Loíza
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Loíza is a coastal municipality in Puerto Rico known for its rich Afro-Puerto Rican culture, traditional Bomba music and dance, and vibrant religious and folk festivals.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Loíza barrio-pueblo | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal municipality
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ municipality ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| country | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | strong African ancestry population ⓘ |
| governedBy | Mayor of Loíza ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
folk sculpture
ⓘ
traditional mask-making ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
African diaspora culture
ⓘ
Afro-Caribbean traditions ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution | Bomba and Afro-Puerto Rican cultural groups ⓘ |
| hasDanceTradition | Bomba dance ⓘ |
| hasDemonym |
Loiceña
ⓘ
Loiceño ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale commerce ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Bomba and plena cultural events
ⓘ
Fiestas de Santiago Apóstol ⓘ |
| hasGeographyFeature |
beaches
ⓘ
coastal wetlands ⓘ estuaries ⓘ mangroves ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalSeat |
Loíza
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Loíza barrio-pueblo
|
| hasMusicTradition |
Bomba
ⓘ
Plena ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| isOneOf | Puerto Rican municipalities with highest proportion of Black residents ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Afro-Puerto Rican culture
ⓘ
Bomba dance ⓘ Bomba music ⓘ culinary traditions with African influence ⓘ folk art ⓘ religious processions ⓘ traditional festivals ⓘ vejigante masks ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Caribbean ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
north coast of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| partOf |
Puerto Rico
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area ⓘ |
| religionTraditions |
Afro-Caribbean folk religiosity
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| subdivisionType | municipality of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Atlantic Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Standard Time
|
| usesCurrency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Loíza barrio-pueblo