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Bauta Abajo
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Barrio
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View from Bauta Abajo
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Location of Bauta Abajo within the municipality of Orocovis shown in red
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 Bauta Abajo
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Orocovis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.46 sq mi (27.1 km2) |
| • Land | 10.35 sq mi (26.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,992 ft (912 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,516 |
| • Density | 146.5/sq mi (56.6/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Bauta Abajo is a barrio in the municipality of Orocovis, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,516.
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 Bauta Abajo barrio:
Sector La Sierra, Sector Guaraguaito, Sector La Muela, Sector Toñingo, Sector La Francia, Sector Taita, Sector Matrullas, Sector La Gallera (Sector San Miguel), Sector El Lago, Sector El Cementerio, and Sector La Escuela.
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 Bauta Abajo barrio was 1,603.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,603 | — | |
| 1980 | 1,330 | — | |
| 1990 | 1,522 | 14.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,651 | 8.5% | |
| 2010 | 1,516 | −8.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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See also
In Spanish: Bauta Abajo para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
