Asomante, Aguada, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Asomante
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Location of Asomante within the municipality of Aguada shown in red
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 Asomante, Aguada, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Aguada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.834 sq mi (4.75 km2) |
| • Land | 1.834 sq mi (4.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,177 |
| • Density | 1,736.1/sq mi (670.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Asomante is a barrio in the municipality of Aguada, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,177.
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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 Asomante barrio and Piedras Blancas barrio was 1,162.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1950 | 466 | — | |
| 1960 | 667 | 43.1% | |
| 1980 | 1,914 | — | |
| 1990 | 2,613 | 36.5% | |
| 2000 | 3,268 | 25.1% | |
| 2010 | 3,117 | −4.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1960 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 Asomante barrio:
Apartamentos Portales del Navegante, Avenida Rotario, Carretera 416 (west side), Carretera 417 Norte, Carretera 417 Sur, Égida Hogar Mi Casita Feliz, Hogar María del Carmen, Parcelas Las Minas, Reparto Bonet, Residencial Aguada Gardens, Residencial Los Almendros, Sector Acevedo, Sector Brisas de Coloso, Sector Colinas del Valle, Sector Corozas, Sector Cuesta Los Chicharrones, Sector Las Guabas, Sector Los Quiñones, Sector Muñiz, Sector Vargas, Sector Vertedero, Sector Villa Alameda, Sector Villarrubia, Urbanización Los Flamboyanes, Urbanización San Francisco, Urbanización y Extensión Jardines de Aguada, and Urbanización y Extensión San José.
In Asomante barrio is part of the Aguada urban zone.
Earthquakes
During the 2019-2020 Puerto Rico earthquakes the Lydia Meléndez School in Asomante served as a refuge for residents from Cerro Gordo, Las Marías and Atalaya (nearby barrios) who had to leave their damaged homes.
See also
In Spanish: Asomante (Aguada) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Aguada, Puerto Rico
