Arenalejos, Arecibo, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Arenalejos
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Location of Arenalejos within the municipality of Arecibo shown in red
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 Arenalejos, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Arecibo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.53 sq mi (6.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.53 sq mi (6.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 200 ft (60 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,064 |
| • Density | 1,211.1/sq mi (467.6/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code |
00612
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Arenalejos is a barrio in the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,064. Arenalejos is near the center of Arecibo, west of Miraflores.
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 Arenalejos barrio was 1,228.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,228 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,383 | 12.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,296 | −6.3% | |
| 1930 | 1,743 | 34.5% | |
| 1940 | 1,884 | 8.1% | |
| 1950 | 2,169 | 15.1% | |
| 1980 | 2,485 | — | |
| 1990 | 2,810 | 13.1% | |
| 2000 | 2,997 | 6.7% | |
| 2010 | 3,064 | 2.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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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 Arenalejos barrio:
Calle Guzmán, Calle Oms, Colinas de Arenalejos, Comunidad Bithorn, Comunidad Carriones 1, Comunidad Carriones 2, Comunidad Mena, Égida Miraflores, Jardines de Palo Blanco, Sector Abra Fría, Sector Cielo Tapao, Sector Cuatro Calles, Sector Cuesta Colorá, Sector El Centro, Sector La Poza, Sector Los Pobres, Sector Miradero, Sector Palache, Sector Palo Blanco, Sector Pollera, Sector Rincón Prieto, Sector Tejada, Sector Yahueca, Urbanización Hacienda Monte Verde, Urbanización Mansiones Aztecas, Urbanización Villa Linda, and Urbanización Villa Nicole.
See also
In Spanish: Arenalejos para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
