Puerto Rico senatorial district VIII

Puerto Rico senatorial district VIII, also known as the senatorial district of Carolina, is one of the eight senatorial districts of Puerto Rico. It is currently represented by Javier Aponte Dalmau from the Popular Democratic Party and Marissa Jimenez from the New Progressive Party.

District profile
Senatorial district VIII has an approximate population of 465,427. It covers the following municipalities:
 * Canóvanas
 * Carolina
 * Ceiba
 * Culebra
 * Fajardo
 * Loíza
 * Luquillo
 * Río Grande
 * Trujillo Alto
 * Vieques

In previous distributions, the territory covered by senatorial district VIII has changed. In 1983, the district didn't include the municipality of Ceiba and included the Sabana Llana region of San Juan. In the 1991 redistribution, Ceiba was reassigned to the district of Guayama, while the Sabana Llana region was reassigned to the district of San Juan.

The district hasn't suffered changes in the recent redistributions of 2002 and 2011.