Collores, Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Collores
Barrio
A section of Ruta Panorámica in Collores
Location of Collores within the municipality of Juana Díaz shown in red
Collores, Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Juana Díaz
Area
• Total	10.21 sq mi (26.4 km²)
• Land	10.21 sq mi (26.4 km²)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	965 ft (294 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,073
• Density	203.0/sq mi (78.4/km²)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Collores is a barrio in the municipality of Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,073.

Luis Lloréns Torres poem El Valle de Collores has made Collores one of the most well-known barrios of the island of Puerto Rico.

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 population of Collores barrio was 2,835.