Bucarabones, Las Marías, Puerto Rico facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bucarabones
Barrio
Location of Bucarabones within the municipality of Las Marías shown in red
Bucarabones, Las Marías, Puerto Rico Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Las Marías
Area
• Total	2.89 sq mi (7.5 km2)
• Land	2.89 sq mi (7.5 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,024 ft (312 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	616
• Density	213.1/sq mi (82.3/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Bucarabones is a small area, like a neighborhood, in the town of Las Marías, Puerto Rico. It is called a barrio. In 2010, about 616 people lived there.

History of Bucarabones

After the Spanish–American War, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. This happened in 1898 because of a peace agreement called the Treaty of Paris of 1898. Puerto Rico then became a territory of the United States.

In 1899, the U.S. government counted the people in Puerto Rico. They found that 761 people lived in Bucarabones barrio at that time.

Sectors in Bucarabones

Barrios, like Bucarabones, are often divided into even smaller parts. These smaller areas are called sectores (say: sek-TOH-res). Sectores means sectors in English.

There are different kinds of sectores. Some are just called sector. Others might be named urbanización, reparto, barriada, or residencial.

The following sectores are found in Bucarabones barrio:

• Sector Guilloty
• Sector La Constancia
• Sector La Josefa
• Sector Magueyes
• Sector Plan Bonito

See also

In Spanish: Bucarabones (Las Marías) para niños

• List of communities in Puerto Rico
• List of barrios and sectors of Las Marías, Puerto Rico