Beatriz, Cidra, Puerto Rico facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Beatriz
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Location of Beatriz within the municipality of Cidra shown in red
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Cidra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.25 sq mi (11.0 km2) |
| • Land | 4.24 sq mi (11.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,545 ft (471 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,095 |
| • Density | 730/sq mi (280/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Beatriz is a special area, or barrio, located in the town of Cidra, Puerto Rico. Think of a barrio like a neighborhood or a district within a bigger town. In 2010, about 3,095 people lived in Beatriz. It's a part of the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, which is a commonwealth of the United States.
History of Beatriz
After the Spanish–American War in 1898, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. This made Puerto Rico an unincorporated territory of the U.S., which means it's connected to the U.S. but isn't a state.
In 1899, the United States Department of War did a count of all the people in Puerto Rico, called a census. They found that Beatriz barrio, along with a nearby area called Arenas barrio, had a total of 997 people living there. Over the years, the population of Beatriz has changed, as you can see in the chart below.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 2,082 | — | |
| 1990 | 3,126 | 50.1% | |
| 2000 | 3,168 | 1.3% | |
| 2010 | 3,095 | −2.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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What are Sectors?
Barrios like Beatriz are often divided into even smaller parts called sectores (which means sectors in English). You can think of a sector as a smaller community or a specific group of streets within the barrio.
There are different types of sectores, such as:
- Sector: A general term for a small area.
- Urbanización: A planned neighborhood, often with many houses.
- Reparto: Similar to an urbanización, a developed area.
- Barriada: A neighborhood, sometimes one that grew without a lot of planning.
- Residencial: Often refers to a housing project or complex.
Sectors in Beatriz
Here are some of the specific sectors you can find in Beatriz barrio:
- Beatriz Carr
- Camino Cristo de La Roca
- Camino Isidro Acosta
- Camino Real
- Los Soto
- Monte Verde (Colinas)
- Parcelas Nuevas
- Quintas de Monticello
- Sector Bambú
- Sector Brisas del Plata
- Sector Campito
- Sector Centeno Quiles
- Sector Chavón
- Sector Clavijo
- Sector Colinas de Beatriz I y II
- Sector Colinas Del Capitán
- Sector El Llano
- Sector Huertas
- Sector Juan González (Sector Mero)
- Sector La Bomba
- Sector La Vega
- Sector Las Cruces
- Sector Los Gómez
- Sector Ortíz
- Sector Pesquera
- Sector Rodríguez
- Sector Sapera (Valle Verde)
- Sector Sapera Adentro
- Sector Virginia
- Urbanización Brisas de Montecarlo
- Urbanización Colinas Verdes
- Urbanización Valle de Beatriz
See also
In Spanish: Beatriz (Cidra) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Cidra, Puerto Rico
