rainfall, the hurricane triggered numerous landslides in northern Peñuelas. Geography Peñuelas is located on the southern coast, slightly west of the center. Rivers near Peñuelas include: Río Guayanés Río Macaná Río Tallaboa Barrios Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Peñuelas is subdivided into barrios. The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a barrio referred to as . Barreal Coto Cuebas Encarnación Jaguas Macaná Peñuelas barrio-pueblo Quebrada Ceiba Rucio Santo Domingo Tallaboa Alta Tallaboa Poniente Tallaboa Saliente Within barrios are communities: For example, the Santo Domingo ('community') in Santo Domingo barrio and the Tallaboa community in the barrio of Encarnación. Sectors Barrios (which are roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) and subbarrios, in turn, are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others. Special Communities (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 Peñuelas: Maldonado neighborhood (Los Chinos), Santo Domingo barrio, Comunidad Caracoles, and Comunidad La Moca in Tallaboa Alta. Demographics Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became a territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Peñuelas was 12,129. Tourism Landmarks and places of interest There are 15 beaches in Peñuelas. The main attractions in Peñuelas are: Charco La Soplaera (a natural water pool) El Convento Cave Don Angel Pacheco Monument Guilarte Forest Unknown Soldier's Monument Parque de Bombas (the old firehouse) is an 0-4-2T Baldwin Steam Locomotive on display in the main town square Peñuelas Museum of Art and History Cancha Carlos Rentas Gallardo (Quebrada Ceiba) Economy Industry Manufacturing, refinery. Government Like all municipalities in Puerto Rico, Peñuelas is administered by a mayor. The current mayor is Gregory Gonsález Souchet, from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Gonsález was elected at a special election in 2018 after the incumbent Walter Torres Maldonado stepped down from the mayoral position. The city belongs to the Puerto Rico Senatorial district