Camino Nuevo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Camino Nuevo
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Barrio
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View from Camino Nuevo
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Location of Camino Nuevo within the municipality of Yabucoa shown in red
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 Camino Nuevo
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Yabucoa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.56 sq mi (84.3 km2) |
| • Land | 4.59 sq mi (11.9 km2) |
| • Water | 27.97 sq mi (72.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,391 |
| • Density | 738.8/sq mi (285.3/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Camino Nuevo is a barrio in the municipality of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,391.
Features
El Guano Beach is located in Camino Nuevo, Yabucoa.
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 Camino Nuevo barrio was 1,435.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,435 | — | |
| 1980 | 3,055 | — | |
| 1990 | 3,530 | 15.5% | |
| 2000 | 3,919 | 11.0% | |
| 2010 | 3,391 | −13.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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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 Camino Nuevo barrio:
Carretera 901, Parcelas Camino Nuevo, Sector El Cocal, Sector El Guano, Sector El Negro, Sector El Nuevo Cuño, Sector Loma del Viento, Sector Los Colones, Sector Maloja, Sector Riefkohl, Sector Rincón, and Sector Tamarindo.
See also
In Spanish: Camino Nuevo para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
