Calabazas, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico Facts for Kids

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Barrio
Street and homes in Calabazas
Location of Calabazas within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
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Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	San Sebastián
Area
• Total	5.69 sq mi (14.7 km²)
• Land	5.69 sq mi (14.7 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,768
• Density	486.5/sq mi (187.8/km²)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Calabazas is a community, also known as a barrio, located in the town of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 2,768 people lived there. It is a part of Puerto Rico, which is a commonwealth of the United States.

History of Calabazas
Understanding Sectors in Calabazas
Population Changes in Calabazas
Gallery
See also

History of Calabazas

Puerto Rico became a territory of the United States after the Spanish–American War. This happened because of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. In 1899, the United States government counted the people in Puerto Rico. They found that 746 people lived in the Calabazas community.

In 2017, Hurricane Maria caused a lot of damage in Puerto Rico. The road leading to the Calabazas bridge, which crosses the Culebrinas River, was badly damaged. There was a lot of debris, like fallen trees and trash, piled up around the bridge.

Another strong storm, Hurricane Fiona, hit Puerto Rico in 2022. This Category 4 hurricane caused significant problems and damage in many areas, including Calabazas.

A cemetery called Pepino Memorial Park is also located in Calabazas.

Understanding Sectors in Calabazas

In Puerto Rico, barrios are like small local areas. These barrios are then divided into even smaller places called sectores (which means sectors in English).

These sectors can have different names. Some are simply called sector, while others might be named urbanización, reparto, barriada, or residencial. Each name describes a different type of community or neighborhood.

Here are some of the sectors you can find in the Calabazas barrio:

Carretera 111
Carretera 4435
Residencial Jardines de Piedras Blancas
Sector Audeliz Torres
Sector Bartolo Cordero
Sector Cataño
Sector El Refugio
Sector Jandino Ruiz
Sector La Loma
Sector Los Tanques
Sector Lupe Mártir
Sector Mamey
Sector Orta
Sector Pablo Nieves (Los Pinos)
Sector Quinto Ríos
Sector Rancho Grande
Sector Rubén Hernández
Sector Toño Mestre
Urbanización Jardines Villy Ana
Urbanización Raholisa
Urbanización Venturini
Urbanización Villas de Piedras Blancas

Population Changes in Calabazas

Demographics is the study of how populations change over time. This includes how many people live in a place. The numbers below show how the population of Calabazas has grown over the years, according to the U.S. Census.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	746	—
1980	1,772	—
1990	2,126	20.0%
2000	2,458	15.6%
2010	2,768	12.6%
U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010