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Orocovis (o-ro-KO-vis) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range, north of Villalba and Coamo; south of Morovis and Corozal; southeast of Ciales; east of Jayuya; and west of Barranquitas. Orocovis is spread over 17 wards and Orocovis Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Demographics

Barrios (Districts/Wards)

The municipality of Orocovis is itself sub-divided into several barrios (wards/districts):

* Barros

* Bauta Abajo

* Bauta Arriba

* Bermejales

* Botijas I

* Botijas II

* Cacao

* Collores

* Damián Arriba

* Damián Abajo

* Gato

* Mata de Caña

* Orocovis

* Pellejas

* La Piedra

* Sabana

* Saltos

Landmarks and places of interest

Tourism

* Bosque Toro Negro (Black Bull Rain Forest)

* Las Picinas de Doña Juana (Doña Juana Pool, Spring Water)

* Las Costillitas (The Ribs, Restaurant)

* Area Recreativa de Damian (Recreative park of Damian)

* Rios (Rivers)

* Vistas Panorámicas (Panoramic View)

* Lugares Recrativos (Passive Parks)

Landmarks and places of interest

* Indian Cave

* Matrullas Lake

* Orocovis Museum

* Taíno Refuge

* Mirador Villalba - Orocovis

* Bosque Toro Negro (Toro Negro Rain Forest)

* Cerro La Guaira

* Chorro Doña Juana (Doña Juana Water Fall)

Festivals and events

Orocovis' Fiestas Patronales are held in June. Other traditional festivals held at the city are the Infant Theater Festival in April; the Festival del Camarón in July; the Arts Craft Fair in September; and the National Festival of the Puerto Rican Pastel in November.

Since before the Spanish colonization in the 16th Century, Taíno Indians were already established in the Orocovis region. They were led by the cacique Orocobix and his tribe was known as the Jatibonicu. After Spaniards settled in the island, the region was called Barros and designated as a barrio of Barranquitas.

In May 25, 1825, the neighbors of the region granted Don Juan de Rivera Santiago the powers to request the Governor authorization to found a municipality in Barros, where they had bought almost 14 acres of land from Doña Eulalia de Rivera, who donated an additional acre to establish several municipal works. However, due to the distance from bodies of water, the settlement was moved to another place. On November 10, 1825, Governor Miguel de la Torre granted permission to found the new municipality of Barros.

In 1838, the parish of San Juan Bautista de Barros was created and was blessed and inaugurated on October 29 of the same year. However, on 1875, a fire destroyed the church, the King's House, the priest's house and several homes.

In 1928, the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico approved a resolution to change the name of Barros to Orocovis, to honor the Taíno cacique of the same name, who lived in that region.