Ceiba, Cidra, Puerto Rico facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ceiba
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Location of Ceiba within the municipality of Cidra shown in red
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 Ceiba, Cidra, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Cidra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.44 sq mi (11.5 km2) |
| • Land | 4.44 sq mi (11.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,742 ft (531 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,850 |
| • Density | 867.1/sq mi (334.8/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Ceiba is a special area, like a neighborhood, in the town of Cidra, Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 3,850 people lived there. It's a part of the beautiful island of Puerto Rico!
A Look Back in Time
Puerto Rico used to be controlled by Spain. After a war called the Spanish–American War, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States in 1898. This made Puerto Rico a territory of the U.S.
In 1899, the U.S. government took a count of all the people in Puerto Rico. They found that the areas of Ceiba and Río Abajo had about 1,100 people living there together.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 2,878 | — | |
| 1990 | 3,434 | 19.3% | |
| 2000 | 3,825 | 11.4% | |
| 2010 | 3,850 | 0.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930 1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 |
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What Are Sectors?
In Puerto Rico, a "barrio" like Ceiba is divided into even smaller parts. These smaller areas are called sectores (say: sek-TOH-res). You can think of them like smaller neighborhoods or zones within a barrio.
There are different kinds of sectores. Some are just called sector, while others might be named urbanización (a planned community), reparto (a land division), barriada (a settlement), or residencial (a housing project).
Sectors in Ceiba
Here are some of the sectores you can find in Ceiba barrio:
- Comunidad Naranjo
- El Verde I
- Finca Tommy Muñiz
- Parcelas Hevia
- Sector Agustín Cruz Ojeda
- Sector Agustín Santos
- Sector Carrasquillo (Sector González)
- Sector Delgado (El Llano)
- Sector Escalera
- Sector Euclides Rivera
- Sector Falcón
- Sector Flores
- Sector Garced
- Sector Jacinto Hernández
- Sector Joya Abajo
- Sector La Frontera
- Sector Las Paletas
- Sector Meléndez
- Sector Pablo Santos
- Sector Peregín Santos
- Sector Rafi Ruiz
- Sector Ruiz
- Urbanización Estancias de Monte Río
Also, a part of the main Cidra town area and the Rodríguez Hevia urban zone are located within Ceiba barrio.
See also
In Spanish: Ceiba (Cidra) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Cidra, Puerto Rico
