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Aceitunas
Barrio
Palacete Los Moreau in Aceitunas
Palacete Los Moreau in Aceitunas
Location of Aceitunas within the municipality of Moca shown in red
Location of Aceitunas within the municipality of Moca shown in red
Aceitunas is located in Caribbean
Aceitunas
Aceitunas
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Moca
Area
 • Total 5.36 sq mi (13.9 km2)
 • Land 5.36 sq mi (13.9 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
545 ft (166 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 3,098
 • Density 578/sq mi (223/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Aceitunas for olives is a barrio in the municipality of Moca, Puerto Rico with a population of 3,098 in 2010. The land area of this subdivision is 5.36 square miles (13.9 km2).

A neighborhood within Aceitunas barrio called Aceitunas community had a total population of 1,436 people in 2010, living in 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2).

History

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 an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Aceitunas barrio was 1,067.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 1,067
1960 1,794
1980 2,656
1990 2,932 10.4%
2000 3,199 9.1%
2010 3,098 −3.2%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1960 1980-2000 2010

Culebrinas River flooding

In late May 2019, Aceitunas and multiple other areas in various municipalities suffered flooding, felled trees, landslides and closed highways when Culebrinas River flooded.

Notable people from Aceitunas

  • Enrique Laguerre, writer

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Aceitunas (Moca) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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