Cidra, Añasco, Puerto Rico facts for kids
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Cidra
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Location of Cidra within the municipality of Añasco shown in red
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 Cidra, Añasco, Puerto Rico
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Añasco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.10 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.07 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 326 |
| • Density | 307.5/sq mi (118.7/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Cidra is a barrio in the municipality of Añasco, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 326.
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 Cidra, Carreras and Espino barrios was 1,281.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1950 | 333 | — | |
| 1980 | 406 | — | |
| 1990 | 413 | 1.7% | |
| 2000 | 332 | −19.6% | |
| 2010 | 326 | −1.8% | |
| 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 Cidra barrio:
Carretera 109, Sector La Cuchilla, and Sector La Sabana.
See also
In Spanish: Cidra (Añasco) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of Añasco, Puerto Rico
