Arecibo, Puerto Rico

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Arecibo, Puerto Rico is a coastal municipality on the island’s northern shore, best known for hosting the historic Arecibo Observatory and its once-record-breaking radio telescope.

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Arecibo 6
Arecibo, Puerto Rico canonical 6
Arecibo barrio-pueblo 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal city
municipality
belongsTo Puerto Rico Representative District 14
Puerto Rico Senate District III
climate tropical rainforest climate
country United States
economyIncludes agriculture
manufacturing
services
foundedBy Felipe de Beaumont y Navarra
foundedIn 1616
governedBy Mayor of Arecibo
hasArea about 329 square kilometers
hasAreaCode 787
939
hasBarrio Arecibo barrio-pueblo
Domingo Ruíz
Hato Abajo
Hato Viejo
Islote
Miraflores
Sabana Hoyos
Tanamá
hasHighway Puerto Rico Highway 2
Puerto Rico Highway 22
hasLandmark Arecibo City Hall
Arecibo Lighthouse
Arecibo Lighthouse and Historical Park
linked to: Arecibo Lighthouse

Arecibo Observatory
Arecibo Plaza de Recreo
Arecibo radio telescope
linked to: Arecibo Observatory

Cathedral of Saint Philip the Apostle
Cueva del Indio
hasMunicipalSeat Arecibo barrio-pueblo
hasPopulation approximately 90,000 (early 21st century)
hasPostalCode 00612
hasRiver Arecibo River
Grande de Arecibo River
hasSportsTeam Arecibo Captains (basketball)
Arecibo Lobos (baseball)
knownFor Arecibo Observatory
once-largest single-dish radio telescope in the world
locatedBy Atlantic Ocean
locatedIn Northern Region of Puerto Rico
locatedOn north coast of Puerto Rico
namedAfter Arecibo River
observatoryLocatedIn Arecibo Observatory
partOf Arecibo Metropolitan Statistical Area
primaryLanguage Spanish
secondaryLanguage English
subdivisionType municipio
territory Puerto Rico
timeZone Atlantic Standard Time
linked to: Atlantic Time Zone
utcOffset −4

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Arecibo Observatory locatedIn Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo locatedIn Arecibo
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Arecibo hasCathedralCity Arecibo
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University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo city Arecibo
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Port of Arecibo locatedIn Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Port of Arecibo serves Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Rubén Berríos Martínez placeOfBirth Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Juan González placeOfBirth Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Highway 22 connects Arecibo
linked to: Arecibo, Puerto Rico
municipality of Arecibo hasCapital Arecibo barrio-pueblo
linked to: Arecibo, Puerto Rico
municipality of Arecibo contains Arecibo barrio-pueblo
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municipality of Arecibo hasHistoricCenter Arecibo historic town center
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municipality of Arecibo locatedIn Arecibo region
linked to: Arecibo, Puerto Rico
municipality of Arecibo hasMunicipalSeat Arecibo barrio-pueblo
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municipality of Arecibo hasUrbanCore Arecibo city
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Puerto Rico Highway 2 connectsCity Arecibo
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north coast of Puerto Rico hasMajorCity Arecibo
linked to: Arecibo, Puerto Rico