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Caracol
Barrio
Location of Caracol within the municipality of Añasco shown in red
Location of Caracol within the municipality of Añasco shown in red
Caracol, Añasco, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Caracol, Añasco, Puerto Rico
Caracol, Añasco, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Añasco
Area
 • Total 1.40 sq mi (3.6 km2)
 • Land 1.40 sq mi (3.6 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
79 ft (24 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 1,869
 • Density 1,335/sq mi (515/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Caracol is a barrio in the municipality of Añasco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,869.

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 Caracol and Hatillo barrios was 1,030.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1950 736
1980 888
1990 909 2.4%
2000 1,037 14.1%
2010 1,869 80.2%
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 Caracol barrio:

Carretera 402, Sector Agustín Matías, Sector Calzadera, Sector Caracol Abajo, Sector Caracol Arriba, Sector La Variante, Sector Pepe Pratts, and Sector Peyo Valentín.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Caracol (Añasco) para niños

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