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Cerro Gordo
Barrio
Location of Cerro Gordo within the municipality of Añasco shown in red
Location of Cerro Gordo within the municipality of Añasco shown in red
Cerro Gordo, Añasco, Puerto Rico is located in Caribbean
Cerro Gordo, Añasco, Puerto Rico
Cerro Gordo, Añasco, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Añasco
Area
 • Total 2.27 sq mi (5.9 km2)
 • Land 2.27 sq mi (5.9 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
768 ft (234 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 497
 • Density 218.9/sq mi (84.5/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Cerro Gordo is a barrio in the municipality of Añasco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 497.

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 Cerro Gordo and Corcovada barrios was 1,159.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1950 536
1980 414
1990 402 −2.9%
2000 411 2.2%
2010 497 20.9%
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 Cerro Gordo barrio:

Camino Los Tres Reyes Magos, and Carretera 405.

A "Special Community"

In 2014, Cerro Gordo was one of the 742 places on the list of "Special Communities of Puerto Rico" Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico.

See also

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

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