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    Loíza (pronounced [loˈisa]) is a town and municipality on the northeastern coast of Puerto Rico, located east of Carolina, west of Río Grande, and north...
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    the municipality of Loíza, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 6,981. Canóvanas was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in...
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    originating in Puerto Rico. It was developed by enslaved Africans and their descendants in sugar plantations along coastal towns, most notably Loiza, Mayagüez...
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    Grande de Loíza (English: Great River of Loíza or Loíza River) is a river in the main island of Puerto Rico. It is the largest river in Puerto Rico by discharge...
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    Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Loíza is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable...
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    a town and municipality in Puerto Rico, located in the northeastern region, north of Juncos and Las Piedras; south of Loíza; east of Carolina; and west...
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    The population of Puerto Rico has been shaped by native American settlement, European colonization especially under the Spanish Empire, slavery and economic...
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    Loíza barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Loíza, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,875. As was...
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    marry Mejías. She was given the Christian name of Luisa (the town Loíza, Puerto Rico was named for her). The peace between the Spanish and the Taíno was...
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    the municipality of Loíza, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 8,019. Medianía Alta was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain...
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