Editing San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico

{{short description|Town and municipality in Puerto Rico}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = San Lorenzo
| official_name      = 
| native_name        = <small>{{lang|es|Municipio Autónomo de San Lorenzo}}</small>
| native_name_lang   = es<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "es" for Spanish. -->
| settlement_type    = [[San Lorenzo barrio-pueblo|Town]] and [[Municipalities of Puerto Rico|Municipality]]
| image_skyline      = San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico.jpg
| image_alt          = 
| image_caption      = Hills and valleys in San Lorenzo
| image_flag         = Flag of San Lorenzo.svg
| flag_alt           = 
| image_shield       = Escudo de San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico.svg
| shield_alt         = 
| nicknames          = ''"Pueblo de Los Samaritanos"'', ("Town of Samaritans"), ''"La Tierra de Leyendas"'', ("Land of Legends")
| anthem             = ''"Son tus campos de bellísimo verdor"''
| image_map          = Locator-map-Puerto-Rico-San-Lorenzo.svg
| mapsize            = 300px
| map_alt            = 
| map_caption        = Map of Puerto Rico highlighting San Lorenzo Municipality
| coordinates        = {{coord|18|11|24|N|65|58|7|W|region:US-PR|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint      = 
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| subdivision_type   = [[Sovereign state]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Commonwealth (United States insular area)|Commonwealth]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Puerto Rico}}
| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1811
| established_title1 = Founded
| established_date1  = September 18, 1894
| founder            = Valeriano Muñoz de Oneca
| parts_type         = [[Barrios of Puerto Rico|Barrios]]
| parts              = 11 barrios
| p1                 = [[Cayaguas, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Cayaguas]]
| p2                 = [[Cerro Gordo, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Cerro Gordo]]
| p3                 = [[Espino, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Espino]]
| p4                 = [[Florida, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Florida]]
| p5                 = [[Hato, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Hato]]
| p6                 = [[Jagual, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Jagual]]
| p7                 = [[Quebrada, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Quebrada]]
| p8                 = [[Quebrada Arenas, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Quebrada Arenas]]
| p9                 = [[Quebrada Honda, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Quebrada Honda]]
| p10                = [[Quemados, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Quemados]]
| p11                = [[San Lorenzo barrio-pueblo]]
| named_for          = [[Saint Lawrence]]
| seat_type          = 
| seat               = 
| government_footnotes = 
| leader_party       = [[Partido Nuevo Progresista|PNP]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = [[Jaime Alverio Ramos]]
| leader_title1      = Senatorial&nbsp;dist.
| leader_name1       = [[Puerto Rico Senatorial district VII|7 - Humacao]]
| leader_title2      = Representative&nbsp;dist.
| leader_name2       = 33
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 138.07
| area_land_km2      = 138
| area_water_km2     = 0.07
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 53.3
| area_land_sq_mi    = 53.3
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.0
| area_water_percent = 0%
| area_note          = 
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_ft       = 
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|publisher=United States Census Bureau|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}}</ref>
| population_total   = 37,693
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Sanlorenceños
| population_note    = 
| timezone1          = [[Atlantic Standard Time|AST]]
| utc_offset1        = &minus;4
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 00754
| area_code          = [[Telephone numbers in Puerto Rico|787/939]]
| blank_name_sec1    = [[List of highways in Puerto Rico|Major routes]]
| blank_info_sec1    = [[File:PR secondary 181.svg|31px|link=Puerto Rico Highway 181]] [[File:PR secondary 183.svg|31px|link=Puerto Rico Highway 183]] [[File:PR secondary 203.svg|31px|link=Puerto Rico Highway 203]]
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
| population_rank    = [[Municipalities of Puerto Rico|27th]] in Puerto Rico
}}
'''San Lorenzo''' ({{IPA|es|san loˈɾenso}}, {{IPA|es|ˌsaŋ loˈɾeŋso|local}}; Spanish for "''[[Saint Lawrence]]"'') is a [[San Lorenzo barrio-pueblo|town]] and [[Municipalities of Puerto Rico|municipality]] of [[Puerto Rico]] located in the eastern central region, north of [[Patillas, Puerto Rico|Patillas]] and [[Yabucoa, Puerto Rico|Yabucoa]]; south of [[Gurabo, Puerto Rico|Gurabo]]; east of [[Caguas, Puerto Rico|Caguas]] and [[Cayey, Puerto Rico|Cayey]]; and west of [[Juncos, Puerto Rico|Juncos]] and [[Las Piedras, Puerto Rico|Las Piedras]]. San Lorenzo is spread over twelve barrios and [[San Lorenzo barrio-pueblo|San Lorenzo Pueblo]] (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the [[San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

San Lorenzo is called "''The town of the [[Samaritans]]''" and ''"Land of Legends''." The patron of the municipality is {{lang|es|Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes}} ([[Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes de San Miguel de Hato Grande|Our Lady of Mercedes]]). The surrounding areas produce [[tobacco]] and [[sugar cane]].

==History==
According to [[Cayetano Coll y Toste]], a Puerto Rican historian, San Lorenzo was founded in 1811.<ref name="PR_Ency" />

[[Hurricane Maria]] on September 20, 2017 triggered numerous landslides in San Lorenzo with the significant amount of rainfall.<ref name="USGS_Maria_Landslides">{{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 }}</ref><ref name="USGS_Maria_Landslides map">{{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 }}</ref>
<gallery>
South Atlantic Division (SAD) USACE in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico.jpg|South Atlantic Division (SAD) USACE in San Lorenzo
USACE working in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, 7 months after Hurricane Maria (2017).jpg|USACE working to restore power in San Lorenzo, 7 months after Hurricane Maria
USACE restoring power to San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico.jpg|USACE restoring power to San Lorenzo in April 2018
</gallery>

==Geography==
[[File:San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico locator map.png|thumb|Subdivisions of San Lorenzo.]]
San Lorenzo is located in the eastern central region, north of [[Patillas, Puerto Rico|Patillas]] and [[Yabucoa, Puerto Rico|Yabucoa]]; south of [[Gurabo, Puerto Rico|Gurabo]]; east of [[Caguas, Puerto Rico|Caguas]] and [[Cayey, Puerto Rico|Cayey]]; and west of [[Juncos, Puerto Rico|Juncos]] and [[Las Piedras, Puerto Rico|Las Piedras]].<ref name="PR_Ency">{{cite web|url=https://enciclopediapr.org/en/encyclopedia/san-lorenzo-municipality/|title=San Lorenzo Municipality|publisher=Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades (FPH)|website=enciclopediapr.org|access-date=2019-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621121919/https://enciclopediapr.org/en/encyclopedia/san-lorenzo-municipality/|archive-date=2019-06-21|url-status=live}}</ref>

The town is located on a high valley that is formed by the [[Río Grande de Loíza]] which flows northwestwards towards the Caguas Valley. The town is located on the [[San Lorenzo Batholith]], which is a mountainous region composed of [[Intrusive rock|intrusive]] [[igneous rock]]. It is bordered by the [[Sierra de Luquillo]] to the north and by the [[Sierra de Cayey]] to the south.

===Rivers===
*[[Cayaguas River|Río Cayaguás]]
*[[Emajagua River|Río Emajagua]]
*[[Río Grande de Loíza]]
*[[Río de las Vegas]]

=== Barrios ===
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, San Lorenzo is subdivided into [[Barrios of Puerto Rico|barrios]] and barrios are further divided into sectors. The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a barrio referred to as {{lang|es|"el pueblo"}}.<ref name="Pico_1969">{{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=2018-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226171916/https://archive.org/details/nuevageografad00pic/page/247 |archive-date=2018-12-26 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Law2015">{{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=25 December 2018|date=20 May 2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-0447-3|page=300}}</ref><ref name="US2010Census" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://welcome.topuertorico.org/maps/sanlorenzo.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324204920/http://welcome.topuertorico.org/maps/sanlorenzo.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-03-24 |title=Map of San Lorenzo at the Wayback Machine|access-date=2018-12-29 }}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
#[[Cayaguas, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Cayaguas]]
#[[Cerro Gordo, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Cerro Gordo]] 
#[[Espino, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Espino]] 
#[[Florida, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Florida]] 
#[[Hato, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Hato]] 
#[[Jagual, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Jagual]] 
#[[Quebrada, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Quebrada]]
#[[Quebrada Arenas, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Quebrada Arenas]] 
#[[Quebrada Honda, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Quebrada Honda]]
#[[Quemados, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|Quemados]]
# [[San Lorenzo barrio-pueblo]]<ref name="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=5 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513190743/https://factfinder.census.gov/help/en/barrio.htm |archive-date=13 May 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{{div col end}}

===Sectors===
{{Further|List of barrios and sectors of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico}}
Barrios (which are like [[minor civil divisions]])<ref name="Barrio-Pueblo"/> 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.<ref>{{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=28 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref name="Law 1-2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.lexjuris.com/lexlex/Leyes2001/lex2001001.htm|title=Leyes del 2001|website=Lex Juris Puerto Rico|language=es|access-date=24 June 2020}}</ref>

===Special Communities===
{{main|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 San Lorenzo: Roosevelt neighborhood, El Bosque, La Marina, Parcelas Jagual (Nuevas y Viejas), Parcelas Quemados and Sector Los Oquendo.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Between 2013 and until their arrest by the FBI in 2019, dozens of drug traffickers were operating in the Roosevelt neighborhood and near the Lorenzana [[Public housing in Puerto Rico|public housing]] residential units in San Lorenzo.<ref name="FBI">{{cite web |title=26 Individuals Charged With Drug Trafficking In Puerto Rico Project Safe Neighborhoods Enforcement Effort |url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/26-individuals-charged-drug-trafficking-puerto-rico-project-safe-neighborhoods |website=fbi.gov |date=22 May 2019 |publisher=Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Puerto Rico |access-date=4 May 2020}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1900= 13433
| 1910= 14278
| 1920= 18136
| 1930= 23479
| 1940= 26627
| 1950= 29248
| 1960= 27950
| 1970= 27755
| 1980= 32428
| 1990= 35163
| 2000= 40997
| 2010= 41058
|estyear=
|estimate= 
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2017}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{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://archive.today/20200213114938/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2016/PEPANNRES/0500000US72005|archive-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref><br />1899 (shown as 1900)<ref>{{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}}</ref> 1910-1930<ref>{{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}}</ref><br />1930-1950<ref>{{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}}</ref> 1960-2000<ref>{{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}}</ref> 2010<ref name="US2010Census">{{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=2018-12-26|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}}</ref>
2020<ref>{{Cite web|publisher=United States Census Bureau|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}}</ref>|2020=37693}}

==Tourism==
===Landmarks and places of interest===
*Priscilla Flores Theater
*Santuario de la Virgen del Carmen in [[Montaña Santa (Puerto Rico)|Montaña Santa]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.santuariopr.org/ |title=Bienvenido a la Web Page del Santuario Diocesano Virgen del Carmen ( Montaña Santa ) |website=www.santuariopr.org |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421202712/http://www.santuariopr.org/ |archive-date=21 April 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nuestramadre.org/historia.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705024658/http://www.nuestramadre.org/historia.html |archive-date=2019-07-05 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nuestramadre.org/libro-padre-jaime.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123170046/http://www.nuestramadre.org/libro-padre-jaime.pdf |archive-date=2018-11-23 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Gallera San Carlos
*[[Residencia Machín–Ramos]]
*[[Río Grande de Loíza]] (its main source is located within municipal boundaries)
*[[Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes de San Miguel de Hato Grande|Iglesia Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes]] (the church located on the main town square); a historic church built in 1737 and renovated in 1993.
* Hacienda Muñoz<ref>{{cite web | title=Hacienda Muñoz | website=Discover Puerto Rico | url=https://www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/hacienda-munoz/8241 | access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref>

==Economy==
;Agriculture
The economy of San Lorenzo was founded on livestock farming and later included the cultivation of sugar cane, which had been processed on steam-driven farms with oxen. Coffee and fruits are also now cultivated in the municipality. [[Wood industry|Timber production]], which was once very prolific, has declined due to the uncontrolled exploitation of forests.

;Industry
Clothing, pharmaceuticals, footwear, electromechanical equipment, industrial and household paints.

==Culture==
===Festivals and events===
San Lorenzo celebrates its [[Fiestas patronales in Puerto Rico|patron saint]] festival in September. The {{lang|es|Fiestas Patronales Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes}} is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment.<ref name="PR_Ency" />

Other festivals and events celebrated in San Lorenzo include:
*Three Kings Caroling-January
*Cavalcade Moncho Roldán-January
*Candelaria Celebrations-February
*Kite Festival-March
*Cross Celebrations-May
*Embroidering and Weave Festival-September
*Passion Fruit Festival-November

===Sports===
* [[Double-A (baseball)]] team {{lang|es|Los Samaritanos}}<ref name="Isla_News_PR">{{cite news |title=El Béisbol Recuerda A Héctor Ferrer |url=http://www.islanewspr.com/2018/11/06/el-beisbol-recuerda-a-hector-ferrer/ |access-date=1 February 2019 |work=Isla News PR |date=November 6, 2018 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202100821/http://www.islanewspr.com/2018/11/06/el-beisbol-recuerda-a-hector-ferrer/ |archive-date=2 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> - National Champions in 1975, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002<ref name="BC_Baseball_Team_History">{{cite web |title=Samaritans of San Lorenzo History |url=http://www.ballcharts.com/teams/roster.php?team=SamaritanosAA |website=ballcharts.com |language=es |access-date=2019-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202042431/http://www.ballcharts.com/teams/roster.php?team=SamaritanosAA |archive-date=2019-02-02 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Agustin Reyes Half Marathon

==Government==
{{Main|Mayoralty in Puerto Rico}}
Like all municipalities in [[Puerto Rico]], San Lorenzo is administered by a mayor. The current mayor is [[Jaime Alverio Ramos]], from the [[New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)|New Progressive Party]] (PNP). Alverio was first elected at the [[Puerto Rican general election, 2020|2020 general election]].

The city belongs to the [[Puerto Rico Senatorial district VII]], which is represented by two Senators. In 2024, [[Wanda Soto Tolentino]] and [[Luis Daniel Colón La Santa]] were elected as District Senators.<ref>[https://elecciones2024.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_121/index.html#es/default/SENADORES_POR_DISTRITO_Humacao_VII.xmll Elecciones Generales 2024: Escrutinio General] {{webarchive|url=https://elecciones2024.ceepur.org/Escrutinio_General_121/index.html#es/default/SENADORES_POR_DISTRITO_Humacao_VII.xml |date=2024-12-30 }} on CEEPUR</ref>

== Transportation ==
There are 49 bridges in San Lorenzo.<ref name="bridge">{{cite web|title=San Lorenzo Bridges|url=http://bridgereports.com/pr/san-lorenzo/|website=National Bridge Inventory Data|publisher=US Dept. of Transportation|access-date=19 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220181409/http://bridgereports.com/pr/san-lorenzo/|archive-date=20 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Symbols==
The {{lang|es|municipio}} has an official flag and coat of arms.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

===Flag===
The flag of San Lorenzo is divided in four rectangles of equal size, two rectangles are yellow and the other two are striped with red and yellow stripes.<ref name="LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico 2020">{{cite web | title=SAN LORENZO | website=LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico | date=19 February 2020 | url=http://www.lexjuris.com/pueblos/pueblos_files/SANLORENZO.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219001239/http://www.lexjuris.com/pueblos/pueblos_files/SANLORENZO.html | archive-date=19 February 2020 | url-status=live | language=es | access-date=17 September 2020}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The grill is the traditional symbol of San Lorenzo, deacon and martyr, patron of the town, because in a grill he underwent the martyrdom, slowly burned to death. The hill or mountain represent the Gregorio Hill, which dominates the San Lorenzo panorama. The cross is one of the heraldic attributes of San Miguel Arcángel.<ref name="LexJuris (Leyes y Jurisprudencia) de Puerto Rico 2020" />

==Notable people==
*[[Chayanne]] - Singer and actor
* Ernestina Reyes “La Calandria” - Singer
*[[José Tous Soto]] - Former Speaker House Of Representatives 
*Antonio Fernós-Isern - Former Resident Commissioner 
*José Aponte Hernandéz - Former Speaker House Of Representatives
* [[Carmita Jiménez]] - Singer
* Priscila Flores - Singer
*[[José González (wrestler)|El Invader #1]]- Puerto Rican wrestler
* Dr. Marc H. Rosa, - Former Teacher, School Administrator And University Professor
* [[Jay Fonseca|Josúe "Jay" Fonseca]] - Political Commentator
* Edwin Cruz - Lead Singer - “Mechi”
* Antulio Parrilla Bonilla - Father of Puerto Rican [[History of the cooperative movement|Cooperative Movement]], [[Jesuit]] priest.
* [[Victor Rivera (wrestler)|Victor Rivera]] - Wrestler

==See also==
{{Portal|Puerto Rico|Geography}}
*[[List of Puerto Ricans]]
*[[History of Puerto Rico]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20200212033650/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=05000US72129&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-redoLog=false&-format=CO-2&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1_CO2 San Lorenzo and its barrios, United States Census Bureau]
* [http://pr.gov/Directorios//Pages/InfoMunicipio.aspx?PRIFA=M129 Puerto Rico Government Directory - San Lorenzo]

{{Adjacent communities
|Centre    = San Lorenzo
|North     = [[Gurabo, Puerto Rico|Gurabo]]
|Northeast = 
|East      = [[Juncos, Puerto Rico|Juncos]], [[Las Piedras, Puerto Rico|Las Piedras]]
|Southeast = [[Yabucoa, Puerto Rico|Yabucoa]]
|South     = 
|Southwest = [[Patillas, Puerto Rico|Patillas]]
|West      = [[Caguas, Puerto Rico|Caguas]], [[Cayey, Puerto Rico|Cayey]]
|Northwest = 
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[[Category:Municipalities of Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1811]]
[[Category:San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area]]