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Benavente
Barrio
Location of Benavente within the municipality of Hormigueros shown in red
Location of Benavente within the municipality of Hormigueros shown in red
Benavente, Hormigueros, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Benavente, Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
Benavente, Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Hormigueros
Area
 • Total 3.49 sq mi (9.0 km2)
 • Land 3.49 sq mi (9.0 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
52 ft (16 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 40
 • Density 11.4/sq mi (4.4/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)
Zip code
00660

Benavente is a barrio in the municipality of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 40.

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 Benavente and Lavadero barrios was 1,047.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 500
1920 528 5.6%
1930 741 40.3%
1940 727 −1.9%
1950 682 −6.2%
1980 117
1990 86 −26.5%
2000 298 246.5%
2010 40 −86.6%
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 Benavente barrio:

Sector Eureka.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Benavente (Hormigueros) para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
  • List of barrios and sectors of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
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