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Algarrobo
Barrio
Rock wall in Algarrobo
Rock wall in Algarrobo
Location of Algarrobo within the municipality of Vega Baja shown in red
Location of Algarrobo within the municipality of Vega Baja shown in red
Algarrobo, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Algarrobo, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Algarrobo, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Vega Baja
Area
 • Total 5.70 sq mi (14.8 km2)
 • Land 5.43 sq mi (14.1 km2)
 • Water 0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation
66 ft (20 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 15,764
 • Density 2,892.5/sq mi (1,116.8/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Algarrobo is a barrio in the municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 15,764.

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 Algarrobo barrio was 877.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 877
1960 4,753
1980 11,037
1990 13,757 24.6%
2000 16,562 20.4%
2010 15,764 −4.8%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1960 1980-2000 2010

Sectors and features

Barrios (which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (sectors in English). The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.

The following sectors are in Algarrobo barrio: Comunidad Colombo, Quintas de Tortuguero, Estancias de Tortuguero, and Vega Baja Lakes.

Part of the Laguna Tortuguero is located in Algarrobo.

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Algarrobo (Vega Baja) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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