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Morovis(mo-RO-vis) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Orocovis, south of Manati, Vega Baja and Vega Alta; east of Ciales, and west of Corozal. Morovis is spread over 13 wards and Morovis Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Demographics

Barrios (Districts/Wards)

* Barahona

* Cuchillas

* Fránquez

* Monte Llano

* Morovis Norte

* Morovis Sur

* Pasto

* Perchas

* Río Grande

* San Lorenzo

* Torrecillas

* Unibón

* Vaga

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

* Agricultural Toasting

* Blue Star Stable

* Cabachuelas Caverns

* Panaderia

Festivals and events

* Tribute to Don Felo - May

* Matron Celebrations - July

* Cuatro Festival - July

* The Island Except Morovis - December

* Innocents' Day - December

Morovis's local Taino Indian Cacique (Chief) was called Orocobix and his yucayeque or tribe was known as the Jatibonicu Taino.

In 1815, a group of residents, under the leadership of Don Juan Jose de la Torre, began the process to separate Morovis from Manati. In 1817, the government of Puerto Rico approved the separation, but it was not until 1818 that the requirements of a population of one thousand residents and the construction of a church and several other public buildings was fulfilled, that the town of Morovis was officially founded. In 1822, the mayorship was constructed and in 1823, the new church was built dedicated to Nuestra Senora del Carmen on lands donated by Don Juan Evangelista Rivera. Its first mayor was Don Juan Jose de la Torre, with its second mayor being Don Juan Evangelista Rivera. Morovis has a particular nickname. It was the only municipality in Puerto Rico that did not suffer from a cholera epidemic in 1853; as a result, a common phrase, "la isla menos Morovis" ("(all) the island but Morovis") was coined, which identifies the town informally in Puerto Rico. The phrase is believed by most Puerto Ricans to have a negative connotation against moroveños, while, in reality, it means the opposite.