Cidral facts for kids
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Cidral
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Barrio
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Location of Cidral within the municipality of San Sebastián shown in red
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 Cidral
Location in Caribbean
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| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  San Sebastián |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.58 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
| • Land | 1.58 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 561 ft (171 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 415 |
| • Density | 264.3/sq mi (102.0/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Cidral is a barrio in the municipality of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 415.
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 Cidral and Piedras Blancas barrios was 1,125.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 479 | — | |
| 1990 | 429 | −10.4% | |
| 2000 | 453 | 5.6% | |
| 2010 | 415 | −8.4% | |
| 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 Cidral barrio:
Carretera 450, Sector La Laguna, Sector Los Rosario, Sector Martínez, Sector Mín Pérez, Sector Nolo González, Sector Palmarito, Sector Pancho Soto, and Sector Tomassini.
See also
In Spanish: Cidral (San Sebastián) para niños
- List of communities in Puerto Rico
- List of barrios and sectors of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
