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Cienegueta
Barrio
Karst mountains in Cienegueta
Karst mountains in Cienegueta
Location of Cienegueta within the municipality of Vega Alta shown in red
Location of Cienegueta within the municipality of Vega Alta shown in red
Cienegueta is located in Caribbean
Cienegueta
Cienegueta
Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth  Puerto Rico
Municipality Vega Alta
Area
 • Total 1.04 sq mi (2.7 km2)
 • Land 1.04 sq mi (2.7 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
810 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 711
 • Density 683.7/sq mi (264.0/km2)
  Source: 2010 Census
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)

Cienegueta is a barrio in the municipality of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 711.

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 Mavilla barrio and Cienegueta barrio was 982.

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 960
1920 961 0.1%
1930 900 −6.3%
1940 1,058 17.6%
1950 1,050 −0.8%
1960 335 −68.1%
1980 210
1990 391 86.2%
2000 440 12.5%
2010 711 61.6%
U.S. Decennial Census
1899 (shown as 1900) 1910-1930
1930-1950 1960 1980-2000 2010

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cienegueta para niños

  • List of communities in Puerto Rico
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