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Calabazas
Barrio
Rock wall at Calabazas barrio in Yabucoa
Rock wall at Calabazas barrio in Yabucoa
Location of Calabazas within the municipality of Yabucoa shown in red
Location of Calabazas within the municipality of Yabucoa shown in red
Calabazas, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Calabazas, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
Calabazas, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Yabucoa
Area
 • Total 10.46 sq mi (27.1 km2)
 • Land 10.46 sq mi (27.1 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
66 ft (20 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 7,675
 • Density 733.7/sq mi (283.3/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Calabazas is a barrio in the municipality of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 7,675.

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 population of Calabazas barrio was 1,891.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 1,891
1980 7,146
1990 7,801 9.2%
2000 7,998 2.5%
2010 7,675 −4.0%
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 Calabazas barrio:

Carretera 900, Parcelas Nuevas, Sector Calabazas Arriba, Sector Guayabo, Sector Playita Arriba, Sector Playita, Sector Rincón, Sector Sodoma o Calabazas Adentro, Sector Vieques, Sector Villa Kilí, Sector y Parcelas Rosa Sánchez, Urbanización Jaime C. Rodríguez, Urbanización Santa María, and Urbanización Valles de las Calabazas.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Calabazas (Yabucoa) para niños

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