html |date=July 27, 2013 }} on Primera Hora

Villa Sotomayor is a parador, featuring ecotourism. Villa Sotomayor features food prepared with local ingredients, from a nearby estate {{lang|es|Hacienda Nur}}.

In early 2021, in alliance with neighboring Lares, Adjuntas launched agri-tourism for tourists to visit haciendas where coffee is grown and processed.

There are two places in Adjuntas recognized for their historic significance: Las Cabañas Bridge, a one-lane bridge made of steel and concrete, which was built in 1919,{{cite web | title=Patrimonio Volumen IV | website=Issuu | date=August 23, 2018 | url=https://issuu.com/prshpo/docs/patrimonio_volumen__iv | language=es | access-date=2021-04-10}} and Quinta Vendrell, a country house built in 1918.{{cite web |title=Puerto Rico: Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos |url=https://www.geoisla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/listado_prop_webmap.pdf |website=geoisla.com |publisher=Government of Puerto Rico |access-date=May 15, 2021}} The Washington Irving Grade School was also added to the US National Register of Historic Places in 2015.{{Cite web|title=NPGallery Asset Detail|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/15000274|access-date=2021-10-14|website=npgallery.nps.gov}}

To stimulate local tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company launched the Voy Turistiendo (I'm Touring) campaign in 2021. The campaign featured a passport book with a page for each municipality. The {{lang|es|Voy Turisteando}} Adjuntas passport page lists the {{lang|es|Hacienda Tres Angeles}} (for agritourism), the {{lang|es|Bosque Guilarte}}, and {{lang|es|Lago Garza}} as places of interest for locals.{{cite book | title= Pasaporte: Voy Turisteando | url= https://voyturisteando.com/78-destinos/|publisher=Compañia de Turismo de Puerto Rico | year=2021| language=es}}

In all of the island's municipalities, public education is overseen by the Puerto Rico Department of Education. When Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became a territory of the United States, there were already six public schools established in Adjuntas. Historian Cayetano Coll y Toste offered a detailed account of each of them, including the number of students, which at the time totaled 402.{{cite web|url=http://adjuntas1.tripod.com/educacion.html#|title=Adjuntas – Educación antes del 1898|publisher=Historia de Adjuntas|access-date=2017-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226235518/http://adjuntas1.tripod.com/educacion.html|archive-date=2017-12-26|url-status=live}}

As of 2018–2019 the following public schools were operational in Adjuntas:{{Cite web|url=https://data.pr.gov/Educaci-n/Directorio-Comprensivo-de-Escuelas-P-blicas-Puerto/gb92-58gc|title=Directorio Comprensivo de Escuelas Públicas, Puerto Rico 2018 | Puerto Rico Government Open Data Portal|website=data.pr.gov|access-date=2020-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004175223/https://data.pr.gov/Educaci-n/Directorio-Comprensivo-de-Escuelas-P-blicas-Puerto/gb92-58gc|archive-date=2018-10-04|url-status=live}}{{cite web | title=Search for Public Schools | website=National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Home Page, a part of the U.S. Department of Education | url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/index.asp | access-date=March 31, 2020 | archive-date=April 17, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417091900/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/index.asp | url-status=live }}

• Domingo Massol is a rural, elementary school located in Saltillo barrio, offering grades K – 6 with about 114 students.
• Domingo Pietri Ruiz is an urban, elementary school offering K – 3 grades with about 425 students.
• Rafael Aparicio Jimenez is an urban, intermediate school offering grades 7 – 9 with about 385 students.{{Cite web |url=https://www.newsy.com/stories/puerto-rico-schools-stuck-money-delays-much-needed-repairs/ |title=Puerto Rico schools: Stuck money delays much-needed repairs (VIDEO) |access-date=2020-03-29 |archive-date=2020-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329014812/https://www.newsy.com/stories/puerto-rico-schools-stuck-money-delays-much-needed-repairs/ |url-status=live }}
• Hector I Rivera is a rural school located in Yahuecas barrio, offering K – 8 with about 240 students.
• Jose Emilio Lugo is an urban, high school located in Urbanización Cerros, offering grades 10 – 12 with over 600 students.
• Jose B. Barcelo Oliver is a rural school for adults located in Saltillo barrio.

Although there are no hospitals in Adjuntas, the town does have a small treatment and diagnostic center located in Adjuntas Pueblo. Also, Castañer Hospital, which is located on the border between Adjuntas, Lares, and Maricao, offers services to the municipality.{{cite web|url=http://hospitalcastaner.com/|title=Hospital Castañer|publisher=Hospital Castañer|access-date=2017-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216135150/http://hospitalcastaner.com/|archive-date=2017-12-16|url-status=live}}

According to sources, there has not been a murder in Adjuntas since 2009. However, burglary and theft have increased. Some residents attribute the rise in crime to unemployment and the lack of activities for the youth.

Adjuntas celebrates its patron saint festival in late July / early August. The {{lang|es|Fiestas Patronales de San Joaquin & Santa Ana}} is a religious and cultural celebration in honor of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne. The festival generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment.

Other festivals and events celebrated in Adjuntas include:

{{cite web | title=Puerto Rico Festivales, Eventos y Actividades en Puerto Rico | website=Puerto Rico Hoteles y Paradores | url=https://www.puertoricohotelesparadores.com/festivales-eventos-actividades | language=es | access-date=2020-07-17 | archive-date=2020-02-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226163727/https://www.puertoricohotelesparadores.com/festivales-eventos-actividades | url-status=live }}

• {{lang|es|Festival del Frío}} – February / March{{cite web | last=Digital | first=La Redacción | title=Listos para el Festival del Frío en Adjuntas | website=La Perla del Sur | date=February 20, 2017 | url=https://www.periodicolaperla.com/listos-para-el-festival-del-frio-en-adjuntas/ | language=es | access-date=2020-07-18 | archive-date=2020-04-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427044032/https://www.periodicolaperla.com/listos-para-el-festival-del-frio-en-adjuntas/ | url-status=live }}
• El Gigante Marathon – July
• Cidra Festival – August
• {{lang|es|Feria Agrícola del Gigante Dormido}} – August{{cite web | title=Feria agrícola del gigante dormido | website=Voces del Sur | date=July 31, 2017 | url=https://vocesdelsurpr.com/event/feria-agricola-del-gigante-dormido/ | language=es | access-date=2020-07-18 | archive-date=2020-07-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718231248/https://vocesdelsurpr.com/event/feria-agricola-del-gigante-dormido/ | url-status=usurped }}
• Eduardo Vera Marathon – December
• Troubadour Contest – December
• {{lang|es|Fiesta Del Acabe Del Café}} – December{{cite web | last=Alfonso | first=Omar | title=Adjuntas retoma su Fiesta del Acabe | website=La Perla del Sur | date=December 25, 2019 | url=https://www.periodicolaperla.com/adjuntas-retoma-su-fiesta-del-acabe/ | language=es | access-date=2020-07-18 | archive-date=2020-07-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719010759/https://www.periodicolaperla.com/adjuntas-retoma-su-fiesta-del-acabe/ | url-status=live }}
• Businesswomen from the Mountain Market ({{lang|es|Mercado de Mujeres Empresarias de La Montaña}}) once a month{{cite web | title=Mercado De Mujeres Empresarias De La Montaña 2019 | website=Puerto Rico Hoteles y Paradores | date=November 24, 2019 | url=https://www.puertoricohotelesparadores.com/adjuntas/mercado-de-mujeres-empresarias-de-la-montana-2019-0 | language=es | access-date=2020-07-18 | archive-date=2020-07-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719004808/https://www.puertoricohotelesparadores.com/adjuntas/mercado-de-mujeres-empresarias-de-la-montana-2019-0 | url-status=live }}

The town has a professional volleyball team called Gigantes de Adjuntas that plays on the LVSM in Puerto Rico.[http://www.primerahora.com/convidalosgigantesdeadjuntas-582814.html Con vida los Gigantes de Adjuntas] on Primera Hora; Ayala Gordián, José (November 22, 2011)[http://www.fpvoleibol.com/LVSM_Standing_Temporada-regular-final.html Standing Temporada Regular 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602021739/http://fpvoleibol.com/LVSM_Standing_Temporada-regular-final.html |date=June 2, 2012 }} on Federacion Puertorriqueña de Volibol

Image:PR-123 Ponce-Adjuntas Rd circa 1920.jpg) c. 1920]]

In 1874, General José Laureano Sanz, Governor of Puerto Rico, sponsored a road from Ponce to Arecibo, going across Adjuntas and Utuado. In 1885, it is believed that the road was under construction.[http://adjuntas1.tripod.com/primeros4.html Pasajes Históricos del Siglo XIX – Sobre Caminos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726231549/http://adjuntas1.tripod.com/primeros4.html |date=July 26, 2013 }} on Historia de Adjuntas

Nowadays, the main road to Adjuntas is PR-10, that connects the cities of Ponce in the south and Arecibo in the north, going across Adjuntas in the center. Before the PR-10 was built, roads like the PR-123, and other small roads were used to reach town.

There is also a small airport in Adjuntas that caters to private airplanes.[https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=18.179921,-66.755666&spn=0.007614,0.009559&t=h&z=17 Adjuntas Airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220032858/https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=18.179921,-66.755666&spn=0.007614,0.009559&t=h&z=17 |date=December 20, 2013 }} on Google Maps

Adjuntas has 30 bridges.{{cite web|title=Adjuntas Bridges|url=http://bridgereports.com/pr/adjuntas/|website=National Bridge Inventory Data|publisher=US Dept. of Transportation|access-date=February 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220122709/http://bridgereports.com/pr/adjuntas/|archive-date=February 20, 2019|url-status=live}} Built in 1919, Las Cabañas Bridge, made of steel and concrete is a one-lane, historic bridge which remains in operation.

File:Central Square, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.jpg

{{main|Mayoralty in Puerto Rico}}

All municipalities in Puerto Rico are administered by a mayor, elected every four years. As of 2021, the mayor of Adjuntas is José Hiram Soto Rivera, of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was first elected at the 2020 general elections.

The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district V, which is represented by two Senators. In 2024, Marially González Huertas and Jamie Barlucea, from the Popular Democratic Party and New Progressive Party, respectively, were elected as District Senators.[https://elecciones2024.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_121/index.html#es/default/SENADORES_POR_DISTRITO_Ponce_V.xml Elecciones Generales 2024: Escrutinio General] {{webarchive|url= https://elecciones2024.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_121/index.html#es/default/SENADORES_POR_DISTRITO_Ponce_V.xml |date=2025-01-03 }} on CEEPUR

The {{lang|es|municipio}} has an official flag and coat of arms.{{cite web | title=Ley Núm. 70 de 2006 -Ley para disponer la oficialidad de la bandera y el escudo de los setenta y ocho (78) municipios. | website=LexJuris de Puerto Rico | url=https://www.lexjuris.com/LEXLEX/Leyes2006/lexl2006070.htm | language=es | access-date=2021-06-15}}

File:Escudo de Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.svg

The coat of arms of Adjuntas is divided in two. The left side features a shepherd's staff crossed with a yarnwinder in a purple field. They symbolize the Old Testament patriarchs, representing Saint Joachim and Saint Anne, parents of the Virgin Mary. An eight-pointed star sits above them representing the Virgin.{{cite web | title=ADJUNTAS | website=LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico | date=February 19, 2020 | url=http://www.lexjuris.com/pueblos/pueblos_files/ADJUNTAS.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219001200/http://www.lexjuris.com/pueblos/pueblos_files/ADJUNTAS.html | archive-date=February 19, 2020 | url-status=live | language=es | access-date=September 16, 2020}}

The right side of the coat of arms is divided in three fields. The upper and lower field have green crosses in white fields. The crosses, known as "flory or fleury" are also present in the symbols of Coamo, because of the relationship between both towns. Two bells lie in the middle field, also a representation of the name of "Adjuntas".

Two coffee branches surround the coat of arms, representing Adjuntas location and its importance in the coffee industry of the island. The castle at the top represents the title of village given to Adjuntas by Spain in 1894.{{cite web |url=http://adjuntas1.tripod.com/simbolos.html |title=Adjuntas – Himno, Bandera y Escudo |publisher=adjuntas1.tripod.com |access-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523041154/http://adjuntas1.tripod.com/simbolos.html |archive-date=2012-05-23 |url-status=live }}

The flag of Adjuntas has similar symbolisms. A white diagonal stripe divides the flag in two triangles. The upper one is purple, while the lower one is green. In the middle of each triangle lies a white "cross fleury". The white color symbolizes purity, while purple represents Saint Joachim's cloth and green the nature of the town.

The anthem of Adjuntas was written by José Nieves Pérez and is called "Adjuntas, mi amor".[http://www.salonhogar.com/est_soc/pr/pueblos/adjuntas/ Adjuntas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423024106/http://www.salonhogar.com/est_soc/pr/pueblos/adjuntas/ |date=April 23, 2013 }} on SalonHogar.com

Adjuntas has several nicknames. One is "{{lang|es|La ciudad del gigante dormido}}" ("The city of the sleeping giant"). This is a reference to one of the mountains of the city, which is compared to a "sleeping giant".[http://www.prfrogui.com/home/adjuntas.htm Adjuntas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608060054/http://www.prfrogui.com/home/adjuntas.htm |date=June 8, 2012 }} on PRFrogui Another nickname is "{{lang|es|La Suiza de Puerto Rico}}" ("The Switzerland of Puerto Rico") which is a reference to Adjuntas' relatively low temperatures. Adjuntas has an average yearly weather of 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Finally, Adjuntas is also called "{{lang|es|La tierra de lagos}}" ("The land of lakes") because of its many lakes.{{cite web | title=Gigante seducción en Adjuntas | website=Primera Hora | date=December 2, 2018 | url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/giganteseduccionenadjuntas-1314867/ | language=es | access-date=August 17, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817113726/https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/giganteseduccionenadjuntas-1314867/ | archive-date=August 17, 2019 | url-status=live }}

Among the notable Adjunteños are the following:

• Aristides A. Moll Boscana – Poet, writer, translator and politician. He was the first Puerto Rican to write a complete modernista poetry book: Mi misa rosa (1905).{{Cite book |title=Mi misa rosa |isbn=978-1935163510 |last1=Boscana |first1=Arístides Moll |year=2012 |publisher=Terranova Editores }} In the United States he worked as a technical writer for the federal government, as a translator of the first Spanish-language edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, and as Secretary of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau in Washington, DC, where he edited the Latin American edition of its bulletin. He participated of many Latin American public health conferences, the first World Health Organization conference in Paris, France, and represented El Salvador during the WHO constitutional conference in New York. He wrote many public health related essays and prepared two bilingual (Spanish – English) medical dictionaries and a Spanish medical manual for physicians. He published Æsculapius in Latin America, (a History of Medicine in the Americas).
• César Luis González – The first Puerto Rican pilot in the United States Army Air Forces and the first Puerto Rican pilot to die in World War II. His name is listed on the "Roll of Honor" of the 314th Troop Carrier Group World War II{{cite web|url=http://www.worldwar2pilots.net/314-Group-Roll-Of-Honor.pdf |title=ROLL OF HONOR of the 314th Troop Carrier Group |publisher=worldwar2pilots.net |access-date=November 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325193818/http://www.worldwar2pilots.net/314-Group-Roll-Of-Honor.pdf |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }} and Adjuntas has honored his memory by naming a street, {{lang|es|Calle Cesar González}}, after him.
• Norman Maldonado – One of Puerto Rico's leading hematologists and former president of the University of Puerto Rico.{{cite book|last=Wintrobe|first=Maxwell Myer|title=Hematology, the blossoming of a science: a story of inspiration and effort|year=1985|publisher=Lea & Febiger|isbn=978-0-8121-0961-0|pages=236|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eExrAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Norman+Maldonado%22|access-date=2016-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104223635/https://books.google.com/books?id=eExrAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Norman+Maldonado%22&dq=%22Norman+Maldonado%22&hl=en&ei=EwAZTfm0II_CswavpMUp&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAjgU|archive-date=2020-01-04|url-status=live}}
• Ismael Alicea – Librarian who worked at the New York Public Library for many years.

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• {{cite book |year=1955 |title=Mapa de municipios y barrios - Adjuntas - Memoria Núm. 67 |url=https://rcm1.rcm.upr.edu/demografia/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2020/04/Memoria_67_Adjuntas-1955.pdf |location=University of Puerto Rico |publisher=Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, Oficina del Gobernador, Junta de Planificacion, Santurce, Puerto Rico}}
• Mi Pueblo Adjuntas, 1992, by Rafael J. Mirabal-Linares
• Entre Fotos y Palabras, 2005 by Rafael J. Mirabal-Linares
• [https://www.amazon.com/misa-rosa-Spanish-Aristides-Boscana/dp/1935163515/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1376361151&sr=1-1&keywords=moll+boscana Mi misa rosa], 2013, by Arístides A. Moll Boscana, with a preliminary essay by Ramón Luis Acevedo Marrer

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• [http://www.adjuntaspr.com AdjuntasPR.com]

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