Caguabo, Añasco, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Caguabo
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Barrio
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View of Rincón from Caguabo barrio in Añasco
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Location of Caguabo within the municipality of Añasco shown in red
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 Caguabo, Añasco, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Añasco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.23 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.42 sq mi (3.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.81 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 243 ft (74 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 847 |
| • Density | 596.5/sq mi (230.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Caguabo is a barrio in the municipality of Añasco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 847.
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 Caguabo and Playa barrios was 1,156.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1950 | 755 | — | |
| 1980 | 724 | — | |
| 1990 | 790 | 9.1% | |
| 2000 | 903 | 14.3% | |
| 2010 | 847 | −6.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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Sectors
Barrios (which are like 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 Caguabo barrio:
Condominio Playa Almirante, Sector La Ferrer, Sector La Tosca, and Sector Las Curvas de Rincón.
Features
There is a three-story tower called El Mirador de la Bahía located in Caguabo, Añasco which overlooks the Mona Passage.
A "Special Community"
In 2014, Caguabo was one of the 742 places on the list of "Special Communities of Puerto Rico" Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico.
Gallery
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View from El Mirador de la Bahia in Caguabo off PR-115
See also
In Spanish: Caguabo para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Añasco, Puerto Rico
