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Alto Sano

Altosano
Barrio
Location of Alto Sano within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
Location of Alto Sano within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
Alto Sano, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Alto Sano, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Alto Sano, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality San Sebastián
Area
 • Total 2.36 sq mi (6.1 km2)
 • Land 2.33 sq mi (6.0 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 920
 • Density 394.8/sq mi (152.4/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Alto Sano (aka: Altosano) is a barrio in the municipality of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 920.

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 combined population of Alto Sano (Altosano) barrio and Sonador barrio was 862.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1980 784
1990 762 −2.8%
2000 1,282 68.2%
2010 920 −28.2%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1980-2000 2010

Sectors

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 Alto Sano barrio:

Carretera 109, Sector El Cuartelillo, and Sector Los Ramírez.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Alto Sano (San Sebastián) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
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