Foundation: Adjuntas (ahd-HOON-tahs ) was founded August 11, 1815, by Don Diego Maldonado. The name Adjuntas (literally: adjunct, joined) is derived from "joined land" because it was part of the Villa of San Blás de Illescas territory, today known as Coamo. Since the early years of the XIX century, a conglomerate of twenty families existed in this valley; a place known as "Calle de Canas". Don Diego Maldonado directed the first parish of this town. In 1831, four wards comprised the territory of Adjuntas. Today it has fifteen wards. In 1914 the San Joaquin Parish was erected next to the Town Hall. A new parish was constructed in front of the present plaza in 1968. Location: Adjuntas is located in the western region of the Central Mountain Range (Cordillera Central). Bordering it are: Lares and Utuado to the north; Yauco, Guayanilla and Peñuelas to the south; Utuado and Ponce to the east; and Lares and Yauco to the west. Area: 172 sq km / 66.5 sq mi Population: 19,143 (census 2000) Population Density: 111.2 per sq km / 287.8 per sq mi People are known as: Adjunteños Adjuntas is also known as: La Ciudad del Gigante Dormido (City of the Sleeping Giant) La Suiza de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico's Switzerland) La Tierra de Lagos (Land of Lakes) Wards: Census 2000: Population by Wards - Adjuntas Habitants Adjuntas Town 4,980 Capáez 1,010 Garzas 973 Guayabo Dulce 101 Guayo 886 Guilarte 1,123 Juan González 736 Limaní 341 Pellejas 670 Portillo 552 Portugués 494 Saltillo 2,678 Tanamá 897 Vegas Abajo 518 Vegas Arriba 1,131 Yahuecas 1,434 Yayales 619 Total 19,143 Source: Census 2000 Political Division - Administrative: Senatorial District # 5 Ponce represented by Hon. Modesto Agosto Alicea (PPD) and Hon. Bruno A. Ramos Olivero (PPD). Representative District # 22 represented by Hon. Javier A. Rivera Aquino (PNP). Patrons: San Joaquín & Santa Ana San Joaquín Parish (http://home.coqui.net/sjoaquin/) Calle Rius Rivera # 14 Adjuntas, Puerto Rico 00601 Telephone (787) 829-3145 San Joaquín Parish

Topography: Adjuntas has one of highest mountains of Puerto Rico; Cerro Guilarte which is the seventh in height in Puerto Rico with 3,953 feet. The territory is mostly mountainous.

Hydrography: Adjuntas has the following rivers: Río Grande de Arecibo, Tanamá, Limaní, Vacas, Pellejas, Río Cidra and the Adjuntas, Pellejas, Garzas, Yahuecas & Guayo lakes.

Climate: Annual precipitation is around 87 inches and its average temperature is 72°F.

Economy: Agriculture (coffee, oranges, bananas & cattle), tourism & manufacturing.

Average Salary: $215.96 weekly (1998)

Flag: The flag derives its symbolism and part of its design from the Coat of Arms. A white band divides it diagonally into two irregular triangles: purple the superior one and green the inferior one.

    A white Illesca Cross is placed in the center of both triangles. In this case the cross also symbolizes Saint Joaquín and Santa Ana, Virgin Mary's parents. The white color stands for purity, purple for Saint Joaquín's cape, and green for vegetation.




Coat Of Arms: The bishop's crozier is an attribute of the Old Testament Patriarchs, and in Adjuntas' shield it represents the Patriarch Saint Joaquin, father of the Holy Virgin Mary and patron saint of the city. The spinning wheel refers to the house chores and symbolizes Santa Ana, mother of the Holy Virgin Mary and co-matron saint of the city.

    The star stands for Our Lady, who was God's gift to the couple. The bells and crosses refer to the city name, Adjuntas, derived from the fact that both were adjunct or joined in its civil character to the Bishopric and Municipality of Coamo. The crosses are taken from Coamo's Coat of Arms (which also presents bells, though as part of a belfry) and have their origin in the coat-of-arms of the village and the Illescas lineage, a name historically related to the ancient Villa of San Blás de Illescas. The coffee boughs refer to the fact that Adjuntas lies in the coffee zone of Puerto Rico. The crown, distinctive of four-towered shields, means that in Spanish times it obtained from the Crown (Spanish Royalty) the privileged title of "Village".